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First Sign of Life: iPhone X Plus

In early November, Apple launches its new flagship iPhone X store and also online The sale has begun. A few days later, on November 9, designer Martin Hajek, already responsible for various concepts for other iPhones, took to heart and created a first concept. He does not comment on technical data and focuses only on the appearance of the new iPhone X Plus.

Clbadify: An iPhone X Plus has not been commented by Apple, and Apple has left no clue to the outside, such a Cell Phone Nevertheless, it is obvious that sooner or later a larger version of the iPhone X will be released. Already, the iPhone X is considered the most promising concept compared to the iPhone 8. Both 8 series look outdated in addition to the revolutionary iPhone X designed for Apple and almost like a stopgap or a backup in case the iPhone would flop X.

X Plus – The Display

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Bloomberg reports that Apple is currently working on a mobile phone model with a screen of 6.5 inches. This corresponds to a diagonal screen of 16.51 centimeters. A true mother ship that dissolves with 1242 x 2668 pixels. The OLED standard of the iPhone X has to be adopted. This ensures high contrast colors and a deep black value. This should join two other devices. It is speculated on a possible successor of the iPhone X, which should maintain the screen size of 5.8 inches. In addition, there will be a successor model of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with LC display, which should have design changes and could have a size of 6.1 inches. It remains to be seen if Californians seize the opportunity and close the labeling gap to the iPhone X with a model 9.

Face-ID is a priority

The result could be that all new smartphones, the Apple released this year, do without Touch ID completely and only relies on face recognition via Face ID. No one can say in which price spheres these devices will move exactly. Clearly, it is likely that Apple, at least with the OLED variants, will find itself well above the 1.000 euros mark. How the LCD version will behave, could be exciting. Previous reports speak of $ 700- $ 800.

The plastic card rejected by eSIM

Another consideration that the company uses with the apple in its logo is the following. potential integration of another SIM slots. That's actually creating this function in new models can be questioned. After all, the group is also working on a so-called eSIM solution that makes SIM cards redundant, since the plastic card is replaced by a small chip in the phone. Design enthusiasts may also be happy that the gold version of the device is expected to come back this year. Due to production issues over the past year, Apple has refrained from doing so on the 2017 models. The information comes from, among others, Mark Gurman, a blogger with a high success rate for leaks from Apple.

The display design remains the same

As the Business Insiders have learned, one of the iPhone X LCD models edge to edge instead of the OLED screen. The already known Face ID will offer the smartphone, but should probably settle in the middle clbad and "only" cost between 650 and 900 US dollars. If Apple realizes it, it seems unlikely at the present time, where the Californian manufacturer has until now put on top of the range products. Nevertheless, the cheaper model of Pegatron or Wriston must be produced; The other two models are said to come from Foxconn's work, it says.

In addition, all three iPhones must be equipped with the known TrueDepth iPhone X camera, so that Apple continues to expand the augmented reality segment

Apple iPhone X Plus – Specifications

The specifications of the new smartphone from Apple are not yet known, but we can badume that they hardly differ from the iPhone X to the Exception of the display. Apple has similar design equalities of intrinsic values ​​drawn through its previous iPhones and adjusted in the models brothers still only display, battery, case, camera and main memory. The latter should no longer be a distinctive feature, because even in the "small" model, an ambitious dual camera is installed. Technical details such as processor, GPU, antenna technology, memory, connectivity modules and functional hardware remained intact.

Triple Camera will not be ready until 2019

Huawei did it with its P20 Pro, now Apple also Taking up the technology and turning it into a trend: we're talking about the third sensor of the camera with which the ship Admiral Huawei "perfects" the photos, as the Chinese manufacturer boldly announces. But this rumor is now the supplier of Apple Largan Precision killed. According to the online edition of the Taiwanese daily DigiTimes it is only in 2019 that smartphone manufacturers will increasingly rely on triple cameras. The conclusion: The iPhone X 2018 comes without a third camera on the market

Rumors go even further: Apple could wait until 2019, since Largan Precision is just beginning mbad production of periscopic lenses. These allow a lossless zoom of five times. The Oppo Find X is the first smartphone to ship this technology.

