A new research report from reputed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via MacRumors) details a number of intriguing new features Apple is planning to bring to its 2019 iPhone lineup. For starters, the form factors on Apple’s next-gen iPhone lineup will essentially be the same as Apple’s 2018 iPhone models, which is to say that we’ll see successors to the 6.1-inch iPhone XR, 5.8-inch iPhone XS, and the gargantuan 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max. While there have been rumblings that the iPhone XR successor might feature an OLED display, Kuo maintains that the device will stick with an LCD display. Apple will presumably transition the entirety of its iPhone lineup to OLED at some point, but that’s not in the cards for 2019.
Now onto the fun stuff. Kuo relays that Apple’s 2019 iPhone models will incorporate frosted glass casing, larger batteries, bilateral wireless charging, and as previously rumored, enhanced Face ID. While larger batteries will hopefully result in longer battery life, that’s not necessarily a sure thing. Bilateral wireless charging is particularly intriguing, with Kuo noting that Apple’s new iPhones will be able to serve a charging point for other devices. Notably, Kuo adds that Apple, contrary to some previous rumors we’ve seen, will not be abandoning its Lightning connector for USB-C later this year.
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Massive leak reveals key details about Apple’s 2019 iPhone lineup originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 18 Feb 2019 at 10:12:16 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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