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The New York Times reported that Apple is likely to release a new model cheaper than the Apple Watch SE, and Twitter users are excited about the expected selling price.
Can you expect 28,800 yen including tax?
One of them, concept designer Volodymyr (@ld_vova), believes that the 2022 model Apple Watch will have five lineups, including the cheapest model.
He expects the cheapest model to sell for $199, which is the same price as the Apple TV 4K 64GB.
The selling price of Apple TV 4K 64GB in Japan is 28,800 yen including tax. The current model Apple Watch SE starts at 40,800 yen including tax, so if it is sold at 28,800 yen including tax, it will be about 30% cheaper.
Since the sales price of the discontinued Apple Watch Seres 3 starts from 28,800 yen including tax, it seems that it can continue to be sold at this price if only the system-on-chip (SoC) is replaced with a new one.
It is rumored that the Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) will be able to use an electrocardiogram app, so it is good to expand the market by releasing a low-priced model without such functions for 28,800 yen including tax and selling it as a kind of monitoring device. seems like a strategy.
Apple Watch 2022 lineup:
$199 – Apple Watch
$279 – Apple Watch SE
$399 – Apple Watch Series 8
$999 – Apple Watch Pro #AppleWatch #AppleEvent #Apple pic.twitter.com/5ZqrP7ZA33— Volodymyr
(@ld_vova) September 5, 2022
Source: Volodymyr (@ld_vova)/Twitter
Photo: Apple Scoop (@AppleScoop)/Twitter
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Source: iPhone Mania