Low-Cost iPhone Could be Powered by Snapdragon CPU

I also don't get the concept of a cheaper iPhone as a whole, in addition to not understanding why they would go Snapdragon. They have the iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPhone 5 on sale currently, and the old ones always get cheaper every time a new one is out, so wouldn't the 4 and 4S just be even cheaper next time? Where would a "cheap" iphone even fit in?

How much could they save by switching to other processors on the 4 and 4s?

tipooThe A5 is already frequently used in their lower cost products like the iPad Mini.I disagree that the mini is low-cost. At least compared to it's competition such as the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD. Those devices beat it by over 33% or the cost of $129.

tipooThey have the A5, A5X, A6, A6X to choose from. Why would they go with something else other than their own designs? They could shrink down one of their old ones and use that.Agreed, It's highly unlikely Apple will use someone elses SoC. I also have my doubts on the cheap iPhone. This position is occupied by the iPhone 4.

whiteodianI disagree that the mini is low-cost. At least compared to it's competition such as the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD. Those devices beat it by over 33% or the cost of $129.it may not be low cost by your standards, but by apples products it is. i still dont see why the hell theyd make a cheaper iphone since theres still the iphone 4 and 4S competing in the different price points. probably would knock out the iphone 4 from the market in favor of a bigger iphone 4S option, but I wouldnt see that as a smart move at all. also I cannot see how including a snapdragon cpu would be a smart move for them at all. Im fairly sure apple pays manufacturers cheaper than $15 per phone to make their own chips. paying over the cheapest option doesnt seem very applelike to me.

anyway thats just the business side of me talking. i dont quite believe these rumors. If theyre true, then Im left scratching my head at apples direction and intentions.

The only reason I can see this being true is because Apple is learning from last quarter. Record revenue, flat profits, and fat decrease in apple stock. They maybe looking to lower the overall cost to increase profit margins. So granted it makes all kinds of logic for them to just lower the price on the past phone, but in apple logic that doesn't make enough profit. So they may start cutting past phones and replace them with lower hardware with equal profit margins of the high end phone. I personally think it is a terrible idea.

As for the ipad mini. It is a lower cost product, when compared to apple offerings. It is overpriced when compared to nexus/fire. It also has terrible profit margins when compared to other apple products, but has great profit margins when compared to nexus/fire.