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Conflicting iPhone SE rumors about impending refresh, doom of line both probably wrong
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Analyst sees 'iPhone 8' super cycle falling just short of 2016 iPhone 6 sales heights
In unrelated news Samsung's flagships don't seem to be doing as well in real life figures.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.androidauthority.com/samsung-refutes-reports-lackluster-galaxy-s8-sales-786591/amp/
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It doesn't matter that Apple's 'iPhone 8' may not support 4G Gigabit LTE or 5G
rotateleftbyte said:Samsung will have the bragging rights "We can do 1Gb. Apple Can't"
Expect TV adverts all over the place saying this about the time of the phone release.
It won't matter one bit that the carrier infrastructure nor that the 5G standard is ratified, Apple will lose out. The Phone buying public will see that one phone can do it and the iPhone can't. They'll buy the one that can despite the fact that no one could use it this side of 2020.
Sorry apple but those are the fact of life. Personally, I don't care but Data speeds are important to quite a few people.The Samsung Galaxy S8 has the hardware to support Bluetooth 5, but there are things missing, which means you can't access the Bluetooth 5 functionality yet. -
Apple's Phil Schiller makes argument for screens on voice assistant devices like Amazon Ec...
hmurchison said:Isn't this the guy Apple trots out for Comedic Relief? -
Apple's Tim Cook says increasing pace of 'iPhone 8' leaks hurting sales
And yet Samsug gets a pass even though "Sales from the mobile unit declined, with the business posting an operating profit of $1.8 billion (2.07 trillion won), down 47% from the $3.4 billion (3.89 trillion won) it netted a year ago".
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-posts-record-profits-q1-2017-even-phone-sales-decline