Apple, last night, launched the much awaited iPhone SE 2020. The newly launched budget iPhone is the successor to the iPhone SE that was launched back in 2016 and it is a close kin of the iPhone 8 in terms of the design. Now word is that after launching the iPhone SE 2020, Apple has decided to bid adieu to its iPhone 8 series smartphones.
According to a report by MacRumours, Apple stopped selling the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus after announcing its new budget smartphone.
The newly launched, as mentioned before, is a close cousin of the iPhone 8. It comes with the same 4.7-inch LCD display and a Touch ID-enabled home screen button as that of the iPhone 8. But it sports the upgraded A13 Bionic chipset and a better camera system among other things. This means that while iPhone lovers have a replacement for the iPhone 8, there is no device to replace the iPhone 8 Plus yet.
However, tech news analyst Rene Ritchie in a tweet clarified that the iPhone 8 Plus will still be sold but via channel partners.
Coming to India, Apple hasn't explicitly stated that it's discontinuing the sale of the iPhone 8 series smartphones in the country. However, Apple's India website shows the iPhone 8 is "available at authorised resellers" only.
The iPhone 8 Plus, on the other hand, is available for ₹58,600 in the country. The two phones are also listed on Amazon India and on Flipkart. While iPhone 8 is listed for ₹38,999, the iPhone 8 Plus is listed for ₹49,900 on Flipkart. Both the phones are listed as unavailable for delivery on both the e-commerce platforms due to the ongoing lockdown.
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