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Kuo Details 2018, 2019 iPhones, Expects Cheaper MacBook Air, Face ID iPads, and Larger-Screen Apple Watches Later This Year

When will these phones finally stop growing? My iPhone X already is too large for my taste and I know many people who feel so, too. It doesn’t even fit in some of my man pants pockets! Now it is rumoured to be the smallest option. This is getting absurd.
 
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Appleaker said:
He’s just not mentioned the Mac, but there are significant updates coming to almost all of the Mac lineup this year. Don’t worry, it won’t just be a ‘cheaper MacBook Air’.
There is nothing new in this report, it’s just old information.
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Hoping this could be true. Since there is almost nothing news about the refreshed Macs now.
Really hoping that there are several significant updates for the Macs so that Apple keeping its mouth shut.
Especially for the iMac, waiting for a 20th-anniversary update.
 
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Relentless Power said:
The mini is basically where the iPod Touch is today, irrelevant to Apple. As much as there are those (At least on tech sites) who would appreciate that form size for an iPad, Apple clearly has demonstrated they are moving away from that specific tablet size to incorporate a larger interface. Even smart phones are testament to where consumers want larger displays, with more battery power that can display more information.
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Apple would be making a big mistake if they dropped the iPad Mini. I don’t accept the demand is not there. Of course sales will drop off if Apple doesn’t update it. This is why so many people hate the way Tim Cook is running Apple.
 
When would people stop romanticising and fantasizing about the iPad Mini !! I don't know this !! lol !! It is dead and buried !! Ashes to Ashes !! Dust to Dust !! RIP Apple iPad Mini ! The world will only remember you as, once upon a time there was a product called the iPad Mini !!
 
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Niklas_nick said:
When will these phones finally stop growing? My iPhone X already is too large for my taste and I know many people who feel so, too. It doesn’t even fit in some of my man pants pockets! Now it is rumoured to be the smallest option. This is getting absurd.
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cause it makes no sense for apple to sale a smaller phone for same or more money... end of the day its all about how much margin they make!
 
Shaun said:
Apple would be making a big mistake if they dropped the iPad Mini. I don’t accept the demand is not there. Of course sales will drop off if Apple doesn’t update it. This is why so many people hate the way Tim Cook is running Apple.
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Face it, nobody wants an iPad mini.

Do you really think Apple would leave money on the table if there was demand? They could update it every 6 months if there was demand.

The 9.7" iPad has demand and Apple updated it last year and again this year.
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Niklas_nick said:
When will these phones finally stop growing? My iPhone X already is too large for my taste and I know many people who feel so, too. It doesn’t even fit in some of my man pants pockets! Now it is rumoured to be the smallest option. This is getting absurd.
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You're clearly in the minority.

Phablets to Overtake Regular Smartphone Shipments by 2019, with Phablets Expected to Hit 1 Billion Units by 2021, According to IDC
https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS43258317
 
Love my iPad mini 4. Whenever I use a friends full sized iPad my reaction is "eww, why is everything so big?" It's like going back to a 1024x768 res display after using 1080p or higher for years. They should add UI scaling to iPads.
 
oyabroch! said:
Okay, so, hear me out; let's assume you've just been hired as CEO, and simultaneously been appointed a secondary role as senior designer... right, so bearing that in mind, let's hear YOUR grand ideas, and how you intend to force "innovative products" out of your workforce on an annual cycle...

... c'monnnn, your customers and loyal die-hard fans are waiting - put ya money where your mouth is - what do YOU propose, assuming your fictional role as CEO etc...


I'm not being cynical or sarcastic, in case that comes across as being so; I'm looking at your comment objectively, and asking :)
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I don't think I mentioned, at any point, that I could do better than Cook is doing. I was just brooding over how stale and predictable everything has gotten since Job's passed away and Cook took over.
 
JPack said:
Face it, nobody wants an iPad mini.

Do you really think Apple would leave money on the table if there was demand? They could update it every 6 months if there was demand.

The 9.7" iPad has demand and Apple updated it last year and again this year.
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You're clearly in the minority.

Phablets to Overtake Regular Smartphone Shipments by 2019, with Phablets Expected to Hit 1 Billion Units by 2021, According to IDC
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“Do you really think apple would leave money on the table ignoring there was demand?” Well do you also think the Mac mini, Mac Pro and MacBook Air have no demand?
 
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“Do you really think apple would leave money on the table ignoring there was demand?” Well do you also think the Mac mini, Mac Pro and MacBook Air have no demand?
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The Mac has a consumer replacement cycle of 4 years compared to 1-2 years for iPhone and iPad.

No one is expecting frequent refreshes for Mac.
 
JPack said:
The Mac has a consumer replacement cycle of 4 years compared to 1-2 years for iPhone and iPad.

No one is expecting frequent refreshes for Mac.
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Professional users definitely do upgrade every 2 years as soon as new gpu architure is out.
 
Shaun said:
Apple would be making a big mistake if they dropped the iPad Mini. I don’t accept the demand is not there. Of course sales will drop off if Apple doesn’t update it. This is why so many people hate the way Tim Cook is running Apple.
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I suspect Apple is dropping the iPad mini to avoid competing with the larger iPhones, which are more profitable overall. This in turn allows Apple to push users towards larger and more expensive iPads, since they seem to have equated larger with more premium.
 
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I suspect Apple is dropping the iPad mini to avoid competing with the larger iPhones, which are more profitable overall. This in turn allows Apple to push users towards larger and more expensive iPads, since they seem to have equated larger with more premium.
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Launch dates:
  • iPhone 6 Plus - September 2014
  • iPad mini 3 - October 2014
  • iPhone 6s Plus - September 2015
  • iPad mini 4 - September 2015

Apple isn't afraid of internal competition. They launched new versions of iPad mini the same time as iPhone 6 Plus. The problem was iPad and iPad mini sales tanked. No one bought iPad or iPad mini once phablets were available.

Surveys show the majority of tablet users use their devices at home for entertainment. No one wants to use an iPad mini when a 9.7" iPad is available. Apple had to coax sales of 9.7" iPad by dropping the price of iPad Air 2 from $499 to $399 and finally, $329 in 2017.
 
upthetoffees said:
Hold on a sec. So no more, iphone 6/7/8 etc, no 9. But X. And X costs ways more. But they release a cheaper, 'budget' X which won't be the one people want.

We've been had. They have switched the $/eur 600/700 price model into $/eur 1000 model.

And sweet FA news on macs and professional machines.
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The rumor is there is one cheaper (iPhone 8 like) with LCD display.
 
  • 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."
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Maybe because they all look the same
 
Niklas_nick said:
When will these phones finally stop growing? My iPhone X already is too large for my taste and I know many people who feel so, too. It doesn’t even fit in some of my man pants pockets! Now it is rumoured to be the smallest option. This is getting absurd.
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lol.. i don't think so. At least not now... They'll probably go 6.8 inch
 
I do not believe in a cheaper air. It would make more sense for a high res screen on the air, and that makes the a price drop unlikely. Maybe if also switch to use a apple made processor. But there must be a tool chain for that first, and will leak in some form.
 
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