The rainbow 4-inch iPhone that appeared in early 2016 is also compatible with Apple Pay with A9 chip & NFC installed?

IPhone equipped with a 4-inch liquid crystal display that will be the iPhone 5s since it will be released in early 2016Rumors surfacedHowever, according to the content reported by Mac Rumors, the new 4 inch iPhone is expected to be a model that also corresponds to Apple Pay.

New A9-Based 4-Inch iPhone Expected to Launch Early 2016 With Apple Pay and Colorful Metal Casing - Mac Rumors
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According to a survey memo released by Mr. Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, this "new model" is said to be released in early 2016 with TSMC and Samsung carrying A9 chip in charge of manufacturing. Although it is thought that many sales can not be expected compared with the latest type iPhone 6s series, Apple said that there are reasons to update the 4 inch model in the following three points.

◆ 1: Request for 4 inch model
IPhone 6 / 6s that appeared in 2014 iPhone series whose display size has been expanded to 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches, but it is said that the desire for traditional 4 inch displays remains strong. According to Kuo, production of the new 4 inch iPhone will start in the beginning of 2016, and it is predicted that it will account for 8 to 9% of iPhone 's total sales.

◆ 2: Low price iPhone
The price of the new 4 inch iPhone seems to be between 400 dollars and 500 dollars (about 48,000 yen to 60,000 yen). As a model located at the low end of the iPhone series, which is going to be expensive, it is likely to be given a position as a model targeting users seeking low-priced smartphones, not limited to the iPhone.

◆ 3: NFC installed
It is said that it will be possible to use Apple Pay by installing NFC.

According to Kuo, the body of the new 4 inch iPhone will be made of metal similar to the iPhone 5s, and 2 or 3 colors will be prepared. The glass on the surface is supposed to be rounded edge part like iPhone 6.


Although it will jump up two generations from the A7 chip of iPhone 5s to the A9 chip, the installed camera is the same 8 megapixel iSight camera (rear camera) as the iPhone 5s generation and the 1.2 mega pixel FaceTime camera Front camera) and that.

It is expected that shipment will begin in early 2016, and the total production volume is predicted to be 20 million units. Demand for the 4-inch iPhone which is easy to use even with one hand is persistently persistent among mainly women with small hands. New modelIPhone 6cIt seems that there will be interest in how far you can accept the 4 inch iPhone.

According to Mr. Kuo, "iPhone 7" which will become the 2016 iPhone will be produced in the second quarter of 2016.