Apple is all set to launch its new phones this month of 12th. Apple has started sending out invites for its launch of new products. The new iPhone models are all set to be unveiled on September 12,
and for the first time, the event will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park
campus. The anticipation is understandably high, given Apple is celebrating ten years of the
iPhone, and everyone is expecting big things from the Cupertino giant. The spotlight is going
to be on the anniversary iPhone rumored to be called the iPhone 8, iPhone X, or iPhone
When is the Pre-Order
Well we have been receiving many news about the phone. Leaks have been numerous, and
fresh ones indicate that the new models will go on pre order as soon as September 15. Any
way the company has not made anything about the pre orders. Furthermore, KGI Securities'
Ming-Chi Kuo also has released a fresh note indicating that the new anniversary iPhone's prices are very high due to Samsung's monotony in OLED display panels as of now. Starting with the launch
information, German website Macerkopf claims that pre-orders of all the three 2017 iPhone
models recently rumored to be called iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone Edition are
expected to begin on September 15 i.e., three days after the launch event. A previous rumor
indicated that the iPhones would go on sale on September 22, giving fans a week to pre order the phone and
become early adopters.The iPhone 8 / Edition / X is expected to sport a bezel-less OLED
display panel, while the other two iterative updates are going to stick to LCD panels. A fresh
report from Kuo, published by 9to5Mac, claims that the price of the anniversary iPhone is going to be very high solely because of OLED display.
Because Apple has to rely on Samsung solely for OLED display supply, the South Korean
giant is charging a huge amount for the order. This has forced Apple to increase the price of
the smartphone, something that it doesn't desire to do, but it reportedly has no option left.
Apple is rumored to price its OLED iPhone starting at $999 which is roughly Rs. 64,000. Kuo
reports that Samsung is charging as much as $120 to $130 Which is roughly Rs. 7,600 to
Rs. 8,300 for an OLED display, while LCD panels cost Apple $45 to $50 which is roughly
Rs. 2,800 to Rs. 3,200 only. The report notes that Apple is in urgent need for a secondary
supplier, because of which it is investing heavily in LG to start sourcing OLED displays soon.
However, a recent Bloomberg report claims that Apple will have to wait till 2019 for LG to be
strongly equipped to meet the Cupertino giant's OLED demands. LG is reportedly facing
challenges like securing evaporation machines because of Samsung competition. LG is not
yet able to meet production yields required by Apple, and the iPhone maker may have to rely
on Samsung one more year for OLED supply.Furthermore, Kuo also notes that the 3D Touch
module is one of the main reasons for Apple to ditch Touch ID. The analyst believes that
OLED along with the pressure sensitive technology creates an unfavorable scan-through
performance for fingerprints, and that is why Apple chose to focus on facial recognition
instead.
Expected Price Of New iPhone?
As of now there is no official confirmation while we can expect new iPhone OLED variant is
said to come in 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage options -and be priced at $999, $1099
which is roughly Rs. 70,400, and $1,199 which is roughly Rs. 76,800 respectively. However,
as per the recent report also suggests that the device will be launched only in the former two
storage variants and be priced at $900 which is roughly Rs. 57,600 and $999 respectively.
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