The next AirPods refresh could be potentially postponed until 2021
Apple was predicted to refresh its popular AirPods earphones line this year, but it’s starting to increasingly look like the planned updates could be delayed until next year.
Nikkei
The coronavirus could complicate Apple’s planned iPhone production hike
Apple’s suppliers reportedly caution that the coronavirus could impact the company’s plan to boost iPhone production in the first half of 2020 by ten percent from a year ago.
2020 iPhones said to feature the most advanced 5G chips, made by Qualcomm
All three iPhone models that Apple will release next year should boast the world’s most advanced 5G chips made by Qualcomm, a new report claims.
Nikkei says AirPods Qi case will also charge an iPhone, or is it the other way around?
A new report leaves many questions unanswered. How would that tiny battery inside the upcoming AirPods wireless charging case provide sufficient power for your iPhone? Is this the same case that Apple previewed alongside iPhone X last year? Color us puzzled.
Apple could switch to in-house power management chip for iPhone in two years
Within the next two years, iPhones could lower power consumption and increase performance by using an in-house designed power management chip.
Apple’s “headset-like” AR device apparently coming no later than 2019
“A significant AR device” will have a fully transparent lens to let users see through and interact with the environment.
Future HomePod may offer 3D sensing features, including facial and image recognition
A next-generation HomePod with some sort of Face ID technology is said to launch in 2019.
Apple estimated to build only 500,000 HomePods for December launch
Good luck getting HomePod this December: Apple’s $349 wireless speaker will see limited launch supply, but Foxconn will be coming on board in 2018 to help boost production.
Nikkei: all iPhones released next year will use OLED screens
Apple is working to phase out LCD screens on iPhones for good as a trio of new models coming down the pike next year are expected to feature OLED displays.
These are key iPhone 8 production issues plaguing Apple and its suppliers
Piggy-backing on KGI’s report alleging mass-production of iPhone 8 could be delayed to as late as October-November, Nikkei confirmed today that delivery delay is to be expected as the company’s component makers “strive for perfection”.
Nikkei: Apple places order for 70 million bendable OLEDs for iPhone 8 with Samsung
Apple has placed a huge order for seventy million bendable organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels with Samsung’s display-making arm for use in iPhone 8, Nikkei reported Monday. Apple and Samsung Display, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, signed a deal last year to supply 100 million OLEDs for iPhone 8. In February 2017, Apple contracted Samsung to build an additional 60 million OLEDs for a total of 160 million units in 2017.
iPhone 8 may have (slightly) curved screen after all
Contradicting a recent report, Japanese outlet Nikkei Asian Review wrote Wednesday that Apple’s rumored 5.8-inch iPhone will have a display based on active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) technology that’s slightly curved on the sides, but not as curved as Samsung’s Galaxy series.
A source familiar with the handset’s design said the curve of the iPhone 8 screen will be “gentler” than the screen curvature of Samsung’s Edge handsets because of the challenges of making curved glass covers to match screens.
