14 DAY TRIAL // We’re literally only a few hours away from the moment Apple will finally take the wraps off its new-generation iPhones, and top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with a last-minute insight regarding the new device lineup.
By the looks of things, some of the features that have long been rumored to make their way to the iPhone 11 won’t actually see daylight on this generation, according to Kuo.
One of them is the reverse wireless charging system which would have allowed Apple customers to use the iPhone battery to recharge other Apple devices like the Apple Watch and the AirPods wirelessly. Similar capabilities are already available on rival models, such as the Samsung Galaxy Note10, but Apple doesn’t yet seem to be ready to roll them out for the iPhone.
Kuo says that the existing implementation of the reverse wireless charging feature doesn’t meet Apple’s requirements, so the company would just push it back for now.
No stylus support for now
At the same time, the analyst reveals that the new iPhone won’t support the Apple Pencil either.
While this isn’t necessarily a big surprise, rumors that have been swirling around earlier this year suggested Apple wanted the iPhone 11 to become a rival to the Samsung Galaxy Note10, whose signature feature is support for the S Pen.
But according to Kuo, this won’t happen, as the Apple Pencil won’t work on the iPhone. Previously, it’s been speculated Apple would release a special version of the Pencil that would work at least with the iPhone XS Max successor, essentially turning this model into a competitor to the Note10.
USB-C won’t make its way to the 2019 iPhone, Kuo also adds, but instead, 18W wall chargers will be offered for the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone Pro Max, and these will indeed offer such connectivity options.