IPhone 6c Release Date Scheduled For Mid 2016

IHS technology research director Kevin Wang today changed his prediction for a new smaller-screen iPhone, which he had previously said was schedule to launch by the end of 2015.

While the iPhone 5c was hardly a stellar device sales wise, Apple arguably has to get a refreshed 4-inch iPhone model out on the market as soon as possible. The android switchers, coupled with the existing Apple customers who will likely upgrade to the newer version, will result in an estimated sale of 230 million iPhone units between 2015 and 2017.

Because of that, and since those nasty two-year phone contracts and subsidies are on the way out, Apple can smooth its sales and have something new to offer iPhone customers twice a year instead of once.

With such senior members of the industry stating that the iPhone 6c will surely reach the market, we have no reasons not to believe them.

Apple has a habit of leaking info about its next smartphone, but this time round, Apple has kept most of the iPhone 7 details undercover.

The release date for iPhone 6c has been rumored to fall somewhere during 2016.

Notable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple will continue to use the traditional TFT-LCD display for at least the next three years, pointing out that such is tied with the business relationship between Apple and Foxconn.

While a few analysts are predicting that Apple has nowhere to go but down, Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook noted it the company’s September earnings report that “momentum for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus remained very strong across the quarter, and we established a new launch record for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus near the end of the quarter”. Estimated prices include $300 for the cheapest model, although we’re seeing a $500 price pop up more often.

Speaking of water, the latest word around right now is that Apple may be adding a few water-proofing for the next iPhone iteration. We’ll have to wait and see, though. The iPhone 6s models have garnered great reviews from critics and users alike, but there’s no denying that their large form factors are a bit unwieldy for large segments of the population.