We talked previously and in several articles that Apple has Opportunity this year While its competitors increase the prices of their devices, rumors say that Apple will reduce the price of X by $ 100 to start at $ 899 instead of $ 999, but it seems that these dreams will evaporate due to the world's transition to 5G technology, which begins its global spread next year.
How are general technologies developing?
There are technologies that are considered special techniques to be the way Samsung illuminates its OLED screens; This technology is exclusive to Samsung and registered for it, but it is not a general thing, meaning only those who buy a screen from Samsung will benefit from it. But the matter differs, for example, in the phone chip, as all companies use the same chip; The same applies to computers USB and HDMI. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology, as well as communication networks. Here all companies around the world use the same command and it cannot be exclusive to one company. It is unreasonable to say HTC has the right to use Bluetooth 6.0, for example (not present, and this is an example). How are these technologies developed?
This is done by alliances between companies, for example, Bluetooth and USB are institutions in which many companies participate and provide research to develop these technologies. In the case of Bluetooth, for example, most companies around the world are involved in developing this technology, but the situation is completely different in communications, let it be the fourth generation LTE or the fifth 5G. Where each company independently or in cooperation with others develops their own technologies because the conflict here is in competition. Every company wants to reach the fastest way to connect to the network, and you remember how mocking Samsung currently is about Apple because the S9 devices are faster to connect to the Internet than the iPhone X.
Now that we know how general technologies are developing, we can answer the question of how this will affect the price of the iPhone?
Apple will pay more
After each company develops its own technologies, it registers its own patents, and no company around the world has the right to use their technologies without prior permission. There are 3 leading companies that are considered to have mainly developed the 5G “not alone, but they are the basis” and these companies are “Nokia, Ericsson and Qualcomm”. Yes, do not be surprised, as Nokia is still a leader in research and development. The death of the phone division does not mean that Nokia is over. The same is true with Ericsson, which disappeared after its separation from Sony and the famous Sony Ericsson phones, but these companies specialized mainly in research and development of technologies. And of course with them, the industry leader in this field, "Qualcomm" archenemy of Apple, which of course will support it in its next processor 855 as it is rumored.
A few days ago, the companies concluded a coordination agreement between them to use their patents, according to which those who wish to use 5G technology will have to pay Nokia 3 euros ($ 3.5), and Ericsson decided to charge $ 2.5-5.0 according to the price of the device. As for Qualcomm, as it is known, it gets a percentage and the company decided that its percentage will be 2.275% of the selling price of the device up to $ 400, and the price increases to become 3.5% in the case of using 5G / 4G / 3G with their own technologies, meaning this may mean a total of $ 21 or more on Apple paid it as a "fee" to support XNUMXG technology.
The effect of fees on the price of the iPhone
Some may see that $ 21 is a very low amount and will not affect Apple and the iPhone, but this is not true, it is known that Apple achieves the highest profit margin from the iPhone, for example, the cost of cutting the iPhone X is more expensive than the cost of the iPhone 8 Plus at $ 82 but Apple has made The price difference is $ 200. This means that an increase in the cost of the fee line by $ 21 means, in Apple accounts, an increase in the sales price of $ 50. This dispels old dreams that Apple will reduce the price of the iPhone X by $ 100 because there are $ 50 increased due to fees and of course there are other increases.
Maybe not the next iPhone
It is known that Apple is a company that takes a long time before adding differential technologies, so many sources said that the iPhone, which will be released after two weeks, will not support 5G, but rather the iPhone next year. But the beginning of 2019 will issue the Samsung S10 and of course it will support 5G, and here it will have a fatal feature which is that those whose area is supported by 5G around the world must acquire Samsung devices or P30 from Huawei or any phone but not the iPhone. Imagine that you will go to the Apple Store and buy the latest phone that does not support the new network. Logically and according to theoretical calculations, Apple will not support 5G this year, but you may want to claim the title of the first flagship phone to support 21G networks. A difficult and financially expensive choice. $ 5 per device means more than $ 999 billion annually that Apple pays Qualcomm, Nokia and Ericsson. The support will be iPhone and iPad as well. And it is unreasonable for Apple to reduce the price of the iPhone and then increase it again next year, so we expect the price to become the same as $ XNUMX for the X
Do you expect Apple to increase the price of the iPhone to support 5G? Will it take place this year? Or did she decide, out of habit, to bear the cost difference?
