I’m assuming Apple will make _all_ three iPhones with the more efficient wireless charging, but I also could see them making maybe this an exclusive feature to the 6.5 iPhone X Plus as a selling point. This should be interesting to see what they decide to do in this situation.
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2018 iPhones May Feature Faster and More Efficient Wireless Charging With Switch to Copper Coil
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House piping uses copper pipes for about a foot if not less and then PEX from there. Even cooper electrical wires is not using that much. All these companies just inflate the price 10 fold. I know this because I had a contractor replace a hot water heater and the company charged me 10 times the price. I visited the local Home Depot and proved that their were over charging me for the same brand. I got excuses why their pipes were better and so on. Cooper pipes have a base standard, and remember companies pay much less compared to a consumer for parts and materials.
Apple will get the cooper at a significant discount, I hear there are negotiating with other parts manufacturers for a lower price for certain items. I guess their plan on passing those savings to the customer. /s
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Why can’t Apple just provide the option of a different size screen, vice playing games with the upsell. There are people who want a larger screen and other not so, why compromise unless Apple does not have faith that the larger iPhone X plus will sell well.
I have a 12.9” iPad Pro, if the 10.5” iPad Pro had something extra that was not available on the 12.9” I would still buy the larger screen version as it is a replacement for my MBP. This was the reason why people want a 17” MBP as it is a desktop replacement, however Apple knows better and only offers a 15” as the largest option. Still miss my 17” MBP.
Yes. The A12 will be good for a long period (in device years.) 7nm and once things are optimized nicely you’ll see a 20%+ bump over the A11.
They’re probably not trying to figure it out but doing it deliberately.
I returned the X as it wasn’t worth it to me. So no, I didn’t miss it, I just didn’t want it.
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I agree with you on the S versions having the better longevity.
But with TSMC’s 7nm process we can expect some pretty big things in terms of performance increases this year. As it’s quite an impressive process over what’s come before. Question is, how conservative will Apple be with using their transistor/clock budget.
Yeah Qualcomm's X20 should be able to reach 2Gbps max speeds. That's double what the Snapdragon 835 could achieve and double what Intel’s XMM 7560 should achieve.
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Care to explain or elaborate how I have no idea about what!
I provided some stats and can back them up with market figures - and all you have is something incomprehensible. I can't comprehend if you are supporting my statement or opposing it.
Copper is dirt cheap, at the lowest but one level of metals used in Apple products, above Aluminum.
Which cellphone companies use copper currently?
Do any of the major computer manufacturers use copper heat sinks in a majority their products?
I am, I expected wireless charging to be fast on my X. Rarely use it, as I have the Apple fast chargers that charger it a lot fasters instead. Until wireless charging charges just as fast, don't get the rational to use it.
Makes sense that it’s for the 6´5" inch model, the oled panel and 0,4" inch larger screen might not be enough to get people to shell out the big bucks, rather than just buying the 6’1inch. I’m prepared for extra camera capabilities, faster wireless charging and more ram being exclusive to the most expensive model to sweeten the deal.
Yes. The A12 will be good for a long period (in device years.) 7nm and once things are optimized nicely you’ll see a 20%+ bump over the A11.
Let's hope so
