Apple To Release Three 'iPhone 11' Models This Fall, Report Says (9to5mac.com) 93
Similar to last year's introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new 'iPhone 11' models this fall, news outlet 9to5Mac reported on Tuesday. From the report: The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. According to people who've seen the devices, all three iPhone 11 models will still feature a Lightning port, contrary to some speculation that they would be moving to USB-C after the change on iPad Pro last year. The 'iPhone 11' models are known as D42 (iPhone12,3) which will replace the iPhone XS; D43 (iPhone12,5) which will replace the iPhone XS Max; and N104 (iPhone12,1) which will replace the iPhone XR. D42 and D43 will have a 3x OLED Retina display, while N104 will still feature the 2x Liquid Retina display just like the current generation. All three iPhones will feature the same screen resolution as their predecessors.
Give us an iPhone SE2 (Score:5, Interesting)
That's all I want.
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Third that. I want a small cheap iPhone like 4S. :(
In other news... (Score:5, Interesting)
... Apple releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
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Meh. The big upgrades are not in every new version. Everyone is waiting for next year for that.
My iPhone 5 is 5 years old, still up to date, and will survive just fine until next year.
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For a company that so tries to force people to upgrade, they haven't done a good job on me and my 5-year-old still fully up to date and functional iPhone 5.
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yo dipshit, IOS 12 increased the clock speed in certain operations so that Apple could claim it was faster --
Or in other words, it's actually faster.
BUT the reason it is so goddamn slow on 1GB devices is that Apple has crapped up iOS with tons of shit nobody wants like animated Bitmojis
JFC, the absolute state of Slashdot when someone here actually claims Bitmoji increase the use of resources across an entire OS.
Learn to code.
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They slowed it down due to the battery failing. That way you can have a functional phone for longer.
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I think people miss that fact. Just because a new model is released you don't need to jump and buy it.
Yes the new version will have new features. For myself I normally keep my phone until the OS isn't upgradable anymore. But that is mostly due to work, and the stuff I use my phone for does require updated security.
Some people feel that the need to upgrade every year, others will only get the next major number or the S version that comes out a year later.
Then there are people who just don't use Apple Produ
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Yeah... Apple's iPhone release schedule is so predictable at this point that it's really only news if if they decided NOT to release new phones in Q4 this year.
They really need a new "SE" model for people who want a cheaper phone with a smaller screen, but I guess that there isn't much profit in that.
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Lately most people if wanting a budget iPhone have been getting 6S's the SE models fit niche place. Really too Niche. Our work gave use SE on-call phones only for us to never use them, and we forward the number to our cell phones.
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... Apple releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
... Samsung releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
... Google releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
... HTC releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
... Huawei releases another overpriced telephone only margina
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... Apple releases another 3 overpriced telephones only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
FTFY
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... Apple releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
I know a lot of well paid professional accountants, financial analysts, etc, who have iPhone 6's and 7's and every one of them says they aren't interested in getting a new model solely due to the prices. Will die hard Apple fans who work in technology will be about the only customers from here on out?
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... Apple releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
I know a lot of well paid professional accountants, financial analysts, etc, who have iPhone 6's and 7's and every one of them says they aren't interested in getting a new model solely due to the prices. Will die hard Apple fans who work in technology will be about the only customers from here on out?
It all started when carriers moved away from subsidized upgrades every two years and started "financing" through monthly payments. People said "ohhh that monthly finance charge was just built into your bill before"... accept it wasn't because my bill never when down , even after switching carriers. I used to renew my contract every two years, sell my two year old phone back and just about break even.
So i say fuck you, you want to sell phones then you shouldn't have gotten greedy. I have three lines on my
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... Apple releases another overpriced telephone only marginally different from the previous ones with changes no one cares about, but more expensive.
There really hasn't been any compelling innovation for a long time much less any reason to upgrade since the iPhone 6 form-factor change. The only reason to upgrade now is that the iPhone6 isn't supported anymore, not sure what you're getting for the enormous price hike in buying one of the latest ones though.
