Apple's Strategic 5G iPhone Delay
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on December 22, 2018, 8:05 PMApple will not release any 5G-based iPhone until 2020. This makes sense: if your brand is based on predictable quality, it makes sense to wait for the dust to settle before you move into a new technology you cannot control all elements. Launching a 5G iPhone and then forced to recall it because of quality issues would be extremely damaging to Apple brand. Yes. "Apple has long believed that stable performance is more important than cutting-edge performance. And in 5G, there’s reason to believe that philosophy makes sense."
Apple has decided to wait until at least 2020 to offer an iPhone with 5G connectivity, according to a new report. And if that’s true, you’ll be happy it did.
Earlier on Monday, Bloomberg cited industry sources who said Apple has decided against launching a 5G iPhone in 2019 and will instead introduce it in 2020, at the earliest. Bloomberg’s sources said that Apple will follow a tack it took with 3G and 4G wireless technology and wait at least a year for early adopters to access the technology before offering 5G itself. Bloomberg also cited “5G boosters” who believe the jump to 5G will be great and Apple’s decision to wait “riskier.”
Apple will not release any 5G-based iPhone until 2020. This makes sense: if your brand is based on predictable quality, it makes sense to wait for the dust to settle before you move into a new technology you cannot control all elements. Launching a 5G iPhone and then forced to recall it because of quality issues would be extremely damaging to Apple brand. Yes. "Apple has long believed that stable performance is more important than cutting-edge performance. And in 5G, there’s reason to believe that philosophy makes sense."
Apple has decided to wait until at least 2020 to offer an iPhone with 5G connectivity, according to a new report. And if that’s true, you’ll be happy it did.
Earlier on Monday, Bloomberg cited industry sources who said Apple has decided against launching a 5G iPhone in 2019 and will instead introduce it in 2020, at the earliest. Bloomberg’s sources said that Apple will follow a tack it took with 3G and 4G wireless technology and wait at least a year for early adopters to access the technology before offering 5G itself. Bloomberg also cited “5G boosters” who believe the jump to 5G will be great and Apple’s decision to wait “riskier.”