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The Next Flagship iPhone Will Support Apple Pencil and 512GB Flash Storage, Says Report (appleinsider.com)

Next month, Apple is expected to unveil three new iPhones, each with differing specs/features. According to analyst firm Trendforce, the large 6.5-inch "flagship" model will support up to 512GB of onboard flash storage. Apple Pencil support will also be "offered as an option," although the company didn't specify which models will support the stylus. Apple Insider reports: The company expects that the the 6.1-inch LCD version will come with Face ID, Dual-SIM technology. The firm expects it to retail for between $699 and $749. The 5.8-inch OLED iPhone will be priced at $899 to $949. The 6.5-inch device will come in storage capacities up to 512GB, with one variant of the size potentially having dual-SIM support and expected to be "limited within $1,000 threshold as to encourage purchasing from consumers," according to Trendforce. Both the 5.8- and 6.5-inch OLED models are expected to have 4GB of RAM. The 6.1-inch LED devices will have 3GB of RAM, the same as the iPhone X. The analyst firm believes that all three models are expected to ship in September and October.

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  1. Re:Wow... Retro Palm Pilot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    "Onboard" is the opposite of "removable", because it's on the board. It's what Apple and other phone manufacturers have been using in their phones since day one. The information they are trying to impart in that sentence is the capacity, the fact that it's onboard is not news, it's entirely normal and expected. It's like they said "and it's got an XXX capacity battery charged with electricity" and you are somehow taking away from that sentence that being charged with electricity is a new detail, rather than the capacity.