What are the advantages to having a phone, any phone, with 5G - currently or even in 2020? I understand that downloads would be significantly faster in theory. Even with that I don't know many people that are downloading things that require significant bandwidth on a regular basis. And, of course, having a faster download speed doesn't mean that whatever server I'm connected to can upload fast enough for me to notice.
You're correct, there might be no real-world benefit for most folks. Heck, how many people really need a 100+GB internet connection.
What matters to the companies selling this stuff is that you THINK there's benefits, thus you buy it. Apple will want you to think there's benefits too so you buy a new iPhone, but until they offer it expect to see a plethora of comments explaining (IMHO accurately for the most part) why there aren't any.
Yes, this is the sixth scenario, which neither AI nor the original article have addressed, i.e. that 5G won't matter in the slightest for most people for at least three or four years, so Apple won't waste premature time or money on it.
IMHO 5G will matter a LOT to Apple as soon as they have the hardware and marketing in place to profit from it, even if the value to the buyer is still iffy. Apple's goal ain't protecting you from paying too much for a not-yet-mature tech that you don't need. They'll profit from selling it to you as soon as it makes business sense for them with all the needed chips/hardware in place even if the tech roll-out itself is still immature and you the buyer isn't realizing the benefits. As long as you believe you need it is good enough.
Not what I said.
Apple didn't support 4G for quite a while after it was available. I don't see them doing much different with 5G, especially given the dearth of compatible modems.
Apple wouldn't be wasting time or money on it if there's good profit to be made. The hardware is the holdup and not the immaturity of the tech and it's value IMHO.
No, the hardware is available. It just isn't available to Apple.
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