More details about Apple's rumored cheaper iPhone have emerged online, providing a concrete idea of how the smartphone looks.
In a nutshell, it will be a cross between the iPhone 5, the latest iPod touch and the iPod classic, according to an unconfirmed report by iLounge.
The budget version will have a 4-inch screen like the iPhone 5, a bottom like the fifth-generation iPod touch and a shape similar to the iPod classic. (To be precise, its dimensions are slightly larger than the iPhone 5's, at a half-millimeter taller, half-millimeter wider and nearly a millimeter thicker.)
From the front, the device looks almost exactly like the iPhone 5, with the sensor, camera and button in the same place.
In terms of materials used, it will be made largely from plastic, confirming earlier reports that the phone could have a polycarbonate shell, rather than an aluminium one. Despite this move to plastic, however, Apple will use Gorilla Glass for its screen. For more details, check out
This alleged move into lower-cost territory signals that Apple is looking to appeal to developing markets, such as China, and to cut into the market share of Android phones, which are available in a wide range of prices.
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