Massive iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini price drop coming! Reason? iPhone 14 launch

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The iPhone 14 launch is trending and fans are eager to know what all the changes are happening due to its arrival. Well, the hype around Apple iPhone 14 launch is already massive and there are many things that the phone has impacted. The most recent report is that the iPhone 14 launch will cause Apple to roll out a massive iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini price drop. Yes! The Cupertino based tech giant is reportedly planning to significantly cut down the price of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini. Currently, iPhone 12 is available for $699 which is around Rs. 60000 in India after including tax and GST. However, iDropNews, has shared that Apple is planning to slash the price of iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini by $100. Not only this but Apple is also planning for the integration of the product line after the release of the iPhone 14 in the fall.

Going by the reports, the iPhone 12 base variant will be priced at $599 while iPhone 12 mini will start at $499 after the release of iPhone 14 series.

Meanwhile, Apple is likely to discontinue the 5.4 inch Mini model for iPhone 14 series. Instead, this year, it is being speculated that it will add a new 6.7 inch model named as iPhone 14 Max. The iPhone 14 series will have four models this year- iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

While the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max will reportedly continue the small notch design of the iPhone 13 series, iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max will have a dual punch-hole form to achieve a higher screen ratio. There will be some more changes seen on iPhone 14 non pro and pro models.

iPhone 12 offers a completely bezel-less 6.1-inch tall screen. The OLED panel comes with a screen resolution of 1,170 x 2,532 pixels. The iPhone 12 also gets an IP68