New iPhones will focus on speed and camera upgrades

[William Gayde]

As Apple's upcoming September product announcement approaches, rumors are surfacing about what they have planned for this release cycle. A new report from Bloomberg claims Apple will launch three new iPhone models, Apple Watches with larger screens, updated AirPods, an AirPower wireless charger and updated iPad Pros.

These three new iPhones will keep the same bezel-less screen as the iPhone X, but will come in varying sizes and price ranges to appeal to more customers. The largest model will come with a 6.5-inch OLED screen, making it the largest iPhone ever. The next step down will have a 6.1-inch LCD screen and is meant as a replacement to the iPhone 8. Finally, the iPhone X's replacement will be a 5.8-inch OLED model with a faster processor and improved camera. All three devices will come with Face ID.

Apple's first $1,000 phone, the iPhone X, was not as successful as some had hoped with many customers shying away from the costly upgrade. The company has over 1 billion active devices and have seen annual growth slow to under 5% as smartphone markets continue to saturate. In order to maintain sales, Apple is looking to bump up device prices and will also continue to focus on markets outside of the US where they have less than a 25% market share.

Bloomberg's sources, who requested anonymity, are calling this an "S Year." That means new iPhones will generally have the same design as the previous generation, but will have updated internal components and features. Next year's launch will come with more significant changes.

Besides those iPhone details, not much is known about the other products yet. The new Apple Watches will be very similar in size to previous models, but will come with a larger screen and smaller bezels. The iPad Pros will likely come in 11-inch and 12.9-inch variants and just like the iPhone X, will remove the home button in favor of Face ID.

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[RaXoR]

"This will likely be an "S Year" with new releases maintaining the design of previous generations"

You mean like every other year?
The X finally did something truly different but not enough for it to be distinguished from other iphones. All they do is upgrade little by little but keep the same look and feel of what was done before.

 

[Lew Zealand]

Like every other cell phone maker? If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Well, how about a NEW feature Apple? Bigger battery. Just make a version of your middle sized phone about 30% thicker and double that battery capacity. Dammit, people will buy it! You want money, don't you?

 

[ghostf1re]

As long as these devices continue to be $1000, I don't care what year it is, I'm not buying.

 

[Nobina]

Incremental updates like always.

 

[Hexic]

"The company has over 1 billion active devices and have seen annual growth slow to under 5% as smartphone markets continue to saturate. In order to maintain sales, Apple is looking to bump up device prices and will also continue to focus on markets outside of the US where they have less than a 25% market share."

The market is saturated, growth rates are very low, so in order to maintain sales they're -increasing- prices in this economical environment?

I'm not sure who to pity more, Apple's strategy or the customers who perpetuate it into functionality.

 

[RaXoR]

"The company has over 1 billion active devices and have seen annual growth slow to under 5% as smartphone markets continue to saturate. In order to maintain sales, Apple is looking to bump up device prices and will also continue to focus on markets outside of the US where they have less than a 25% market share."

The market is saturated, growth rates are very low, so in order to maintain sales they're -increasing- prices in this economical environment?

I'm not sure who to pity more, Apple's strategy or the customers who perpetuate it into functionality.

Specially given the utter crap they put out. None of these devices are worth anything close to what they charge... but we always have people who have no clue what they're dumping their money into and keeping these companies going.