iPhone 8 they do not leave the center of our attention even today, American analysts having new opinions regarding the release date for the future Apple smartphone. Today's information comes from the well-known analyst Gene Munster, he has been announcing for years that Apple will launch a TV, but now he is focusing more seriously on the iPhone 8 and products that are real.
According to him, the iPhone 8 will be launched in October this year by the Apple company due to problems with the manufacturing of OLED screens for the new product. He would have discussed with Apple's partners who are currently producing the components for iPhone 8, the production starting already last weeks, as we were told even in May.
The analyst believes that Apple's iPhone sales will be affected in the third fiscal quarter of 2017 due to these issues, but the iPhone 8 should increase sales in the fourth fiscal quarter. It is expected that iPhone 8 will help Apple surpass last year's record, when it sold 78 million iPhone terminals in the last fiscal quarter of the year.
iPhone 8 – new details about the release date
Regarding the price of the iPhone 8, Gene Munster believes that Apple will ask for 1000 dollars for its new smartphone, and that is not considered that much by some. Regarding the iPhone installment purchase program, the Apple company could establish that the price of the iPhone 8 in this case will be 47 dollars per month, 6 dollars higher than in the case of the iPhone 7.
The financial institution of which Gene Munster is a member also conducted a study regarding the intention to purchase the iPhone 8 among Americans, finding out that 25% want to buy it after its launch. The figure is 15 percentage points higher than the one recorded last summer, so interest in the iPhone 8 is growing, as is normal.
"This new high-end SKU should run about $47 per month on the iPhone upgrade program, compared to $41.58 today for the entry level iPhone 7."
iPhone 8 is seen by many people as a smartphone that will substantially increase sales of Apple products in 2017 and 2018. iPhone 8 will also be very expensive, but that will not change the fact that many people will want to buy the new terminal, although it will be available on the market including iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus, although it will have superior functions.
