is approaching September. Although Apple has not announced the exact time of the autumn conference, according to the current news, Apple should hold the autumn conference in September and release iPhone 13 according to the tradition of previous years. .
Except last year due to various reasons such as the epidemic, which caused Apple to postpone its press conference to October, it is said that every previous press conference was held in September this year. The time has been set on September 14. If the news is true, then there will only be about 20 days left before the release of the iPhone 13, and fruit fans finally don’t have to wait like last year.
iPhone 13/AirPods3 release date accidentally revealed
The iPhone Pros will be released on September 14. There is not much news yet, and some originally well-informed Twitter owners seem to have no more exposure. Compared with last year, this year's iPhone 13 exposure information has decreased a lot. Obviously, Apple has strengthened the information protection of the new machine, especially the related information of the press conference.
Although judging from the large number of iPhone 13 news circulating on the Internet, Apple's confidentiality effect is not good (after all, a large number of supply chain companies and participants are involved).Especially after entering the remote office mode, news of Apple's new products is blooming on the Internet like no money, so most of the new products last year we already knew about the same before the press conference.
Moreover, this year Apple has added new restrictions on iPhone-related exposure information. If the iPhone 13 information is exposed as before, it is likely to be taken by Apple. The legal department came here. Interestingly, the release time of the iPhone 13 is still accidentally exposed, but the person who broke the news is not a digital V or blogger, but an e-commerce platform.
Some netizens found a new product preview page on an e-commerce platform. The product name displayed on the page is the upcoming iPhone 13 series. In addition to the iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, the iPhone 13 Mini, which was once rumored to be cancelled, also appeared on the reservation product page. Obviously, the iPhone 13 Mini can survive at least another generation. However, if the iPhone 13 Mini still sells poorly, then the next generation should not see this small-screen flagship phone.
According to the e-commerce platform, the iPhone 13 series will be available for pre-sale online and offline on September 17th, but the actual delivery time Whether it is synchronized or not is unknown. Judging from past experience, the offline sale time is often about ten days after the end of the press conference.In other words, this year's release date may be set at around September 24, and there is news that it will be September 26. The news is currently not verified.
In any case, this year’s iPhone 13 series will definitely not have to wait until October. If you can see the true face of the next-generation iPhone in September, it will also save fans a month. In addition, the event page of the e-commerce platform not only announced the release date of the iPhone 13, but also unexpectedly announced that the AirPods3 will be released on September 30, and will also have IPX4 waterproof performance.
As the most popular wireless earphone in the world, Xiao Lei also reported a lot of new AirPods3 waterproof features earlier. . However, the release time of the previous announcement will be the spring conference this year, but unfortunately this year’s spring conference did not see this long-awaited new product. Instead, the counterfeit merchants of Huaqiangbei took the lead in making it out. AirPods3.
According to the previously exposed news, AirPods3 will adopt a new design, changing the half-ear type to AirPods Pro The same in-ear design, and may add noise reduction function, and will also With a more stable wireless connection and lower latency, battery life will also be improved.
iPhone 13 price may increaseThe news was released by DigiTimes, which reported that due to the increased cost of chip suppliers such as and TSMC , Apple may increase the price of the full range of iPhone 13 products.
There are no more news channels to verify this news, but judging from the chip industry dynamics in the past few months, this news is not groundless, and the possibility is not small. Since the beginning of this year, the advanced manufacturing process of TSMC and other manufacturers has been at full capacity. Affected by factors such as rising chip raw material costs and rising demand, TSMC has been reporting the news of increasing chip foundry prices.
According to the information obtained from the channel, the price increase of TSMC is basically certain, and the price increase will reach 20%. Although large customers like Apple have certain bargaining power, TSMC is currently the world's largest and most mature chip foundry with advanced manufacturing processes. Apple cannot bypass TSMC and find other foundries to replace it.
Some netizens may think of Samsung, but judging from the actual situation of the Snapdragon 888 manufactured by Samsung, it may not be able to meet Apple's foundry requirements. Moreover, Samsung's current production capacity is basically on the Snapdragon 888 and the Snapdragon 898 (tentative) that will be released early next year. It is impossible to temporarily squeeze out production capacity to take over Apple's orders. In addition, Apple’s foundry commission requires a long research process, At least in the next one or two years, TSMC will be Apple’s main chip foundry.
Although TSMC said that even if the chip price increase is confirmed, the fastest implementation time will be January next year, but considering Apple’s sales strategy and iPhone 13 sales cycle, Apple is unlikely The price will be increased after January next year. So the most likely result is that Apple directly raises the overall selling price of the iPhone 13 series to hedge the chip cost that will increase next year.
As for how much Apple will increase the price, there is no news that can give an approximate figure, but it is certainly not as much as 20%. Calculated based on the hardware cost of iPhone 12 , the chip cost is about US$40. Considering that the cost of the 5nm process may be higher, and the increase in foundry costs, the chip cost of iPhone 13 may be Between 50-60 US dollars, the final feedback is that the product price may increase by about 30-50 US dollars.
Although it seems to have risen a little bit, considering this year’s chip prices have been rising, and other aspects of raw materials and hardware prices have also been rising. The price increase is not surprising, but considering Apple's consistent sales method, it is strange not to increase the price. If the epidemic can be effectively controlled in 2022 and the chip and other industries can return to normal, then it is possible that the iPhone 14 series may return to the price of the iPhone 12 series or drop even lower.
at least,For fruit fans, currently Apple also offers lower-priced models such as iPhone SE and iPhone 13 Mini for everyone to choose from, and the domestic e-commerce platform has always been offering great discounts on iPhone phones. Don’t worry. Friends who experience the latest iPhone can wait for Double Eleven or other promotional times before buying iPhone 13.
After all, from the news that has been exposed so far, the appearance of the iPhone 13 has not changed much. The main thing is the upgrade of the camera and the processor. For most people, there is no need to replace it immediately.
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