Revered Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has predicted that Apple may begin shipping its second-generation AirPods sometime in the second half of next year.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted that Apple will roll out the all-new flexible circuit board design which debuted in iPhone X across its product lineup come 2018.
As demand for AirPods continues to be stronger than expected, respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has now revised his sales estimate for the next year saying the popular wireless earphones will ship double the units.
Even though AirPods and iPads topped the list for most popular gadgets during Cyber Monday, Apple sold some crazy amounts of the new iPhone X as well.
If Apple hopes to compete in the quickly crowded market of streaming services, it will need to start spending a lot more money. If Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster is to believed, Apple is doing just that by spending up to $4.2 billion on original content by 2022.
Apple will continue to dual-source cellular modems for 2018 iPhones from chip makers Intel and Qualcomm, with the updated pre-5G baseband chips enabling faster LTE speeds.
Apple is predicted to release a Plus version of iPhone X next year featuring an OLED panel measuring 6.5 inches diagonally versus the current 5.8-inch iPhone X model.
Additionally, it could be working on a bezel-less 6.1-inch LCD phone for a 2018 launch.
AirPods have definitely become an unexpectedly popular Apple product.
All iPhones due in 2018 will feature a “more complex” metal frame design and casing assembly for better cellular reception and improved data transmission quality, one analyst said Monday.
No iPhones introduced in 2018 will be outfitted with a rear-mounted TrueDepth camera system because Apple and its suppliers are expected to focus on reducing costs and selling prices while implementing other spec upgrades to attract consumers, as per analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reiterated his previous stance that production issues will severely impact early iPhone X supply, predicting that Apple will have just three million units of the OLED handset available at launch.
Reuters is reporting that an unnamed source told (Google Translate) Taiwan-based newspaper Economic Daily News that Apple is planning to cut iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus production by nearly fifty percent in November and December.