Sources:
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Which regions of the world will use 5G? I expect some global capitals only, and until the end of XNUMX it will spread.
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Apple, as usual, is the last company to make a decision to add a big feature like this, and if it happens and Apple changes its policy to get the 5g first, I think it will change its policy also in relation to the sale and sell it as it promised at a lower cost, but it will compensate for the difference from something else and increase it to the price of the iPhone next year
Sure, next year
It is a recent and premature issue because the fifth generation networks do not exist
Originally, in most countries we need two to three years to be available
And then we only talk about phones that support 5g
For your information, Samsung has announced that its upcoming flagship phone is the S10
It will not be the first phone to offer this technology
In 2007, the HSDPA network was available in all countries. Apple supported the third generation network on the iPhone at the end of 2008 with the second iPhone, and here Apple was a year late, and when Apple supported the fourth generation network in 2012 quickly, then there was a chip available that heard the second, third and fourth generation frequencies of networks while the Samsung in the year 2013, in the middle of the year, issued the Galaxy S3 with the fourth generation technology, and the reason for this difference is the lack of a unified standard in all countries in the operation of the fourth generation network, and in 2015 the Emirates Telecommunications Company launched and in Saudi Arabia there were plans to provide the fifth generation and the fifth generation networks available today Most of them support the speed of 2 GB, and if Apple supports the fifth generation, then this means that the world agreed on a unified standard and it is supposed to work until 2020 and this is a huge thing, but where is the problem? Will Apple provide powerful technologies, processors and applications, such as the next iPhone camera to visualize a 4k video similar to the one in Professional cameras, stability in video frames, allow video editing with the premier program. Here, we will benefit from the powerful hardware of the iPhone. But if the applications continue to be equally weak, nothing is mentioned, and I count on preventing If the Apple iPad does not fully support Adobe's software, Apple will deal a knockout blow
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I imagine that Apple will not support 5g service in its phones this year, because this service during the next year will not reach even 10% of networks around the world, so what percentage of devices is expected to need this service.
Perhaps Apple will reduce the prices of its devices this year, but it will return to prices starting at $ 1000 next year
The XNUMXG does not work efficiently in most Arab countries and is not available in many places
Therefore, the five-G is possible after (five) years to be required by us
Our fellow Apple fanatics, when their beloved Apple does not offer a certain feature and be late with it, even if it is an important feature such as fast charging, OLED screens and 5G, they say that it is not important 😄 And what is the method for comforting and deceptively satisfying oneself, no more 😄
For example, if Apple issued phones in the future that do not include a battery and are powered by connecting them to electricity or a mobile battery, I imagine they will say the following:
The battery is not important, as electrical sockets are available everywhere, and it is also possible to use a portable battery 😂😂😂
Apple fans prefer iOS to anything else
OLED technology will mature more with Apple. When Apple supports this technology, I know that it will develop it, especially since Apple is the only one that mentioned the burning of pixels in this technology while the rest of the companies fell silent, and suddenly we began to see the tests of the OLED screens and everyone became an expert of his time. When we saw these tests, isn't there General, we were not aware of this problem, and I expected that Apple would provide real solutions as Apple revived the LCD screen that was dead. Otherwise, we would have been discussing now about the LCD TFT technology, right?
And Android fanatics, when the company adds to them any feature or function of the iPhone, "the world hardly can accommodate them for joy" ...!
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It is true, my brother Smurfs, that Apple fanatics cheered when they got the fast charging feature and OLED screens after Samsung and others for several years
5g is not important. I use 3g and it is very fast, and the area I have supports 4G, but I do not use it because it does not consume the battery. I am using the Zain network in Jordan and this network is known in the world. Zain will certainly support their towers and 5g networks.
