{"id":15547,"date":"2013-07-08T00:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-07-08T07:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=15547"},"modified":"2013-07-07T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2013-07-07T21:10:39","slug":"newsletter-issue-710-evidence-increases-for-a-cheap-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2013\/07\/newsletter-issue-710-evidence-increases-for-a-cheap-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #710: Evidence Increases for a Cheap iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It almost seems a given in the media that Apple is putting the final touches on a cheaper version of the iPhone. The main reason for the possible existence of such a beast is simple: A healthy portion of iPhone sales involve the two less expensive models, the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4s. They were introduced in 2010 and 2011, which may be an eternity in the smartphone business. They have a Retina display, but do not support the speedier LTE networking protocol that&#8217;s spreading around the world.<\/p>\n<p>But, with a two-year contract, you can get the iPhone 4 free; the iPhone 4s is $99; even less from some carriers. Of course, that&#8217;s with a contract. Without a contract, expect to pay over $400, which is a deal breaker for tens of millions of people around the world who want a classy smartphone but don&#8217;t have access, or can&#8217;t qualify, for a subsidized plan. Here is where Google&#8217;s Android OS asserts its dominance. You want cheap? There&#8217;s an Android phone for you. It may not be a very good phone, but it&#8217;s affordable.<\/p>\n<p>Officially Apple simply says that they don&#8217;t make junk, at least when anyone comments on the subject. But that doesn&#8217;t mean Apple doesn&#8217;t make something that&#8217;s cheap. Consider the $49 iPod shuffle. It&#8217;s not the least expensive, but it&#8217;s tiny, elegant, colorful, and affordable. I suppose you could also call the Mac mini, which starts at $599, cheap for a Mac, but there are lots of PCs that sell for less. On the other hand, today&#8217;s Mac mini is powerful enough for people who might have selected a more expensive model just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2013\/07\/newsletter-issue-710\/#iphone\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It almost seems a given in the media that Apple is putting the final touches on a cheaper version of the iPhone. The main reason for the possible existence of such a beast is simple: A healthy portion of iPhone sales involve the two less expensive models, the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4s. 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