Apple is going to hold an event at the company’s Cupertino headquarters present in California in the next week. It has already set out official invites for the event. Apple plans to introduce quite a few device and some other updates too. The rumoured 4-inch iPhone is the star of the event. It is supposed to be called the iPhone SE. There is a lot of eagerness among the fans as well as critics to know what Apple is going to offer on its first launch event of the year. Earlier the phone was rumoured to be named as iPhone 5se but the company has decided to drop ‘5’ from the name. This is the only phone to be without number after the original first generation. The company believes that the change of name will simplify the iPhone lineup.
Bringing back an iPhone 5 during iPhone 6 life cycle can be confusing for customers. The phone will replace iPhone 5S. The design of the device is similar to iPhone 6 models. It will sport a power button on the side which only iPhone 6 models possess. It will have a slightly more curved 2.5D glass. It features a 12MP rear camera. The phone is powered by an Apple A8 chipset with the M8 co-processor. The phone packs a 1642mAh battery. It will be available in two storage capacity variants- 16GB & 64GB. It will also feature Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Live Photos support, Bluetooth 4.2 and more. The phone is to be priced between USD 400 and USD 500 i.e. between INR 27,000 and INR 33,000 approximately.
The lower price is to target the mid to low segment which will help Apple to increase sales in emerging countries like China and India. 4-inch iPhone shipments are also believed to grow by 131 percent year-over-year to 37 million units by 2016.