Apple launches biases for iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max and Homepod Mini


The iPhone Pal iPhone 12 Pro Max Virtual has been unveiled during the product launch.

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On Friday Apple Play began accepting orders for the final two iPhone 12 models, announced in October, including the iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 Mini. Its new HomePod Mini Smart Speaker is also available to order for $ 99.

This is the first year that Apple Play has unveiled four different iPhone deals at the same time, and it is splitting the launch of the iPhone 12 / iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max / iPhone 12 Mini between October and November. The delay from the traditional September iPhone launch is due to the continued spread of the coronavirus.

Apple’s revenue was down 20.7% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of Apple’s fiscal year, largely because new iPhones weren’t yet available for purchase. Investors do not know how popular the latest devices are until they report the results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2021.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max starts at 1,099 and is the largest display ever on the iPhone and includes some additional features on the regular $ 999 iPhone 12 Pro, such as a low light-camera effect. The iPhone 12 Mini offers many features like the regular iPhone 12 but in a smaller form factor that may be more appealing to people who don’t want a bigger phone. It’s the cheapest new option and starts at $ 699.

Apple’s Oct Oct. After the event, some analysts said the Apple Paul regularly failed to do a good job of explaining why consumers should buy more expensive Pro models over the iPhone 12, which CNBC said most people should buy.

“In previous phone cycles, we felt that AAPL was making a strong case as tech-savvy customers should look for the highest compromise (iPhone X in 2017, iPhone XS in 2018, iPhone 11 Pro in 2019), but we don’t believe that. Such cases were made as vigorously as by 2020, “Dutsch Bank analysts said in a note in October.

The HomePod Mini Speaker Smart Speaker could help Apple bridge the market more effectively against Amazon and Google. The original HomePod still sells for 9 299, but the sub-price you can pay for an Amazon Echo or Google Nest speaker is more expensive than the price of 99. It has Siri built-in, which you can use to ask for weather for directions and more.

The iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Mini will hit stores on November 13 and the HomePod Mini will hit stores on November 16.

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