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Kuo Shares 2019 iPhone Expectations: 18W USB-C Charger for Higher-End Models, Bilateral Wireless Charging Might Not Happen
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Guess I don't expect that much from a phone. Would I ever use bilateral charing,,maybe on vacation..do I care about usb-c nope but different strokes..I'll probably upgrade just for the cameras..Im on a XR
To me this is still worth my yearly upgrade to the next 256GB XS Max.
Huawei and Samsung already offer reverse wireless charging. Mate 20 Pro came out a year ago.
Where's Apple's 50x camera zoom? ToF sensor? In-display fingerprint? These are all current technologies available today on the above mentioned brands.
Right! So, for this “By Innovation Only” event, we’re getting:
-an iPhone XS with another camera tacked on to the back and a faster processor
-new Apple Watch colors
-Tile but 2x as expensive and worse compatibility
Sorry but no matter how you put it this is not innovation.
I am sort of expecting Apple to blow our minds with something entirely unexpected, because Jesus, it simply cannot be that this is the best they can do in a year.
-an iPhone XS with another camera tacked on to the back and a faster processor
-new Apple Watch colors
-Tile but 2x as expensive and worse compatibility
Sorry but no matter how you put it this is not innovation.
I am sort of expecting Apple to blow our minds with something entirely unexpected, because Jesus, it simply cannot be that this is the best they can do in a year.
In the end (as always), all the rumors get walked back and just goes to show how full of **** these "analyst" hacks are
Kuo says that he expects shipments of the new iPhone models will decline by 5 to 10 percent year over year to 65 to 70 million units because of a "lack of innovative selling points."
On the eve of "By innovation only." Ouch.
How about we all agree not to buy these overpriced garbage non-update iPhones and then maybe Apple will get the message that we're not impressed and will actually try next year.
well at least the event tag line has the word "innovation" front and center. So they must be talking about the innovative new colors on the XR
Thank you! Every year is worth it Lol considering every year improves on the last. It’s so easy to just do the iPhone Upgrade Program or sell your phone to make up the difference for the new 1.
Truth is there’s nothing much refinement you can do on a phone. Sure you can make the battery larger and camera better, but functional wise, little could be add. That’s because smartphones are already very sophisticated. The only thing that Apple, or any phone manufacturer can do is to crank up the numbers. Sure, they could do some impractical gimmicks like folding phones, but I don’t think Apple will do so. Phones are becoming more and more like laptops, which is a good thing, marking that the industry is more mature.
No offense, but why would anyone think that? We are coming off of an "S" year so this should be the year of the major upgrade. If anything, people should be thinking the opposite and that this will be the big year of updates. Out of curiosity why should anyone have "known" that there would be no meaningful updates this year?
I think it's already established since the 3GS days that Apple's target market on every new iPhone is not the previous generation owners, but at least the 2, 3, or even older generation owners. So in a sense, Apple already knows that you, an XS owner, won't be buying this year's iPhones. They're hoping for the 6/6s/7/8 owners to upgrade.
Have a feeling many iPhone 6/6 Plus owners will upgrade this year, since the 6 was dropped form iOS13.
What!?!???!!!!!!! Where is the FM radio!?????
This isn’t surprising at all - as someone rightly mentioned earlier in this thread, Apple intentionally withholds features/technology and stifles innovation.
1. Bundling a 5W charger with the XR successor - dick move
2. 64 GB base models in 2019 (quite certain this will be the case) - dick move
3. Lightning port on iPhones after aggressively transitioning every other device they sell to USB-C - dick move
4. I’m not really bothered about the loss of two-way wireless charging or the lack of Apple Pencil support - these would have been nice to have (considering the title of the event)
5. A 3rd/improved camera, faster processor, better image processing is par for the course and not innovation
6. UWB support and tile support is great, but ultimately a gimmick (not a must-have feature for anyone)
1. Bundling a 5W charger with the XR successor - dick move
2. 64 GB base models in 2019 (quite certain this will be the case) - dick move
3. Lightning port on iPhones after aggressively transitioning every other device they sell to USB-C - dick move
4. I’m not really bothered about the loss of two-way wireless charging or the lack of Apple Pencil support - these would have been nice to have (considering the title of the event)
5. A 3rd/improved camera, faster processor, better image processing is par for the course and not innovation
6. UWB support and tile support is great, but ultimately a gimmick (not a must-have feature for anyone)
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I'll skip this year and buy out my XS (which still has AppleCare+ for another year). Then when next years model comes out I can sell this one for $300-400 or hang onto it for something else and just start the plan over. Thats my logic for skipping this year.
I feel that users are going to slow down on upgrading regardless of how good the iPhone is at any rate. As such, I understand why Apple is moving from selling iPhones to selling to people with iPhones.
In this regard, I find that Apple’s current strategy of charging higher prices, and offering more accessories and services makes absolute sense, even if the critics here may not accept or like it.
The current pace of iPhone development seems in line with fostering a 3-4 year upgrade cycle. Maybe that makes it a self-fulfilling prophecy in a sense, but it is what it is.
I disagree. I have to admit that there is a lot of improvements in the Android world and iPhones are getting boring. For quite a few years I can clearly expect what Apple is gonna come up with.
Unfortunately my iPhone 7plus home button died and Apple wants 400USD for the replacement as they claim they need to replace the whole screen. So I will be forced to buy a new phone this year.
The stubbornness of keeping lightning is getting to me a bit as I have to carry special cable for the phone as MBP and iPad Pro are USBC. That makes no sense to me. Also if they keep 5W charger on XRm2 than that is just plain ridiculous. Im sorry but how cheap can you be. Im actually will consider Android. First time from when I had Nokia and switched to original iPhone...
People who been follow long this site for the last year should know. Will the public know ? Probably not. I’m speaking directly to people on here
Im personally very excited to upgrade to the iPhone Pro. If you have an X or XS there is very little reason. I have the iPhone 7. It is time. I expect this to be a pretty impressive, qualitative upgrade from what i have. I think everyone saying these will be a failure are very wrong. I think this will be the year, with the very sly repositioning of the XR as the standard, that a bunch of home button holdouts will make the leap
i highly recommend going 2nd hand XS or X and save the money leftover for next year's upgrade.