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Apple Reportedly Plans to Launch Revised 4.7-inch iPhone 8 in March 2020 to Boost Share of Mid-Tier Smartphone Market

Apple will launch a new version of the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/) early next year with updated internals in a bid to boost its share of the mid-tier smartphone market, according to a report out today by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (https://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/3760015&xid=17259,15700023,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700214&usg=ALkJrhjRt4jyqtpgHi8Z6_De147faV9Big) (EDN) [Google Translate (https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=2&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/3760015&xid=17259,15700023,15700124,15700149,15700186,15700190,15700201,15700214&usg=ALkJrhjRt4jyqtpgHi8Z6_De147faV9Big)].





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Citing sources from Taiwan-based Fubon Securities Investment Trust, EDN claims Apple's revised <!---->iPhone 8<!---->, launching in March 2020, will retain its 4.7-inch LCD display but will include a new PCB design featuring an A13 processor, a single-lens rear camera, and 128GB of base storage.





Production units are expected to reach 20 million, with all orders going to manufacturer Pegatron. EDN believes the new 4.7-inch <!---->iPhone 8<!----> will have an aggressive price tag of around $649, as Apple attempts to boost its share of the mid-tier market, where it has lost out to Chinese rivals like Oppo and Vivo.





Apple's flagship iPhone XS (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xs/), XS Max, and XR devices dominate its marketing, but the company continues to offer the <!---->iPhone 8<!----> and <!---->iPhone 8<!----> Plus, originally launched in 2017, as lower cost options alongside the even cheaper iPhone 7 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) series.





Current prices for the existing <!---->iPhone 8<!----> series, which include a Home button and thick top and bottom bezels, start at $599 for a 64GB <!---->iPhone 8<!----> or $699 for an <!---->iPhone 8<!----> Plus. Both older iPhones are more affordable than the $749 iPhone XR (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xr/), the $999 <!---->iPhone XS<!---->, and the $1099 <!---->iPhone XS<!----> Max.





(Via DigiTimes (https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20190417VL201.html).)

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