Driven by competition from major Asian manufacturers, Apple will market a smartphone at an unusual time for the American giant. Indeed, in mid-March, the Cupertino company will formalize its new phone “iPhone 9”, while the new generation of iPhone 12 is only scheduled for next September – the most impatient can find the latest renderings here -. A more affordable smartphone, which will follow the recipe already used when creating the iPhone SE. And if several speculations have been made on this starting price, it is known today.
According to journalists from the FastCompany media, who had access to sources close to the world number 3 in the sector, the iPhone 9 should be launched at a price of 399 dollars (excluding taxes), corresponding to us at a price of 489 euros. incl. Such a price, even lower than that of the iPhone 8, would help Apple to conquer new markets where demand is constrained by purchasing power too low to acquire any iPhone 11 or even iPhone Xr. As a reminder, if the design of the iPhone 9 should be retro enough, it will embed a technology worthy of the best current iPhone, such as the Apple A13 Bionic chip.
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