低价iPhone 4将于数周内问市

　　Apple has begun manufacturing a lower-priced version of its phenomenally popular iPhone 4 with an 8GB flash drive。

　　The flash drive for the 8GB iPhone 4 is being made by an unknown Korean company. But Apple currently sources its flash drives from Japan's Toshiba and South Korea's Samsung Electronics. Till now, Apple and Samsung declined to comment。

　　The existing iPhone 4 was first launched in June 2010 with 16GB and 32GB versions, with a white version added to the line-up in April. The 8GB version is expected to launch within weeks。

苹果即将推出8GB版iPhone

　　Some analysts said the cheaper 8GB iPhone 4 could help Apple boost sales in emerging markets。

　　Bonnie Chang, an analyst with Yuanta Securities, said: “Apple may want to push into the emerging market segment where customers want to switch to low to mid-end smart phones from high-end feature phones。”

　　“So Apple will need a completely new phone with low specifications for the emerging markets. ”

　　In addition to the launch of the smaller iPhone 4, Apple is thought to be launching the iPhone 5 next month。

　　The new iPhone, which some call the iPhone 4S because of its largely identical appearance to the existing iPhone 4, will have a bigger touch screen, better antenna and an 8-megapixel camera。