Although only a few weeks have passed since the launch of the new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, rumors that new generations of smartphones will attract more attention from the industry are already beginning to be heard. Everything points however on the surprises will not be too many in 2019.

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, a renowned analyst in the sector, whose sources are close to the company's suppliers, one of the main changes that the Cupertino company could introduce into the models of the iPhone l & # 39; 39 next year would be the Improved facial identification for more versatile and accurate facial recognition, also increasing the speed of it. A natural step considering that this is the main method of unlocking the terminal and that, unless surprise, it will remain for years to come.

It seems unlikely that the company opts for the introduction of a new biometric system, such as the fingerprint reader, that we have already seen in phones such as the Huawei Mate 20 Pro or the OnePlus 6T. The improvements made to Face ID have been improved. be consistent to polish every possible friction. Similarly, everything indicates that the new iPhone 2019 will continue to have a design, if not equal, very similar that we see since the introduction of the iPhone X.

And the 5G for when?

One of the most fascinating aspects for the future of the iPhone is when the first will arrive with the support of 5G connectivity, whose commercial deployment will actually begin next year. Several Android panorama makers are already striving to include it in their devices. Qualcomm said a few weeks ago that "two flagship projects" will arrive with this possibility for users in 2019 thanks to its X50 modem, being one of them, presumably, Samsung.

As revealed Quick businessHowever, the 5G could take longer to reach the iPhone. Citing sources close to Apple's projects, they say the apple-pie company will take a step forward towards new connectivity in 2020. They would use the Intel 8161 modem, which would be the only supplier of the company to equip its smartphones with this new quality after having completely broken its relations with its Californian neighbors of Qualcomm.

The reasons for this delay could be multiple for Apple, the most important being the dependence of the same Intel to be able to implement this technology. The company is working on a test modem, the 8060, which would offer different solutions. problems of overheating and heat dissipation, which will have to be resolved in the future 8161 for its final implementation in the iPhone.