One thing is certain, however, Apple will also equip the main camera with the same 3D technology as the front camera in the future. Here is a flight time camera (TOF camera) that measures the path of a light pulse towards the object and back. Called "True Depth" by Apple, this technology is used in Face Detection to bring animojis to life. At the back of the device, on the other hand, the 3D sensor is supposed to be used for augmented reality applications.

The capacity of the battery

It will take a long time before the release of the new iPhone series. Nevertheless, rumors about the new Apple phone are mushrooming. The KGI-Securities badyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, who has released a large amount of information on battery capacity, has provided the latest information. As a result, Apple wants to continue to keep the unusual L-shaped form of its energy storage in the future. Unlike the current design, consisting of two cells, the next version of the L battery, but only one cell show. This should increase the battery capacity of the iPhone X from the current 2716 mAh to 2900 – 3000 mAh. It's less than 10%. However, since the affected cell phone is an energy efficient iPhone, the impact on longevity could be considerable. For example, the iPhone X still accounted for 57% of the total capacity after a 24-hour test, while the Samsung Galaxy S8's 3000m battery remained at 51% under the same conditions.

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the increase in capacity based on new technology only affects the direct successor of the iPhone X this year (5.8 inches). The largest variant of 6.5 inches, however, will continue to be equipped with two battery cells – but comes because of the dimensions of a higher capacity of 3300 – 3400 mAh

Apple iPhone X Plus – The connectivity

Up to now, the new Standard Connection 5G only a marginal phenomenon. In the future, however, the technology should provide download rates in the range of gigabytes. Apart from the first tests and statements by mobile operators, 5G is still in its infancy. This should change now. According to a report from Fast Company Apple is currently working on the integration of technology into the future iPhone generation.

Apple is relying on Intel's help. According to the report, a "small army" is working on implementation. Interesting: Qualcomm probably does not matter anymore. The chip maker's discussions with Apple were "limited". In the long run, the Cupterino company is considering turning its back on Qualcomm and relying entirely on Intel chips. Always use the iPhones processors from both manufacturers. The ongoing lawsuit between Apple and Qualcomm and the imminent acquisition of chip maker by competitor Broadcom should be responsible for the change in strategy.

There is probably no exact timetable for integrating 5G into upcoming iPhones. The source quotes the year 2020 as the first release date

USB Type C instead of Lightning

As the technological site MacRumors quoted Weibo's Twitter correspondent, the new generation of Apple will release this year Power supplies are provided. The Chinese technical magazine DigiTimes underpins the previous report – but adds that an integrated USB-C connection will only be introduced in the 2019 generation. Conversely, this could mean that Apple is giving up on the future to also take on the Lightning connection because, according to MacRumors sources, the iPhone X (2018) must be equipped for the first time with a USB type C power supply, the should load much faster compared to previous power supplies. Specifically, the next iPhones could be accompanied by an adapter offering a USB-C-to-Lightning connection. This should be possible up to 18 watts during the charging process. The rated load would be again half full within thirty minutes. Although current iPhone models also offer a quick charge function, Apple only offers the corresponding cable for a fee. However, there is no official evidence of Apple

Apple has recently committed to the European Commission to introduce the USB-C as a single charging port for future models manufactured for the EU by 2021 at the latest. A change would not be surprising in this regard. However, the decision does not say that USB-C should be built into the device itself – even adapter cables are enough.

Apple may want to do without the connection Lightning

without jack 3.5 millimeters for headphones on the market. As an alternative, the company introduced the AirPods Bluetooth wireless headphones and an adapter that connects to the Lightning interface and connects the smartphone to the wired headphones. With future devices, this possibility could be omitted with load taking, as Bloomberg reports .

iPhone completely without connection

According to the report, Apple's designers want to remove in the future all the remaining external connections – all in front of the Lightning connector. The idea seems to exist already since the iPhone X; At that time, however, wireless technologies were not enough to take that step. This could change in the future, however, some disadvantages would have this project again.

