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iPhone X, iPhone SE Tipped to Be Discontinued This Year, 6.1 Inch iPhone Case Renders Leaked

iPhone X, iPhone SE Tipped to Be Discontinued This Year, 6.1-Inch iPhone Case Renders Leaked 6y1lk

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 10 July 2018 13:22 IST

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Highlights

BlueFin analysts say iPhone X may be discontinued in Q3
Even the iPhone SE may be discontinued
Apple is expected to make 91 million new iPhone models this year

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iPhone SE altogether. Furthermore, a render of the 6.1-inch variant has been leaked by a case maker revealing some key design details.

An investor note by BlueFin Research (via Barrons) suggests that Apple is really bullish about this year's iPhone demand. It is expecting Apple to make 28 million units of the iPhone 9, iPhone 11, and iPhone 11 Plus (that's what they are calling it), higher than the prior estimate of 24 million units in Q3 this year. In Q4, Apple is expected to make 63 million units, 46 million units in Q1 2019, and another 46 million units in Q2 next year. This means a total of 91 million units this year, and a total of 92 million units in the first half of next year. These numbers are "far larger than normal cycles," the researchers explain.

The researchers expect actual unit shipments of all the three variants to be at 20 million, 60 million, 45 million and 40 million over these four quarters. The report further states that the iPhone X would be discontinued in Q3 this year, and the cheaper iPhone SE will also go away, because of this high "pent-up demand".

"The iPhone 11 Plus should satisfy those unhappy with the iPhone X due to size concerns, while the iPhone 9 device should satisfy more budget-conscious buyers and the aforementioned extension of the iPhone 8 model builds will round out a fairly extensive line-up. We continue to hear that upgrade activity over the past," analysts John Donovan and Steve Mullane explain.

Of course, this is not the first time that an analyst predicted Apple would kill the iPhone X this year - discontinuation would be its high price.

Separately, a new render courtesy Forbes has surfaced showing us how the budgeted 6.1-inch LCD variant may look like. This variant has been sourced from case maker Ghostek and it shows that the LCD variant has a little chin at the bottom, and sports a notch display at the top. There is a single rear camera at the back as well, while the other two variants are expected to sport dual camera setups. The phone is also expected to not come with 3D Touch capabilities, but it will Face ID.

All of these new iPhone models are expected to be dual-SIM functionality.

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