“A little while ago, generally reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with KGI Securities, whose Apple analysis and predictions have typically been quite accurate, said that while ‘the market generally refers to 2017 as the super cycle of the iPhone, [Kuo and his team] think the real super cycle will be in 2018,'” Ashraf Eassa writes for The Motley Fool.
“Kuo’s reasoning for that claim is based on the following: ‘(1) TrueDepth Camera’s production issues will be significantly addressed in 2018F; (2) new models launched in 2018F will enjoy a longer sales period than those unveiled in 2017; and (3) the product mix, specifications and designs of new iPhone models from 2018F will be more competitive,'” Eassa writes. “Based on the rumors about Apple’s 2018 iPhone lineup that have been trickling out, Kuo is probably onto something.”
“Not only should Apple have an updated version of this year’s iPhone X — a phone that I believe is incredibly competitive — but it’ll have a larger version of that phone, too, which should appeal to a large swath of potential iPhone users as well as large-screen Android phone users who want to switch to Apple but currently won’t due to the lack of a jumbo-sized iPhone X in the marketplace,” Eassa writes. “What could be a really significant iPhone volume driver for Apple, though, is the rumored upcoming lower-cost iPhone with a 6.1-inch liquid crystal display. That phone is expected to offer some of the compelling design elements of the iPhone X and its successors such as a TrueDepth 3D sensing front-facing camera and a nearly bezel-free display, but with some compromises to keep costs low. ”
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MacDailyNews Take: Let’s hear it for two supercycles combined into one long, extended supercycle!
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Zune! HEY ZUNE!!! TANG this .!..
The hype never stops. Gotta keep opinion writers in business, I guess.
I update every other release and have an iPhone 7 currently, so the next cycle would be normal for me. I have less than zero interest in skinny bezels, Face ID or $1,000 price tags.
Not a phone first person, your mileage may vary. My home desktop Mac has a 4K 32” HP Display- my 1st choice. My 13” MacBook Pro is 2nd and the large iPad Pro (using right now on the road) 3rd. The phone is the last thing except when driving via CarPlay.
Live with the X for the two week free trial period and you will change your mind quickly.
Do not want or trust face recognition. It is not about Apple and no phone is worth a grand to me. Your mileage may vary.
Yeah, not everyone on the planet is a smartphone zombie. I can afford an iPhone but have no real need for one. I’m saving my money for the base model iMac Pro. It’s either one or the other and the iMac Pro is my preference.
@ DavGreg = lost… PS we really don’t give a shit what you think, just so you know.
He’s very angry at Apple right now. You leave him alone. I don’t know you.
is intolerant of all of his “neighbors.”
Someday Apple is going to update the mini and ship a Mac Pro and the world will be a much better place.
Still do not want Face Recognition.
Then don’t read or comment on it. Just so you know.
Apple could sell turds with shiny logos to some people.
“I update every other release and have an iPhone 7 currently, so the next cycle would be normal for me.”
By your own statement above, you would be an upgrader to the iPhone 8. Your dislikes of Face ID or the price of the iPhone X is no excuse for not continuing your “every other release” normality.
Now it should be noted that you aren’t obligated to upgrade to the iPhone 8, but its disingenuous to blame the iPhone X tech and price as the reason for not doing so.
He’d rather spend his $$ on good speakers and earbuds/e-phones. The conversation was about the iPh X, remember.
Can’t wait for the iPhone X Plus. In combination with iOS 12, it should make for an incredibly compelling product that takes the gestural user interface to the next level.
“Let’s hear it for two supercycles combined into one long, extended supercycle!”
Several others have previously stated that the so-called Supercycle will be an extended cycle lasting for multiple years. Kuo, now being described as “generally reliable” (down from “well connected” et al), is just shirt tailing with his 2018 theory.
If you will recall, Kuo was at the fore front of claims Apple was having difficulties with behind the screen Touch ID as late as this past June, and could not get enough VCSEL components to ramp iPhone X production. He also stated that Apple would launch iPhone X with just 3 million units.
Interviews with Apple execs since iPhone X launch clearly show that Face ID was Apple’s chosen path for iPhone X security well over a year before its launch, further, component specs and supplier contracts were locked down by November 2016, 7 months before Kuo started his “production problems” meme. Before contracts are awarded suppliers are certified by Apple that they can produce in both quantity and quality. Its more than obvious that all issues on the type of security to be used, and supplier capabilities, were resolved at least 7 months before Kuo sounded his false alarm.
Kuo’s current super cycle meme is 180º out of sync from his June alarmist announcements of just 5 months ago, and comes after Apple has stated, and demonstrated, that there were no such problems.
I’ll say it again, Kuo is a analytic/research farce.
Kuro definitely got that wrong about touchid problems in the iPhone X
But he has been more accurate than anybody: predicting wireless charging and faceID in February, predicting the 5.8 screen with a minus size form factor for the X (when we were still calling it the eight), predicting the 6 and 6 plus form factors before anything be else
Kuo is not perfect but he’s pretty damn good and I’m betting he’s right about the next 3 phones and the extended super cycle
correction of auto correction: before anyone else