Where there's smoke, our people say, there's fire, and so rumors about a cheap iPhone that Apple will soon launch and will range between $99 to $149 have caught fire.
So after the very reliable Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal that spoke about the above mobile phone as a valid rumor that will probably come true, today Digitimes has a series which reports that Apple is seriously considering bringing back the plastic back that we saw on the 3GS. The reason is none other than the fact that with this move the company will significantly reduce costs.
Now Digitimes is saying that Apple could use plastic instead of metal or glass to cut costs for this new "entry-level" iPhone.
Apple "may adopt plastic for its chassis instead of reinforced glass or unibody metal as in the company's standard iPhone models, to save costs, according to sources from the upstream supply chain." Interestingly, Digitimes also claims that the iPhone chassis supplier will be based in the United States. Apple already manufactures parts of the iPhone stateside, including glass in Kentucky and processor chips in Texas.
In fact, Digitimes reports that the manufacturer will now be within the United States and that the materials that will be used are already undergoing meticulous testing as we speak.
So are you saying we'll soon see a new iPhone that looks like the iPhone 3GS?
