With the advancement of 5G commercialization, many mobile phone manufacturers have indicated that they will accelerate their pace and try to launch 5G mobile phones from the end of this year to the beginning of next year. At the same time, about 20 OEM equipment manufacturers will adopt Qualcomm in their first batch of 5G devices. Xiaolong X50 modem.
If Apple does not launch 5G mobile phones next year, it will fall behind this trend. The industry expects Apple to release the existing XR and Xs series mobile phones at the same time as the new 5G mobile phones, in order to cope with the strong competition of Android mobile phone army.
Seeing that friends and businessmen have already begun to lay out 5G, Apple is naturally unwilling after the industry leader. Some people in the supply chain said that Apple will launch an iPhone supporting 5G next year, and will continue to maintain a higher price positioning. The price of the first 5G mobile phone may reach $1,299. If the guess is true, it will further increase the price limit of the iPhone.
According to Apple's product development strategy, Apple must select its modem chip 12-14 months before the next iPhone comes out. According to the current relationship between Apple and Qualcomm, if the 5G iPhone is launched next year, it is likely to continue to adopt. Intel's baseband chip.
Apple's mobile phone has been plagued by users. Although the overall upgrade is not large, the price of the iPhone XS Max top-of-the-line released this year has reached 12,799 yuan. Apple's first 5G mobile phone will also increase the price. This will cause more consumer dissatisfaction and resentment.