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> iPhone6 isn't supported anymore
Really? My 6+ has the latest iOS. All my apps are getting updates just fine.
And I have a headphone jack - the primary reason I haven't upgraded.
Ports (Score:1)
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I guess Amazon Basics and about 5 million other people who make lightning cables are all in on the 'cash grab' too
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What's your point? I still prefer phones with USB-C over proprietary any day. I don't care if Amazon sell that proprietary cable for $5, I don't want to be stuck with it and I don't want corporations to continue to make products using proprietary charging cables.
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My guess is that in about 5 years we will see an iPhone model priced at half the cheapest one today. Unless they are willing to give up their market penetration - they probably could, and still survive on low volume + high markup, like they did 20 years ago. But having iOS at the App Store
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They cost less than $10. Who cares.
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Can we mod you +1 stating the obvious? Yes manufacturing a product that already exists as an accessory to another popular product is basically the answer you get when you look up "cash grab" in the dictionary. It's definition 2. Definition 1 is making a customer hostile business decision in the effort to suck even more money out of your blind loyal base.
Re:Ports (Score:4)
These kinds of complaints are just a joke. If Apple announced USB-C on these new iPhones, you wouldn't be switching for some other semi-manufactured reason related to your dislike of Apple.
It's not like USB-C has been ubiquitous on a shit ton of other low-priced consumer electronics, either. There's still a metric fuck ton of electronics using micro-USB which is awful in its own right.
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"some other semi-manufactured reason"
I'm just happy as long as it will have a local browseable file system, a micro SD card slot, a headphone jack, will allow you to use apps while talking on the phone, no display notch, the ability to install apps without requiring another separate login to an app store, and be waterproof.
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I think there was just as much motivation to get off the 30 pin interface as there was to avoid micro-USB, given how big it was and the external interfaces it provided that needed logic inside the phone (like analog audio).
At this point, I don't care if they go to USB-C or not. I have plenty of lightning cables (mostly Amazon Basics) no USB-C cables, so it would be another annoying cable migration period that obsoleted my existing cables for not really any change in function/convenience over lightning.
I mi
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No USB-C - No Sale (Score:1)
I have had Android phones/tablets since 2011. I bought an iPad Pro this past year as my first Apple product since a 1st gen iPod touch, and was actually considering switching to an iPhone as Google vs. Apple has basically become Coke vs. Pepsi at this point. Apple lost a sale once it was confirmed that they would not be using usb-c. I'll probably hold onto my phone for one more year hoping Apple implements usb-c, but failing that I'll be getting another Pixel.
Names (Score:2)
I await the new iPhone XS s, iPhone XS Max s, iPhone XR s!
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At least those would be names.
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Cue the Spinal Tap jokes. (Score:2)
And Samsung just came out with their X. Too bad for them. This iPhone goes one higher. If you're Facebooking at X and you need more, where can you go? Nowhere.
Drop the price (Score:2)
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Apple isn't capable of selling to a mass market. They always focus on skimming off a higher-paying minority segment. They truly are the Buick company in a Chevy market.
Headphone jack? (Score:2)
Spouse wants a new phone, but we need one with a headphone jack.
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You can still buy brand new 6's.
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That's what we have now, but are hoping for something with a better camera.
Other than that the 6 is great. I put in one of the oversized aftermarket batteries in it and it just keeps ticking away.
Ho-hum (Score:3)
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I'll buy the remade SE3 (Score:2)
At some point, right after the iPhone 11 release, they'll do a cheaper version for India and China, which you'll only be able to order online in the US and Canada, that will have a form feature similar to a 5 SE2.
As shorthand, I'm calling it the 11 SE3. It won't be heavily advertised, it will be much cheaper (circa $500), and it won't have all the stupid stuff we don't care about, like the privacy-hating touch haptics or the facial scan unlock, but it will fit into your pants pockets or small night purse m
They could call it... (Score:2)
Although I expect that it might go over a lot of people's heads.
Damn! Fix your goddamn unicode support, slashdot!
Hopefully the wikipedia link will help people figure out what I meant.
Boring Dinosaur Phone (Score:2)