iPhone sales have been declining since the last few years and this year’s models aren’t expected to help much either. Part of the reason is the reported lack of enticing upgrades as the exciting ones like 5G-support have apparently been reserved for the 2020 models. Perhaps, in this case, Apple can take out a leaf out of Samsung, Google’s, and Chinese manufacturers’ book and introduce a cheaper model as it did back in 2016. Apparently now, an iPhone prototype of a possible iPhone SE successor has landed in India which means the prospect of seeing a low-cost model just became brighter.

Low-Cost iPhone Prototype Could Be a Part of Apple’s ‘One More Thing’Surprisea Tipster Shared Earlier

According to Ishan Agarwal, some iPhone prototypes have landed in India. Of these, those bearing the model numbers A2111, A2161, A2218, A2220, A2223 cost around $900 to $1100 and could potentially be iPhone 11family. What’s more interesting is that three prototypes with the identifiers A2221, A2222, and A2275 cost $300-400. A2275 has never been spotted before, according to Agarwaland he states it could be the upcoming iPhone SE successor.

Recently there was a report that said that Apple is preparing a low-cost iPhone, supposedly the second-generation iPhone SE for a 2020 launch. However, given the latest revelation, the Cupertino giant might unveil a cheaper device during its 'one more thing' surprisethat the reliable leakster CoinX talked about on Twitter earlier.CoinX tweeted before that Apple could introduce the ‘Pro’ monikerto its iPhone 11 family, and according to leaked documentation, that looks to be the case. In terms of a good track record, CoinX has proven quite resourceful.

As mentioned before, a lower-cost model can help Apple boost sales, quite like how Samsung’s mid-rangers and Google’s Pixel 3ahave increased shipments. The original iPhone SE was released back in 2016 with a starting price of $399. Agarwal mentions in his tweet that the iPhone prototypes’ pricing is less than what the actual retail units will cost. Even then, a low-cost iPhone SE successor should cost less, with a separate report claiming it to be cheaperthan the iPhone XR’s $749 base price.

Exclusive: (1/2) These iPhone Model Nos. were imported to India: A2111, A2161, A2218, A2220, A2223 which cost around $900 to $1100 for the prototypes (actual price obv. higher). Here's what's interesting: there are 3 iPhones with prototype unit cost $300-400: A2221, A2222, A2275 pic.twitter.com/T7iQffLVmF

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) September 4, 2019

The phone is rumored to have a 4.7-inch LCD display and it’s expected to have the same components as the 2019 iPhones. It will presumably be sold in emerging markets, where affordable smartphones are quite a hitamongst budget-conscious consumers.However,according to GF Securities analyst Jeff Pu, Apple might release the phone in Spring 2020 to pick up the slack if the 2019 flagshipmodelsfail to perform well.

We will have to wait until September 10 to find out if the cheaper iPhone will be unveiled alongside this year’s premium models or it will launch in spring next year.If you want to learn less about the upcoming iPhone prototypes and more about the upcoming ‘By innovation only’ keynote, be sure to check out our detailed roundup.

News Source: Ishan Agarwal