New iPhone Leak Reveals Apple's 5G Design Problems

as mentioned in Barclays explains that the modem design for 2020 iPhones "needs to be set now," and Intel's race to ship its first 5G smartphone modem in late 2019 "does not work with Apple's timeline." Compounding this is Apple's legal fight with Qualcomm. While 5G phones and 5G networks will both launch this year, availability will be limited. But this changes in 2020 and releasing premium iPhones without 5G for the October 2020 to October 2021 lifecycle is marketing suicide. Recent Qualcomm victories infuriated Apple and today's news will do nothing to improve the company's mood...___Follow Gordon on Twitter, Facebook and Google+More On ForbesApple's Foldable New iPhone Suddenly Takes ShapeApple Patents New iPhone Laser Display UpgradeApple Leak Reveals Surprise Product(Red) iPhone ReleaseApple 'Confirms' iPhone 7, iPhone 8 Hardware ChangesiPhone 11 Leak Claims Slow Charging, High Prices Remain

Apple's Radical New iPhone Suddenly Takes Shape

Interestingly, neither Huawei nor Samsung have touched on this weakness despite stating their respective folding smartphones (the Galaxy Fold and Mate X) will launch commercially this year. As for Apple's folding iPhone plans, while the company typically stays silent ahead of an official announcement, they are now hiding in plain sight. For example, the name of Apple's latest patent: "Electronic Devices With Flexible Displays". So when will a folding iPhone arrive? Despite the Huawei and Samsung launches this year, 2020 seems to be the earliest Apple will join the market.

'Premium' devices like Apple's iPhone pushed 2018 smartphone revenues up

referring to Global smartphone shipments fell 3 percent in 2018 to 1.44 billion, and yet sales revenue rose 5 percent to $522 billion driven by the premium market segment, according to recent research data. The discrepancy is linked to the "premium trend" in the smartphone industry, GfK said in a report. Analysts have generally blamed the situation on a combination of Apple's high prices and intensifying competition from Chinese brands like Huawei and Xiaomi.GfK separately noted that "core wearables" shipments grew 16 percent in 2018, with sales value rising 35 percent. "Demand was driven by the rise of SIM-enabled smartwatches which represent the majority of sales value within the Core wearables category," the firm said. "SIM-enabled smartwatches accounted for 17 percent of the Core wearables sales value, up from eight percent in 2017."

New iPhone Comments From Apple's COO Discuss Expensive Pricing

Without landmark innovation the high price for a new iPhone is a tough sell. It's an issue that Apple is keenly aware of, none more so than Apple COO Jeff Williams. A new iPhone is an expensive handset to buy, and the rising prices of flagship handsets from the likes of Samsung follow a similar trend. Without innovation, reversing the iPhone sales trend will be incredibly difficult while maintaining the revenue and margins that investors have come to expect. Now read more about the lack of new technology planned for the iPhone 11…

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