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Coronavirus outbreak delays Apple's India launch of iPhone SE 2

The delay of the SE 2, billed as the cheapest iPhone and tentatively priced below Rs 40,000 in India, puts the brakes on the tech major's plans for a revival

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Arnab Dutta New Delhi
With no signs of the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) abating, US technology major Apple has postponed the launch of the new iPhone model — iPhone SE 2 or iPhone 9 — by at least a fortnight, sources said.
 
The delay of the SE 2, billed as the cheapest iPhone and tentatively priced below Rs 40,000 in India, puts the brakes on the tech major’s plans for a revival in the second largest smartphone market.
 
Planned in line with its earlier bet for the India market — iPhone SE, launched in 2016 — the SE 2 was positioned as an