Lucky people of the Emirates are the first people to reach new technologies 🙂
Indeed, we are happy in the Emirates with the latest technologies, praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds
Regarding the price, Apple in recent years has become very greedy and is never satisfied with a simple or good profit margin, but it must be a large profit margin, the largest among companies, and what you mentioned in the article about the price difference between the iPhone 8+ and the iPhone X and the cost difference is a good example of that.
Apple is currently working on the idea of the brand, so it sells you a brand or a brand, not just a device, so you exaggerate the prices, as if you bought a high-end international brand cotton T-shirt, you will find its price up to $ 300 and more, while exactly the same from a regular brand, its price may not exceed $ 30. Thank you. 🌹
If I hate Apple as much as you hate it, I would not think I would even enter this site .. you do not torture yourself and enter the place of what you like the products you talk about ??
No, Humo, my brother, I do not hate Apple, and I still use its devices for 8 years and I do not use anything other than Apple devices, but I hate its current policy after Tim Cook of repetition, stereotyping, lack of change and sufficient development with greed by exploiting the user's pocket as I hate fanaticism to it, especially since it is in this frustrating situation only and thanks for your comment 🌹
Apple passed what I said from the 2010 iPhone 4 days
My brother Arkan, in 2010, Apple was not this greedy that you are currently experiencing, and it was not exaggerating the prices of its devices and over-exploiting the user, such as selling accessories individually, as is the case now !!
In 2010, Apple was the wonderful company that satisfies the aspirations of its customers, the company that everyone loves and adores, led by the genius of Steve Jobs, and not the frustrated boring company led by opportunistic thief Tim Cook. There is a very wide difference between the two eras. Thank you for your comment
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(But the beginning of 2019 will release the Samsung S10 and of course it will support 5G and here it will have a fatal feature which is that whoever is supported)
(Apple will not support 5G this year, but it may want to claim the title of the first flagship phone to support XNUMXG networks)
How does Apple want to claim the title of the first flagship phone that supports 5G and you mentioned, my brother, the writer, that the S10 will come with this feature at the beginning of 2019 and that Apple will not introduce it on its iPhone this year.
Either you have fallen short on this paragraph, or you do not consider the S10 to be one of the leading devices, and in either case, your side is right.
Samsung is always the first in providing benefits, and the fifth generation technology is the closest example, as it was a pioneer in many advantages in the past, so it is the one who deserves the title (technology leader). By offering fast charging, OLED screens, etc., and I hope that my expectation will not be fulfilled
Apple does not disappoint us more with its scarcity and delay in offering the advantages and thank you for the useful article المقال
The writer, I am the carrier, responded to you that Apple is delaying the introduction of everything new ... This has become a feature in favor of Apple, and Apple fans say that they do not need the G5 because most Arab countries have not provided the G4 We forgot the feature of FaceTime and Apple Pay .. However, they are deprived of Special services for America only, all of this at the same price It's Apple, gentlemen 🤪
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Sahih, brother Abu Raneem, thank you for your comment
We are after us on the 3G, and I personally are satisfied with 4G. There is no need for 5G because the Internet in the Arab world is known, but the most important thing is the price
The problem in the Arab world is the high cost of internet packages. I need 4 GB for Snapchat, 6 GB for Insta 2 GB, 5 GB for Facebook and Twitter today, in our time, the 5 GB package is not enough for us, so we need reasonable internet packages.
I do not need XNUMXG because there are no towers for that in the Arab world
Add it Apple this year or the coming years, what I care about means the least thing will be supported in limited places within two or three years in specific towers
I mean, never be happy XNUMXG
Now we are complaining about four pockets, which caused weakness, and it came four years or more ago, so how if five came?
Good luck to you
This technology is not important in our Arab region, especially for the next 3 years
Often Apple is planning to make a jump in sales this year similar to the leap of the iPhone 6, and I think it will depend in achieving this leap on the diversity of devices (in the 6 it was the first time Apple launched two devices instead of one and the year D3 instead of 2) and reduce its price (it will be an economical version in a modern way and possible Apple Future versions of it will be deprived of support for XNUMXG networks, as this year will deprive them of AMOLED screens)
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