According to the latest rumors, Apple is preparing to launch iPhone with 4-inch screen. It is expected that the new smartphone will be called iPhone 6c or 7c will be dressed in a metal case in different colors and will be much cheaper flagship solutions company. However, leading analysts do not believe in the success of Apple’s compact phone.
At first glance it may seem that the 4-inch iPhone will be in high demand among consumers. Research analyst Agency Piper Jaffray gene Munster however convinced that the upcoming launch of a simplified model of iPhone with 4-inch screen will not bring the desired result.
According to the latest polls showed that only 20% of smartphone users believe a tiny 4 inch screen is the most preferred. The latest flagship with a similar display was the iPhone 5s – he replaced the model of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus with a diagonal of 4.7 and 5.5 inches respectively.
Munster made three reasons why iPhone with small screen will fail:
1. Users do not need a small screen
Analysts believe that 20% of users prefer a 4-inch display, because they themselves continue to use a device of this size. As soon as they go on a 4.7-inch or 5.5-inch model, they quickly realize their advantage and will not want again to return to the small screen. In fact, 58.4% of the respondents users have chosen the diagonal of the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.
2. People do not attach importance to color diversity
The main feature of iPhone 5c has become a variety of colored housings. But it turned out that the majority of consumers do not pay much attention to color, and many use covers. The only motive to buy such a device — small screen, according to the author, absolutely nothing.
3. Bentley may not be cheap
Supposedly, the iPhone 6c will be not only smaller but also cheaper. The cost will be in the range from 400 to 500 dollars. But analysts noted that Apple’s standards are too high for such a price. A significant depreciation of the contradictory ideology of “Apple” company. Recall that the iPhone 5c was initially sold at a price of $549.
Observers came to the conclusion that for business Apple release a 4 inch iPhone will not play any role. They do not expect sales of the iPhone 6c surpass sales of the current Junior model in the lineup – the iPhone 5s with 16 and 32 GB of memory.
Last week, KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that the new iPhone will borrow filling current flagship devices Apple, in particular Apple’s A9 processor and scanner Touch ID. He noted that the device will be aimed at emerging markets and buyers with low income.
The forecast was published a month after the Credit Suisse report, which stated new iPhone 4-inch screen. However, unlike Munster, analysts at Credit Suisse are convinced that the new product will help Apple business, adding diversity in the model range iPhone.
