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Apple Might Debut 3 New iPhones in 2019 (fortune.com)
Apple is planning to release three new iPhone models this year, including a device to succeed the newly-created XR model, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. From a report: Apple will unveil direct successors to last year's iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. The iPhone XR, which is believed to have been the least popular of the three, will be updated with a model that comes with the same LCD display and similar design, according to the report. Apple is also considering adding a triple-lens camera system to one of the 2019 models in a bid to compete with Samsung and others that are readying similar camera systems, the Journal's sources said.
The iPhone XR, which is believed to have been the least popular of the three, will be updated with a model that comes with the same LCD display and similar design.
It doesn't appear as though Apple has learned anything.
Maybe another year of decreased sales will help them get the message.
and expensive than the last.
Making the battery removable or the screen user-replaceable or less breakable/bendable or putting back the phono jack or any number of things isn't important, what users really want is more model names for $100 more.
XR is the best phone I've ever owned, can't be improved.
That at these prices people will expect to keep these phones for a couple years. So what they really need to do is produce a much better and more impressive model in ~2 years so they get all the sales then after the 'financial pressure' of this past upgrade cycle is past, while providing price drops on their current phones to pull in any users who might otherwise defect when they find the need to upgrade (intentionally or not.)
When you're scared and don't know where the enemy is...this is a fine strategy.
They need to re-issue 6SE and never (ever) discontinue -- I'll buy it every 5 to 8 years
But seems to be gaining as the favorite of the generation, from what I've read.
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What benefit do people get from these high-end phones as compared with a less expensive model (either from two years ago or a mid-range phone)? Most people that I see around aren't using their phones for much more than making phone calls and monitoring Facebook, certainly nothing that needs the greater performance or screen size of the top-end phones. What am I missing?
Don't they always release 3 phones. an "SE", Regular, and Super-Size?
iPhone XI, XS, and XS-Max
oh oh -- I'll bet they do it in October too.
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They've done a great job over the years making products that are genuinely excitement-worthy but that time has passed.
The SE form factors, but with X features. It will sell billions.
Although you can arguably say that Apple invented the smartphone as we know it, they are now mired in an endless game of tug-of-war with their rivals Samsung and the rest of the Android clan. This is unfortunate because I feel they are pumping the lions share of their considerable resources into simply keeping up with the competitors that originally copied their ground breaking concept of what a phone could be.
I feel Apple needs to somehow break free of this endless 'boring' update cycle and release their newest earth shattering product. The only problem is I doubt the current leadership at Apple has what it takes to do this. Although nice, Bluetooth earbuds, smart speakers, and smart watchers and endless iterations of iPhones, iPads and laptops ain't going to cut it. They are going to need another device that is as paradigm shifting as the original iPhone was. I think if they still had Jobs this may have happened by now, but really who knows. I feel within the next 5 years or so Apple WILL need this type of product or they will again become increasingly irrelevant as they were in the mid to late 90's before the advent of the iPod rescued them from certain death. (Full disclosure - I own Apple products).
The screen is unnecessary and ruins the intrinsic modern look and feel of the device. Indeed it is even the leading cause of dissatisfaction for customers who drop phones, even if that is only an occasional event.
Apple need to be bold and demonstrate that a smartphone screen is outdated and can/should be removed from the device There will be a few customers requiring backward compatibility with archaic non-conforming apps and they should be able to purchase a touch screen accessory dongle that plugs into the new "cosmic plasma" port which is needed and will be exclusive to the new series for less than $800 extra.
It's the way to a brighter future and only Apple can lead us there.
I don't give a shit if they debut 300 new phones this year, I'm just not into Apple's offerings.
Apple products seem to cost too much $$$ for what you get, they're too locked down, they're not expandable, few if any replaceable parts, and I hate having to wear a turtleneck.
Just cruising through this digital world at 33 1/3 rpm...
https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/
And Apple stores took down the signs showing which model is which and the prices. I went in December to buy a new phone, but I couldn't tell which model was which or how much they cost. This will make their model confusion even worse.
My family bought my mum an Apple Watch for Christmas. Unfortunately I didn't check the label and it wasn't suitable for her phone - she had an iPhone 5S, and the new Watch requires an iPhone 6. Something we only found out on Christmas day.
So we arranged to get her a phone upgrade. It was complicated - I'm an Android user and while I keep half an ear out about Apple stuff, I kind of assumed there was just the iPhone X and a couple of variants.
But it turns out you can buy everything from an iPhone 7 up! There's the 7, 7+, 8, 8+, XR, XS, and XS Max. And of course for each model there are the different size variants. And colour variants.
So we had massive choice paralysis. Which of these is the best thing to get? What is the best long term investment? It seems like if I buy a 7, it is going to be "obsolete" the soonest. But the X series start at AUD$1000 and that seems like a ludicrous amount for a non-power-user who is actually perfectly happy with her iPhone 5S.
If the Watch hadn't been a consideration, I probably also would have thrown some Android options into the mix - if you already have to factor in a bunch of things, why not a couple more?!?
I'm sure Apple have a bunch of genius-level people that decide on their product line-up that know way more than me. But just from my experience, going through the process once it seems like a risky play to have so many choices beyond how many gigs and what colour the device should be. Making the response to "I need a new iPhone" really simple for everyone seems as important to me as making them all "Just Work".
Your price point is way too high. When you set your initial market price too high, your sales plummet. Since it really costs a very small fraction to actually make the phone, you reduce the price.
This isn't rocket science. Just classic economics.
Sell it for $500.
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In other news Apple might not debut 3 new iPhones in 2019!
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Mine is up for refresh at work. I don't like the new models so I will have to keep my existing SE until the battery croaks.
I know this is rather unlikely but it would so make my day if by some miracle
Apples new product rollouts happen on the same day the supreme court decides against them.
The three 2018 model year iPhones will be replaced with three pretty much near-identical 2019 model year iPhones. Wow.
If only car companies could get away with introducing the same car every year as a brand new product, and have all customers on one-year leases.
They'll cost more, they'll do less, and they'll have some new features no one asked for as marketing gimmicks. There will be a fanfare spouting the same things we've seen every other launch, attended by people who actually believe the hype. There will be upgrade options that really should be included as standard that are offered for higher prices so that the people with more money to spend can feel good about spending more money than the plebians spending two months worth of mortgage payments on the basic model.
Some people will queue up to buy them for days while other people continue to wonder what the hell the appeal is.
Then people will continue to scream from any soapbox they can find about why Apple is the best / worst there is. They'll chose their audience to be mostly people who agree with them and a few people who don't know any better or care much either way.