You might want to remain patient before buying your next iPhone.
Sure, the expected unveiling of Apple’s iPhone 11 (if that's what it's called) is still roughly two months away, and all we are going on at this stage are leaks and rumors.
But there are already hints that the 2019 iPhone upgrade cycle will be comparatively modest, if not actually a bit of a bore, with far more significant changes coming in 2020. Most notably, if you’re looking for an iPhone compatible with the blazing-fast 5G networks that carriers have started to roll out, you’ll almost certainly have to wait until next year.
Granted these are the early days of 5G, and Apple has a long history of adopting technologies on its own timetable rather than rushing to be first. But you can’t help but notice all the Android rivals that have already or will be shortly going all in with 5G handsets.
What this all suggests for the iPhone faithful is that waiting may be your best option.
That is unless you are tempted by an Android field that continues to get stronger. I've been very impressed with the OnePlus 7 Pro I took on a recent vacation. It's not a 5G phone either – that comes later – but many people who saw it were intrigued by its lovely screen and design, and the camera is terrific.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Aug. 7 when Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 10, the next versions of its priciest phones, of which there may be one or two 5G variants.
Sure, the expected unveiling of Apple’s iPhone 11 (if that's what it's called) is still roughly two months away, and all we are going on at this stage are leaks and rumors.
But there are already hints that the 2019 iPhone upgrade cycle will be comparatively modest, if not actually a bit of a bore, with far more significant changes coming in 2020. Most notably, if you’re looking for an iPhone compatible with the blazing-fast 5G networks that carriers have started to roll out, you’ll almost certainly have to wait until next year.
Granted these are the early days of 5G, and Apple has a long history of adopting technologies on its own timetable rather than rushing to be first. But you can’t help but notice all the Android rivals that have already or will be shortly going all in with 5G handsets.
What this all suggests for the iPhone faithful is that waiting may be your best option.
That is unless you are tempted by an Android field that continues to get stronger. I've been very impressed with the OnePlus 7 Pro I took on a recent vacation. It's not a 5G phone either – that comes later – but many people who saw it were intrigued by its lovely screen and design, and the camera is terrific.
Meanwhile, all eyes will be on Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Aug. 7 when Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 10, the next versions of its priciest phones, of which there may be one or two 5G variants.
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