According to foreign news on this Friday, rumor about Apple to release cheap smart iPhone spreads around all media. Source told that cheap iPhone with plastic case would be published later this year, the price would be much cheaper than any other version iPhone.

The suspected leaked image shows that there would be many color options of cheap iPhone.

Normally Apple will sell the old iPhone with a discount. Customers may get a contract version iPhone5 from the operator in USD200, or an iPhone4S in USD100, or even a contract version iPhone4 for free. Apple sells abundant iPhone, partly due to consumers could get cheaper old iPhone and still experience what they should get from smart phones.

Apple now has been trying to change all iOS device with the new small Lightning connector. You can not only charge your device with this connector but also connect your device with computer or other accessories. The final target for Apple is to eliminate the previous 30pin connector. All the iPad has finished this transition, as well as bigger screen iPad and iPad Mini have all been adopted Lighting connectors.

If Apple insists to produce 3G iPhone, iPhone 4S would be the only smart phone that is still using the old connector after it releases iPhone 5S. And iPhone 4S would be the only iPhone that without 4 inch screen and ultra fast LTE data speed.

Therefore, for Apple, it’s of great significant to cancel iPhone 4S and issue a new entry-level smart iPhone with 4 inch screen and Lighting connector. Similar hardware in iPhone 4S and cheap plastic case.

Apple’s this move will bring coherence to all the iPhone product. It’s easier for the third party accessory manufacturer and app developer to exploit relevant products. Additionally, making sure the consumers to obtain similar experience like other iPhones.

At present, reports about Apple to release plastic case iPhone are just speculations. The more diverse leaked pictures seems Apple is making cheap iPhone.