Ever since final 12 months, we have been listening to persistent rumors about Apple engaged on an “all-glass” 20th anniversary iPhone, resulting from be launched next year, which is, by the way, the twentieth anniversary of the original iPhone. This legendary gadget has taken all types of shapes within the rumor mill – it was all-glass, or it had a quad-curved display screen. It was additionally supposedly devoid of any buttons, possibly even ports. Even the Dynamic Island was gone in some rumors.
Immediately a brand new rumor from Jefferies analyst Edison Lee claims that the all-glass iPhone is lifeless. Apparently, Apple’s provide chain informed him that the challenge was canceled resulting from low yield. This, Lee says, is a significant setback for Apple’s “efforts to herald higher-priced iPhones amid hovering reminiscence prices”. That is based mostly on Lee’s estimation of the “all-glass” iPhone costing round $2,000. The place he received that quantity is anybody’s guess.
Anyway, the thought is not far-fetched – that Apple would launch a costlier halo iPhone as a way to drive up the typical promoting worth of its total iPhone portfolio. However then there already is such a tool coming, the iPhone Ultra resulting from be unveiled subsequent month. Apple may wish to milk that mannequin for a few years earlier than it introduces yet one more new halo smartphone.
Anyway, Lee additionally says Apple would have prolonged “the all-glass options to future iPhone Professional and Professional Max fashions, additional elevating their common promoting worth and margin”, had it gone forward with the all-glass iPhone challenge. One other believable guess, however that is all it appears to be – a guess. And if the entire thing is lifeless, it does not even matter anymore.
