Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released the latest Apple research report today, giving predictions for the new iPhone product portfolio in 2020 and 2021.
The report said that benefiting from 5G upgrades, new designs and better product mix, it is expected that iPhone shipments year-on-year will increase by about 6% and 8% to 205-210 million and 2.2-2.5 100 million.
He expects that Apple will release new iPhones in the first half of 2020 and the first half of 2021.
He said in countries or regions where 5G or 5G penetration rate is low, Apple will use software to turn off the 5G function of Sub-6GHz iPhone models to reduce the cost of purchasing the Snapdragon X55 baseband.
The iPhone 11S will support Sub-6GHz + mmWave in countries and regions including the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. This model is expected to account for 15-20% of the total iPhone 11S shipments, Kuo predicted.
There are four iPhone 11S models, the difference is the screen and camera specifications, which are 5.4-inch OLED iPhone (rear dual camera), 6.1-inch OLED iPhone (rear dual camera), 6.1-inch OLED iPhone (rear triple camera + ToF) With 6.7-inch OLED iPhone (rear triple camera + ToF).
In addition to forecasts for the new iPhones in 2020, the report also makes forecasts for the new iPhones in 2021.
The report indicates that Apple will release the iPhone SE2 Plus in the first half of 2021, with an expected screen size of 5.5 or 6.1 inches, a full-screen design, and a smaller fringe area because it does not support Face ID.
He also said the Touch ID will be integrated with the Power key.
He also that the iPhone 11S (new iPhone 2020) will be equipped with Qualcomm's latest X55 baseband and will be sold in models that support only Sub-6GHz or Sub-6GHz + mmWave (millimeter wave) according to different countries and regions.
