Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL)’s product
event, which is to be hosted on Wednesday, is just feeding the fire of
speculations that are abuzz in the market about the devices that might be
launched. Analysts are focusing on the new iPhone and it is being said that the
iPod digital music players might be released with some improved features as
well.
For months the market has been
flooded with all kinds of theories about the smaller version of iPad being
developed by Apple but news about the iPad Mini might not be revealed at the
event. Apple was also supposed to come with a TV set, but the developments and
launch period is vague and uncertain according to Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee.
Earlier Apple has never revealed any
information about new products prior to their launch and their stance in this
case remains the same. They had previously stated during summer that a new
mobile operating system called iOS 6 will be unveiled during fall. A new OS
meant the development of a new phone as well and that is how speculations began
about iPhone 5, which will grab the spotlight.
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The new iPhone will have a 4-inch
screen and a thinner body with a metal backing. Other features include an
upgraded processor and a super fast connection to high-speed LTE networks. The
connection port might not be the typical 30-pin connector like before, and that
might reduce capacity of third-party products like speaker docks to synchronize
with the device.
Abhey Lamba of Mizuho Securities has
put a price target of $750 on the stock as he has high hopes about the product
doing extremely well. However, the new in-cell display has limited
manufacturing yields that might affect availability, which is why Lamba said
iPhone shipments in the last quarter will be 46 million units as opposed to his
earlier prediction of 51 million.
Misek of Jefferies has said that a
new version of iPod nano and a revamped iPod touch might be unveiled on
Wednesday. But Wu has expressed doubts about the iPad Mini being launched in
the near future. Despite mixed theories, Apple’s stock soared by almost 64%
when compared to the first half of the year.
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