The industry chain estimates that during the one-year life cycle of Apple’s 5G iPhone, total shipments can exceed 120 million units.
Editor’s note: This article comes from Tencent Technology , author Silicon Valley Analysis Lion.
January 17, according to the latest foreign media reports, Apple ’s iPhone 12 design this year will not change much compared to last year, at least it will still be equipped with Liu Haiping, because of the strength of the current supply chain In other words, the camera cannot be placed below the screen.
The above report comes from a Barclays report. The information collected from Apple’s supply chain shows that the iPhone 12 that Apple will release later this year will be equipped with a ToF 3D camera, and AR capabilities will be significantly improved. The new Face ID facial recognition system will respond faster.
The report also states that the high-end models of iPhone 12 (the successor to iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max) will be equipped with the new ToF 3D camera sensor, which can help iPhone create 3D maps and also help Apple optimize its Augmented Reality (AR) applications.
ToF (time-of-flight) lens is a “time-of-flight” lens. When used in mobile phone photography systems, it uses laser technology to calculate the “transmit-to-receive” time to construct a 3D image. Compared to the original deep-sensing lens of Face ID, ToF provides more accurate depth perception and 3D image accuracy.
ToF lenses are currently used on some Samsung phones, such as the Galaxy Note 10+. Samsung has demonstrated how to makeCapture pictures of objects with sensors and quickly create 3D models. As a result, users with a 3D printer at home may be able to print out copies. Since ToF provides depth data, it can also be used to improve portrait portraits of the iPhone. With more depth information, Apple can make these photos clearer.
There have been rumors that the iPhone 12 may be equipped with up to 6GB of memory, and Barclays confirmed this in a new report. Of course, Apple will only use it in the higher-end iPhone 12 series.
The new report states that Apple will remove the Lightning interface from at least one iPhone model in 2021, which is in line with analyst Mingming Guo’s prediction last month. They say that this will also make EarPods wired headphones no longer included in the new machine.
According to the information given in several previous reports by Guo Mingyu, Apple plans to release five new iPhones in 2020, including “iPhone SE 2” (or “iPhone 9”) to be released at the end of March, Four high-end models supporting 5G were launched in the fall.
In addition, 4 new iPhones supporting 5G networks will ship 80-85 million units in 2020 (the iPhone 11 series shipments are expected to be 75 million units in 2019), and mmWave-enabled models will be released. The proportion of goods is 15-20%.
Industry chain estimates that in the one-year life cycle of Apple’s 5G iPhone, total shipments can exceed 120 million units, which will drive overall iPhone shipments. It is expected that Apple’s shipments in 2019 will be insufficient 200 million units, but with the stimulation of new 5G machines, Apple’s overall shipments may exceed 210 million units in 2020.