#iphone plus (2018)

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2018 iPhone X said to be the size of iPhone 8 Plus; iOS 12 to feature horizontal Face ID capability

2018 iPhone X said to be the size of iPhone 8 Plus; iOS 12 to feature horizontal Face ID capability

“According to a new report, the 2018 iPhone will roughly be the same size as the current iPhone 8 Plus,” Ali Salman reports for WCCFTech. “Apart from the general size comparison, there is also information about iOS 12 adding support for horizontal Face ID.”

“The news comes from Macotakara and cites a ‘reliable supplier information source’ claiming that the highly anticipated 6.5-inch…

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TSMC ramps up production of Apple's next-gen 7nm A12 SoC

TSMC ramps up production of Apple’s next-gen 7nm A12 SoC

“Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is likely to score record profits for 2018 as the company will be gradually ramping up volume production of 7nm process in the second half of the year to fulfill lucrative orders from Apple for fabricating A12 application processors for its 2018 new iPhone models and from Quacomm for processing its new-generation smartphone chips, according to…

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Here's a reason to be excited about Apple's upcoming product cycle

Here’s a reason to be excited about Apple’s upcoming product cycle

“Apple’s current product cycle got off to a bumpy start. The company announced three new iPhones in mid-September — iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X — but it only began shipping the former two in September,” Ashraf Eassa reports for The Motley Fool. “Apple didn’t even begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone X until late October, and deliveries didn’t begin until early November.”

“T…

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It's finally time for Apple's iPhone to expand into lower-priced categories

It’s finally time for Apple’s iPhone to expand into lower-priced categories

“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if Apple wants to sell more iPhones — and quarterly iPhone sales are the metric that many are using to measure how the Cupertino giant is performing — then it needs to release a cheaper iPhone,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes for ZDNet. “And I don’t mean some hack device like the iPhone 5c or the iPhone SE.”

[The] 6.1-inch LCD iPhone may have…

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Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to unveil two 6.1-inch LCD iPhones this year; one budget-priced at just $550, another with dual-SIM capability

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to unveil two 6.1-inch LCD iPhones this year; one budget-priced at just $550, another with dual-SIM capability

“Apple is predicted to launch two versions of a rumored 6.1-inch LCD iPhone later this year, one with a starting price as low as $550 and another potentially outfitted with dual-SIM dual standby (DSDS) technology, according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider.

“In a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Kuo says Apple may be planning a DSDS-capable…

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Apple to enter trial production of next-gen iPhones this quarter, sources say

Apple to enter trial production of next-gen iPhones this quarter, sources say

“With Apple reportedly to make 3D sensing a standard for its 2018 series iPhone devices, trial production of the new series is expected to kick off in the second quarter of 2018 at the earliest, as Apple will try to avoid a repeat of the mishap caused by the initial low yield rates on production of 3D sensor modules for those models introduced last year, according to sources from Taiwan-based IC…

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