Apple to Introduce Lower-Capacity 8GB iPhone 5C This Week

Mar 17, 2014 01:52 PM EDT | Matt Mercuro

A new 8GB iPhone 5C device could debut as soon as tomorrow, March 18, according to AppleInsider.com.

The 5C is currently offered in 16GB and 32GB variations. Sales have been disappointing all over the world for the iPhone device, but Apple feels a move like this could help numbers improve.

News first broke in an internal email from German wireless carrier, o2, who will list the device for 509 euros ($707), compared to the current 16GB device sold for 569 euros ($791).

Currently, the iPhone 4S is the only iPhone available in an 8GB capacity, and is often provided for free with a two-year service plan with a specific wireless company.

Sales for the iPhone 5C have not reached expectations set by Apple, mainly due to the fact that customers are choosing the more expensive iPhone 5S over it, according to Apple Insider.

Apple CEO Tim Cook even said during the iPhone-maker's last quarterly earnings call that demand for the iPhone 5C "turned out to be different than we thought," according to Reuters.

The decision to replace the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S would make sense for a number of reasons, including the fact that the devices sport a display size of under 4-inches.

Dropping those two devices would put all current-generation iPhones on a common platform as well, since Apple is preparing to debut their next big smartphone, the iPhone 6.

The iPhone 6 is rumored to come with a display size of anywhere between 4.7- to 5.7-inches.

Apple has not commented on rumors of an 8GB iPhone 5C yet.

Make sure to check back once the new iPhone 5C device is released for more information.

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