It's September 10th and Apple unveils 3 different smartphones: the iPhone 11, the iPhone 11 Pro and the iPhone 11 Pro Max in a pretty boring event.
Alright, don't get me wrong here, there' nothing bad about the events itself but I'm rather referring to the phones, which will not have any real innovation in terms of design.
Well unless you consider this monstrosity as innovation!
But anyway, there's one major thing that the iPhones this year are missing: 5G.
So when manufacturers like Samsung, Oppo, LG, Motorolla, and even Oneplus have 5G phones, why isn't Apple making one?
Let's find out!
So, let's required the clock and see what happened with Apple and their efforts to make 5G phones.
Earlier, Apple and Qualcomm were working together and with Qualcomm working on 5G modems way back in 2016 itself, it was speculated that iPhones will have 5G by 2019.
But later, Apple broke up with Qualcomm, then talked about partnering with Intel and finally, when they did settle the issue with Qualcomm in 2019, now they are talking about buying the smartphone modem business from intel for $1 billion.
So, it's neither Qualcomm, nor Intel, but Apple themselves are going to make 5G modems in-house.
Well, why am I blabbering about business history?
Because, this would mean 2 things: First of all, Apple has missed the boat when it comes to manufacturing a 5G iPhone in 2019, whether they accept it or not.
Secondly, when 5G finally does come to iPhone, it'll be pitch-perfect, like any other Apple feature would be.
That's exactly what we are going to talk in the next section: Apple being the perfectionist.
You see, Apple and Samsung are the opposite ends of the same spectrum.
While Samsung goes outright innovative and tries to be the first to put features into their phones in the market, Apple always puts features into the iPhone only after intensive testing.
Take the Galaxy Fold and the iPhone X for example, Apple had put AMOLED screen and wireless charging 4-5 years after they were introduced in the market, while the Galaxy Fold was the first folding phone in the market.
And they did fail badly.
But anyways, this trend will continue in 5G as well.
But if asked about "Why there is no 5G in the iPhone?", Apple will cleverly say that "The world is not ready for 5G yet" answer.
That answer might be technically true because 5G as of now exists in very few places in a limited way.
But what Apple sells today is not just used today.
The point is, Apple will be Apple, which is good if you're a regular customer, but irritating if you are an enthusiast.
So it's not just Apple's mistake, but also AT&T's because, in the 5G race, Verizon wireless is way ahead of where AT&T is.
AT&T has told that they have no interest in 5G popularity contest and that their focus is on customer satisfaction.
Wait, what?
Aren't these 2 things that I heard from AT&T contradictory to each other?
Anyways, finally, the price of the phones: With iPhones already being the costliest phones out there in the market, putting new technology into the iPhone pushes the price even more, which would be a concern for Apple, given the current market situation.
Alright, should you change your purchase decision to buy the iPhone just because it doesn't have 5G?
Well, for that, I've to tell you a story.
In October of 2013, I went ahead and bought the Xiaomi Mi 3, which was a flagship from Xiaomi but didn't have 4G.
Fast forwards 18 months to 2015, that phone was pretty usable, but everybody around me had 4G phones.
And as usual, I was out of money and was forced to keep the 3G device for 8 more months.
Now, buying iPhones this year would be pretty similar to what I did earlier.
Within the next couple of years, the market will be flooded with 5G phones with even midrange devices coming with 5G.
Recently, I conducted a poll in one of my popular videos asking "How long will you use your phone?", to which, the majority of people answered "24 months or more".
Now, when it happens to be an iPhone, that period will be even more than 24 months, at 3 years or even 4 years, given Apple's support and the cost of these iPhones.
So, if you're planning prolonged usage of the next iPhone that you're going to buy, it's probably not a good idea to buy this year's model, because trust me, 5G is going to be the next big thing!