Summary Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple’s latest iPhone will be in its "end of life" stage.
(Web Desk) – Apple’s iPhone X may be scraped shortly because of its poor sales as predicted by a top analyst, reports The Sun.
Renowned analyst and Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple’s latest iPhone will be in its “end of life” stage in the winter of 2018. Kuo says that the reason behind this is that iPhone X has failed to meet the sales predictions of the company.
Usually, Apple keeps older phones in stock but it would be the first time that the company will be killing an iPhone from the previous year since the iPhone 5C.
Kuo adds that iPhone X will not be kept as a ‘lower-cost option’ for 2019 but its features will migrate to other models which include the iPhone X’s Face ID facial recognition system or the large OLED display.
The analyst suggests that three new models inspired by iPhone X technology will be launched next year.
Analyst Daniel Ives tells The Sun that predictions of the iPhone X being culled this year are probably false.
“We believe the worries around iPhone X demand have been greatly exaggerated,” the GBH Insights expert explains.
“We do not foresee any sun-setting of models in 2018, as Apple will release a number of newer models at different price points between now and mid 2018 to capture upgrade opportunities on its 350 million users currently in the upgrade window.”
He says that Apple needs to make sure it sells cheaper iPhones, or they’ll risk customers who don’t want to spend $1500+ walking out of the Apple Store “empty-handed”.
