Technology News December 6, according to foreign media reports, well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released the latest report predicting that Apple will release four 5G iPhone 12 and "iPhone SE 2" in 2020 , And launch the "iPhone SE 2 Plus" in 2021, these phones may trigger the long-awaited "super cycle" of analysts.
Figure 1: Guo Mingchi expects Apple to release iPhone models in 2020 and 2021.
Guo Mingchi said: “5G support will be the most important A key technology upgrade." He predicted that by the fall of 2020, all "iPhone 12" models will be equipped with Qualcomm X55 modems and support 5G. The specific supported frequency bands depend on different countries.
He predicts that the Sub-6G band + millimeter wave iPhone will be available in five markets including the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom, and will account for 20% of the total new iPhone shipments in the second half of 2020 .
In addition to 5G support, the 2020 iPhone rear camera is expected to add 3D depth sensing technology. Guo Mingchi also claimed that Apple may use acoustic fingerprint technology to turn the entire screen into a fingerprint reader and re-adopt Touch ID, which has been reflected in several patent applications of the company.
Guo Mingchi further reiterated his previous prediction that the "iPhone12" will have four models, including a 5.4-inch OLED screen iPhone with dual rear cameras and a 6.1-inch OLED screen iPhone with rear three cameras plus flying The time sensor has a 6.1-inch OLED screen iPhone and a 6.7-inch OLED screen iPhone. He predicts that Apple will release a 4.7-inch LCD screen "iPhone SE 2" in early 2020, which is similar in size to the iPhone 8.
Figure 2: Specifications of the new iPhone model and component supplier
However, Guo Mingchi predicts for the first time that Apple will launch the "iPhone SE 2 Plus" in the first half of 2021. ", the size may be 5.5 inches or 6.1 inches, with a full-screen design. This phone will have very small bangs because it does not support Face ID and it integrates Touch ID in the power button on the side.
It is controversial that Guo Mingchi predicts that the "iPhone 13" released in the fall of 2021 will not have a Lightning port, thus providing a "complete wireless experience."
Guo Mingchi predicts that iPhone shipments will increase by about 6% and 8% year-on-year, reaching 210 million and 225 million units by 2020 and 2021, respectively. This is especially due to 5G support, new shape design and better product mix.
The latest sales forecast growth rate is higher than Guo Mingchi’s previous forecast. He believes that the shipment volume in 2020 will reach 200 million units. The new forecast is more in line with the trend of the heyday of iPhone sales in 2015, when Apple sold 231.2 million iPhones. The company sold 211.8 million, 216.8 million and 217.7 million iPhones in fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively. (小小)
(Original title: Four 5G &x27;iPhone 12&x27; models in 2020, &x27;iPhone SE 2 Plus&x27; in 2021 coming says Ming-Chi Kuo)
(Responsible editor: Wang Fengzhi_NT2541)
