Gizmochina, citing knowledgeable sources, reported Apple’s plans to release a conventionally inexpensive smartphone with Touch ID. According to available data, initially the device will be focused on the Chinese market. Cupertino hopes that an inexpensive smartphone will help boost sales and somewhat push out competitors.
Sources note that Apple executives are very dissatisfied with the noticeable decline in iPhone sales in China. At the same time, the company noticed that Chinese users are less likely than others to use the Face ID feature. Sources say that all this prompted Apple to think about the release of a relatively inexpensive device with Touch ID. At the same time, there is a possibility that the Coopertinos will not return the Home button to the smartphone. Instead, the fingerprint sensor can be built into the display.
According to experts of the analytical company China Xintong Institute, the price for the new apple smartphone will be at around 4,000 yuan (about 580 dollars). Experts note that now the most popular in China are devices in this price segment.
It is expected that the official announcement of the iPhone with Touch ID will take place as part of a special event this fall.
