The long-rumored low-cost Apple Inc. smartphone will be scratch resistant, according to a Taiwanese report.
The low-budget iPhone, which has been coined the iPhone 5C by analysts, survived a pocket test with "no visible scratches" on its rear plastic case, ZDNet reported.
The pocket test, as posted on Apple Daily, apparently consisted of the iPhone 5C inside a Ziploc bag with coins, keys, paper clips, screws and a pocket flashlight.
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After shaking the bag, given the poor resolution of the video, it appears the iPhone 5C did not suffer any visible damage.
"The implication is that Apple's may have used a new process to make the plastic extremely scratch-resistant," noted ZDNet's Jason D. O'Grady.
The video comes as Latinos Post reported an analyst's latest projections for the low-cost Apple device.
KGI Securities analyst Mingchi Kuo stated the iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S might end production this year with the introduction of the iPhone 5C.
"From this situation we can infer that iPhone 5C is actually intended to replace iPhone 5, rather than iPhone 4S," wrote Kuo, adding that 1.5 to 2.5 million units of the iPhone 5C are expected to be shipped during the third quarter.
"In other words, the 5C model will be positioned as midrange. We forecast its retail price to be US$400-500," continued Kuo. "We expect iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 will fall into the price ranges of US$600-700, US$400-500, US$300-400 and US$200-300, respectively, in the new product cycle. Since iPhone 4's specs may not be adequate to run on iOS 7, we think this line may be terminated."
In regards to a release date, Japan's Nikkei reported the iPhone 5C could start its initial sales on Friday, Sept. 20 following its Sept. 10 special debut event.
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