It was previously reported that Apple will announce two 4G-only iPhone 12 models in addition to four 5G-enabled variants this year, but ‘Analysts of Wedbush Securities’ Daniel Ives, Strecker Backe, and Ahmad Khalil (via Business Insider) now claim that there is only one LTE model and that it will be launched in February 2021.
The forecast is based on the current status of the Asian supply chain.
In 4G-only iPhone 12 Pro?
The 4G-only iPhone 12 is expected to sell for $ 800 and that’s an interesting revelation, as the 5G-ready iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Max are expected to cost $ 649 and $ 749 respectively.
The report claims that the 4G model will be cheaper than the 5G variants, which implies that it will be a 5G-less variant of one of the Pro models. To recap, the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will likely go for $ 999 and $ 1,099, respectively.
Ives also does not think that Apple will increase the prices of the new iPhone models despite the inclusion of 5G. This contradicts a recent report that said the base price will be increased to $ 749.
A supposed reduction of $ 50 over last year’s iPhone 11 could allow Apple to target a wider range of consumers. The pandemic has hit most of the world economy and Apple wants to make sure it hits all price ranges.
In December 2019 Rosenblatt Securities analyst Jun Zhang had said the LTE model would be very different from the 5G. So, while it may have more in common with the iPhone 12 Pro than the entry-level variant, expect some angles to be cut.
All 5G models coming this fall will sport reported OLED displays and will be powered by the A14 Bionic. The 5.4-inch iPhone 12 and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Max will apparently have a dual-camera system, and the 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max will probably have a triple camera setup with a LiDAR depth sensor.
Per a new report, the next lineup will be officially made after the second week of October. The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Max will apparently go on sale the same month, and the beefier models will follow in November.
