San Francisco: Apple is reportedly gearing as much as introduce three new iPhones this 12 months and considered one of them will probably be extra common than the others, a high analyst with Taiwanese enterprise group KGI Securities has stated.

In response to Ming-Chi Kuo, essentially the most well-known analyst with KGI Securities on the subject of Apple, the Cupertino-headquartered large will goal to promote 100 million models of “a 6.1-inch iPhone it`s planning to launch this 12 months”.

“The 6.1-inch LCD iPhone will apparently resemble the iPhone X with the same full-screen design, however at a extra accessible value for purchasers. The analyst expects this new iPhone to be priced to exchange iPhone eight and iPhone eight Plus, as low-cost as $699,” 9to5Mac reported late on Wednesday.

“The alternative for iPhone X is believed to include a three-SKU 2018 iPhone lineup. A brand new iPhone X model system with improved internals, a bigger `iPhone X Plus` with a 6.5-inch OLED show and the 6.1-inch LCD mannequin,” the report added.

Kuo additionally expects iPhone X to ship a complete of 62 million models in its lifetime, including the corporate will stop manufacturing of this explicit mannequin mid-year.

All three gadgets are anticipated to function “Face ID” function and lose the house button in favour of iPhone X`s gestural navigation.

The 6.1-inch iPhone system is not going to get a twin digital camera nor 3D Contact, based on a earlier KGI report.