14 DAY TRIAL // Apple will take the wraps off four different iPhone models this year, and people close to the matter previously said that all of them would come with 5G capabilities.
More specifically, the Cupertino-based tech giant wants to go all-in on 5G capabilities, and this is what has caused quite a struggle for the company from a pricing perspective, as the new-generation iPhones would thus become more expensive than their predecessors.
To deal with this change, Apple is believed to be looking into an industry-first decision that would have the iPhone 12 shipping without a charger in the box, thus requiring customers to purchase it separately unless they already have one from a previous iPhone.
The alternative would be to just stick with wireless charging, though the current capabilities on the iPhone are pretty slow, so this wouldn’t necessarily be the most convenient workaround.
Getting back to the 5G push, people close to the matter previously said that Apple would also launch a 4G iPhone sometime in early 2021, specifically for the markets where 5G isn’t yet available but also in an attempt to deal with this pricing struggle in other countries.
Four iPhones launching this year
But according to analyst DA Davidson analyst Tom Forte speaking for CNN, the smallest iPhone in this year’s lineup could actually be this mysterious non-5G iPhone.
Needless to say, Apple has remained completely tight-lipped on everything related to the iPhone 12, so at this point, what we know is that the following should be the new lineup to be announced next month:
- 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini (new model)
- 6.1-inch iPhone 12 (iPhone 11 successor)
- 6.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro (iPhone 11 Pro successor)
- 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max (iPhone 11 Pro Max successor)
Apple is expected to host the iPhone launch event on October 13, and the company would obviously stick with a digital announcement streamed on its website.