Comment on What a Cheaper iPhone Would Look Like by Sam

I doubt Apple would drop the gyroscope--it's the motion sensor and thus used heavily in games. They could reduce the number of axis back down to what was in the original iPhone, but I'd guess this would be saving pennies, not dimes. The compass is nice to have but not necessary for basic GPS--on the other hand, removing the compass would impact some saugmented-reality applications and also probably would not save much. Saving on the screen by using old iPhone resolutions would make for a very simple bifurcation--Retina displays for their high model and standard display for the low model. Another way to save on the display would be to use a less expensive LCD technology than IPS.

Comment on What a Cheaper iPhone Would Look Like by Sam

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