Wired earphones owners are likely to respond to an iPhone without a connection, because without the Lightning interface, there would be almost no way to use them – so customers would be forced to switch to a Bluetooth headset. In addition, the smartphone would now be wirelessly recharged by induction. However, this method is currently largely subject to wired fast charging technologies and the price of the iPhone should further increase through a corresponding charging station. Last but not least, you can not connect the iPhone directly to the computer, which could cause inconvenience in data transfer. For these reasons, it is currently more questionable whether the connection is already eliminated in the next generation of iPhone. In the future, however, this could certainly be the case.

iPhone X Plus as the first dual-SIM iPhone

The simultaneous operation of two SIM cards simultaneously is a specialty of Android phones. Apple has until now paid no attention to the dual functionality. However, this could change with upcoming iPhones. This speculates the Apple Orakle Ming Chi Kuo in a recent report. According to him, in 2018 at least one iPhone with dual-SIM functionality will come on the market. Instead of the usual LTE support on one card and 3G on the other, both SIM cards are supposed to work with an LTE connection, so Kuo. As noted Macrumor it is not clear whether Apple is betting on a dual SIM card slot or is looking for an eSIM solution, as in the Apple Watch Series 3.

This should be possible thanks to the new chips, which will be installed in the next generation of iPhone. They are able to use MIMO 4×4 technology. MIMO is data transmission based on multiple transmit and receive antennas. According to Kuo, Apple uses both Qualcomm and Intel chips. The latter manufacturer provides between 70 and 80 percent of the necessary processors, which would confirm a slow turnaround Qualcomm of Apple. With this new technology, LTE connections will work much faster, reports the report.

RAM and battery capacity are increased

The first information about the batteries of iPhones 2018 has already appeared in the global network. As a result, Apple also wanted to stick to the unusual L shape of energy storage in the current year. Instead of using two cells, however, in the future only a single cell should be used – at least for the less expensive version with a diagonal of 6.1 inches display. The other two devices, which are direct successors of the iPhone X and Plus version, should continue to receive two cells. This information is now confirmed by the badyst of KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo according to the online portal MacRumors .

Away from the battery, Kuo also presented new details on the performance of upcoming smartphones. As a result, the memory of the two top devices should be 4 GB in the future. Previously, there was still 2 GB in the iPhone 8 and at least 3 GB in the iPhone X and 8 Plus. However, these values ​​are not qualitatively comparable to those of Android competition, where 4 GB are more middle clbad.

Apple iPhone X Plus – The Price

Although Apple obviously struggles, the disadvantages of current devices (battery capacity, memory), it does not affect all future models. Thus, the cheapest version will continue to receive only 3 GB of memory; on the price of the lowest hardware, but probably not effect. While earlier rumors called the 6.1-inch variant of a price between 649 and 749 US dollars, this should be according to the latest information already 700-800 US dollars.

Every year in autumn, the time has come: The new Apple smartphone models are emerging. The devices are getting faster and faster from year to year, but also more and more expensive. The flagship iPhone X model from the previous year cost the market launch in the higher version with 256GB of RAM proudly with 1.319 euros. It was still one of the most expensive mobile phones in the retail business. Since then, the price has only fallen marginally.

The interested parties, who are planning to order the storage version with 256 GB, are still paying around 1100 euros today. For comparison, the only available since spring 2018, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and its big brother S9 Plus costs 849 euros and 949 euros, but are already, for example, at Amazon, for less.

In the future even cheaper

Perhaps the company Cuppertino, however, has become aware of its own pricing strategy. According to a report on "9to5Mac", Apple should be able to reduce the list of materials by 10 percent. This could benefit the end user. However, only if the group with the logo of the apple, this savings does not want to book elsewhere for themselves. If this is not the case, the models launched this year could all be even cheaper.

The rated load should be half full within thirty minutes. Although current iPhone models also offer a quick charge function, Apple does not provide matching cable. There is no official notice from Apple.