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Kuo Details 2018, 2019 iPhones, Expects Cheaper MacBook Air, Face ID iPads, and Larger-Screen Apple Watches Later This Year
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I’ve had $2,500 stashed away for a new MBP for the past six months. Yesterday I broke down and spent the money on home improvements. At Least Home Depot still seems interested in taking my money. Wish I could say the same for Apple. The state of the Mac is really disheartening.
“We attribute the iPhone's slow growth in recent years to there being no demand."
Stating the obvious
Stating the obvious
Alternatively, none of this may be accurate, or come true #CallMeAnAnalyst
The budget X is essentially an iPhone 9. Same relation to the iPhone X.2 as the iPhone 8 is to the iPhone X. And this article only lists all the phone models that will be newly introduced. It is essentially guaranteed that Apple will still keep selling one or two generations of older phones (meaning iPhone 7 and 8).
Sure, because the iPhone 8 costs $1000. /s
Kuo expects the 6.1" budget model with base storage to start between $600-700.
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Budget iPhone X with a large display is what everyone wants (except for the 4-inch lovers).
Every other smartphone manufacturer is on board the 6" train.
"Kuo on how Apple can grow under fiercer competition: "In the high-end market, Apple's real competitor is itself, which implies that it needs to offer new models that appeal to consumers to boost replacement demands. We attribute the iPhone's slow growth in recent years to there being no significant replacement demands boosted by new models after the iPhone 6."
What are "customer demands"? I think Apple has been delivering on those "demands", even though it is being done slowly• Water and dust resistant iPhones
• Stronger glass for the screen
• Faster and more powerful (A11 chip)
• AR/VR (they choose AR)
• Better camera (now zooms optically)
• More storage (256GB)
• Less bezels
• FaceID
• Apple Pay expansion world wide
• True tone display
• True tone flash (4 elements)
• Faster LTE
• More ram
• Portrait mode with improved front facing camera
I think the main problem is that the high end market is getting saturated. Lets face it, we don't all need to be gaming on AR everyday or necessarily need a depth sensor to take selfies. The new features are no longer a need but a want with a high price tag.
Sales will improve once the budget iPhone comes out. I'm still holding out on the purchase until 2019 cause my iPhone 6 is still fine (albeit a bit slow). It just shows how well the 6 holds up despite all of these updates and why my next phone will be an iPhone.
Kind of afraid this years X Plus will repeat 6 Plus underpowered dilemma with the real upgrade coming next year
Looks like no upgrade for me again this year, looks like i will be sticking with my 6s.
The new 6.1" will be far too big, and the SE at 4" will be too small. The only possible upgrade for me then will be the 7 or 8, but they are not worth upgrading to from a 6s.
The new 6.1" will be far too big, and the SE at 4" will be too small. The only possible upgrade for me then will be the 7 or 8, but they are not worth upgrading to from a 6s.
Another rinse and repeat. No revelations, anyone could guess this.
Macbook Air with a retina display. Hmm I just bought a MacBook Pro 2015 about two months ago. I just love buying MacBooks and this rumour about the new MacBook Air may just make me buy another one. Hopefully the keyboard is similar to that of the 2015's but with the speakers of the 2017's.
For the watch I would like to see 30 hours runtime and extremely fast charging like 30 minutes for a full charge.
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Is that Kuos fault or Apples? I guess the later.
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Is that Kuos fault or Apples? I guess the later.
I wonder if the rumored "cheaper" Macbook Air is just the Macbook Air getting a price cut (unsurprisingly considering the age of some of the components like the screen), or simply the retina Macbook completely replacing the Macbook Air at $999 (getting lost in translation as a cheaper Macbook Air).
Can't wait for the new iPhones (and the rumored dual SIM option).
Can't wait for the new iPhones (and the rumored dual SIM option).
But it is nothing really new is it? As stated, we have heard most of it from Bloomberg already.
Talk about stating the obvious... Pah!
Not interested in a huge phone. 6.0in is too big for me. I want one that fits in a pocket and is not 100% of the time in my hand as is seemingly the norm these days. Perhaps Apple should patent a 3rd Arm?
Kuo missed one, the 5" iPhone 8s Plus ... basically, it's the iPhone 8 Plus shrunk to 5", with upgraded internals, & priced @$699 USD.
Specifically, a 5" LCD with 1080p resolution, & with the UI using the same 3 points to pixel resolution factor as ALL the existing Plus-sized iPhones ... don't yet know the render downscale factor, or the LCD's PPI.
It should be announced in Sept with the other three iPhone X-style iPhones.
Specifically, a 5" LCD with 1080p resolution, & with the UI using the same 3 points to pixel resolution factor as ALL the existing Plus-sized iPhones ... don't yet know the render downscale factor, or the LCD's PPI.
It should be announced in Sept with the other three iPhone X-style iPhones.
- Kuo believes the 6.1-inch iPhone will incentivize customers with older iPhones to upgrade due to it being equipped with similar features as the iPhone X and at a more competitive price of $600 to $700 in the United States.
I'll take an iPad with Face ID, though. I'll use that for face mocap instead of a $1000 phone.
Kuo is right, there have been no "replacement demands" boosted by new models after the iPhone 6.
All those bullet points you listed are nice to have features. But ultimately, the same apps that run on iPhone X will run on iPhone 6.
Whether it's Facebook Messenger or WeChat, the same app runs whether you have iPhone 6 or iPhone X. And quite frankly, the experience is virtually the same.
Face ID on the iPad Pro would be awesome, I love it on my iPhone X it’s better than Touch ID and that was already great 
Would be good to hear about some new Mac’s tho as my 2011 is getting old.
Would be good to hear about some new Mac’s tho as my 2011 is getting old.
I really think the design of the Apple Watch works for what it is. I think it’s contemporary and it actually looks very nice paired with a leather band or stainless steel link. Is the Apple Watch in need of a refresh? Yes. I think it could be tweaked after three years of having the same design, and I believe those changes are coming this fall.
But since you commented on the “57 different varieties of strap”, that’s what makes the Apple Watch so unique, is that the customization is there with a variety of bands and materials for the user, and switching bands is perfectly executed and easy to do with the band port. That’s what Apple wanted.