The tech giant is expected to offer new iPhones today that could include technology for making emergency phone calls even without a cellular signal. The new feature, which reportedly will rely on a chip designed to talk to low-orbit satellites, may not arrive this year , according to earlier reporting by Bloomberg.
Regardless, the new iPhone is expected to still rely on 5G wireless technology for day-to-day connectivity. If announced this year, the new feature could help Apple's latest iPhone stand apart even though it'll have a similar look to last year's device, save for a rumored smaller notch for the front-facing camera and sensors. Other rumored features include an upgraded camera and a better screen.
There are also potentially new colors rumored, and a new 1TB storage option. But, she said, Apple has a knack for coming up with something for fans to get excited about.
Read more: Apple Sept. This year's launch will mark another test for Apple, which already counts a billion iPhones actively being used around the world. And the phone's popularity continues to grow. Last year's iPhone 12 was such a hit that it pushed Apple's sales and profit to new records, even though the device launched in the middle of one of the worst health and economic crises in a century.
The iPhone 13's job will be to help Apple keep the momentum going, even with a pandemic that stubbornly won't go away. Historically, the hype around new iPhones seems muted when the outward design remains the same. Apple somewhat acknowledges this, adding an "S" to the name of these inner-changed iPhones, starting with 's iPhone 3GS, which the company originally said stood for "speed.
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It's likely counting on consumers seeking out 5G phones to "futureproof" their purchase. And while the first 5G phones were limited by what networks they could access, the newer 5G modems enable unlocked phones and tap into all different types of the technology. If you bought a 5G phone last year, "you weren't future-proofing," Creative Strategies analyst Carolina Milanesi said. The entire iPhone 12 lineup features a new design reminiscent of Apple's iPad Pro tablets. The flatter sides give the iPhones a new feel for the first time in three years.
All models come with a new, ultra-strong Corning-designed front cover display, dubbed "ceramic shield. Check out the results of our iPhone 12 drop test. They also get bumps in their camera capabilities. None of the new iPhone 12 models come without 5G connectivity, whether you have 5G service in your area or not.
Or you can opt to not activate 5G service on your new iPhone 12 and benefit from the faster 4G capabilities in the device. That follows the same strategy Samsung rolled out earlier this year. Starting with its Galaxy S20 lineup, all of Samsung's new flagship phones.
Outside the US, though, Samsung still offers 4G models, something that ultimately hurt its position when it came to 5G sales.
That won't be the case with the iPhone All markets will have 5G iPhones, though only the US versions are capable of connecting to ultra-fast -- but short range -- millimeter wave networks. While Samsung has released a dozen 5G phones since its first device in early , it will fall to No.
Apple, with less than three months of sales, will become No.
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