New model of smartphone from Apple – iPhone 7, will get one more color, but get rid of plug connector for headphones. Such information about the popular gadget appeared in global network.
The new model’s innovations will also include a new, purple, color of the case. What is more, absence of a standard plug connector for headphones can also be regarded an important moment. Consequently, audio-accessory will now be connected to the device via Bluetooth or Lightning port.
All cases of the new iPhone will be dust- and moisture-proof, fingerprints will be taken by updated Touch ID version 2.0 scanner, and screens will get 3D Touch identification technology. Operating system iOS 10 will be installed in the new smartphone. Speaking about such important characteristic as RAM, models iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will get 2 Gb, and iPhone 7 Pro – 3 Gb.
As usual, many people are interested in cameras, set on the device. Frontal camera of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will have 5-megapixel resolving capacity, and iPhone 7 Pro – 8 megapixel. Whereas resolving capacity of the main camera will amount to 16 megapixel with optical stabilization. Whether the camera will be single or double is yet unknown. Instead, the gadget is known to get four stereodynamics.
Users of Apple are also interested in price of the new model. IPhone 7 is known to be traded at 1080 dollars per unit, and price of models iPhone 7 Pro and iPhone 7 Plus will be consistent with price of previous models.
Record Price Collapse of iPhone in Spring
In the meantime, sales of Apple devices have dropped recently. According to statistical data, sales of iPhone have decreased by 13 percent, to 50.56 bln. dollars, during the second quarter of this financial year. During the second quarter of 2016 slightly more than 51 mln. iPhones have been sold, which is 10 mln. items less than during the second quarter of 2015.
Market analysts admit that sales of Apple devices have dropped for the first time in 13 years. Smallest drawdown has been recorded in China – by 26 percent. Such tendency is probably connected with higher competition at Chinese market, as well as higher USDCNY. Consequently, quarterly net profit of Apple has dropped by 22 percent – from 13.5 to 10.5 bln. dollars.
Sales of iPad have dropped by 19 percent during the second quarter, and laptops – by 12 percent. All this has led to decline in value of the company’s shares (by 8 percent), which has not prevented the head of the company Tim Cook to call this a good result, taking into consideration current macroeconomic indicators. What is more, Apple services have shown growth of sales by 20 percent.
