What we know about Apple's next iPhone
What we know about Apple's next iPhone
$Apple Inc(AAPL.US)$ hardware releases, especially the release of its flagship product, the iPhone, are always watched keenly.
$蘋果公司(AAPL.US)$硬件發佈，特別是其旗艦產品iPhone的發佈，總是受到密切關注。
And rightfully so: the iPhone fetches over half of the company's total revenues.
這是理所當然的：iPhone佔據了該公司總收入的一半以上。
After a new iPhone super-cycle materialized with the launch of the 5G-enabled iPhone 12 series in 2020, all eyes are now trained on the next ace up Cupertino's sleeve.
在2020年推出支持5G的iPhone 12系列後，一個新的iPhone超級週期成為現實，現在所有人的目光都集中在庫比蒂諾袖子上的下一張王牌身上。
Although Apple has not divulged any information about the next iPhone iteration, rumors regarding product specifications, nomenclature, pricing, positioning and time of launch are all doing the rounds.
雖然蘋果沒有透露任何關於下一代iPhone的信息，但關於產品規格、命名、定價、定位和發佈時間的傳言都在四處流傳。
Here are a few rumored and reported iPhone details:
以下是一些傳言和報道的iPhone細節：
• Apple's new iPhone series will be named iPhone 13 and will have four models, similar to the previous iteration: a 6.7-inch Pro Max, a 6-1-inch Pro and iPhone 13 base models with 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch screen sizes, according to China's Economic Daily News.
• The majority of assembly for the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max will be handled by $HON HAI PRECISIN(HNHPF.US)$.
• Assembly duties for the smaller variant — the iPhone 13 mini — will be shared by Pegatron and Foxconn, according to Digitimes. The mini variant is said to be headed for a phase out out after the iPhone 13 series.
• The case size for the iPhone 13 Pro shows a significantly larger cameral module for the high-end Phone, MacRumors said, citing an image shared on a Weibo account.
• Apple chip suppliers $Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd(TSM.US)$, Genesys Logic and Parade Technologies are all working overtime to keep up with commitments, Digitimes reported.
·據《中國經濟日報》報道，蘋果的新iPhone系列將命名為iPhone 13，將有四款機型，與上一代類似：6.7英寸的Pro Max，6-1英寸的Pro和iPhone 13的基礎機型，屏幕尺寸分別為5.4英寸和6.1英寸。·iPhone 13 Pro和Pro Max的大部分組裝將由$鴻海PRECISIN(HNHPF.US)$.·根據DigiTimes的消息，較小的機型--迷你iPhone 13--的組裝工作將由和碩和富士康分擔。據説這款迷你手機在iPhone13系列之後即將被淘汰。·麥克拉莫斯(MacRumors)援引微博賬户上分享的一張圖片稱，iPhone 13 Pro的外殼尺寸顯示，這款高端手機的攝像頭模塊要大得多。·蘋果芯片供應商$臺積電製造有限公司(TSM.US)$、Genesys Logic和Parade Technologies都是加班工作據DigiTimes報道，為了跟上承諾的步伐。
• This suggests the new iPhone series remains on track for a September launch. TSMC reportedly started production of Apple's proprietary A15 bionic chip, meant for the iPhone 13, in late May.
• Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives is expecting a launch timeframe in the third week of September, but suggested continued model tweaks could delay the launch by two or three weeks.
The iPhone 13 will likely have a 1-terabyte storage option, double that of the current highest Pro storage capacity, Ives said.
The upcoming iPhone series, he said, will also include a number of enhancements, with Lidar across all iPhone 13 models.
Citing initial Asia supply chain build data, which numbered about 100 million units in early March compared to 80 million units for the iPhone 12 during the same period, Ives said the 5G-driven product cycle will extend well into 2022 and should also benefit from a post-vaccine consumer reopening environment.
·這表明新款iPhone系列仍將按計劃在9月發佈。據報道，臺積電於5月下旬開始生產蘋果專有的A15仿生芯片，該芯片用於iPhone13。·韋德布什分析師丹尼爾·艾夫斯(Daniel Ives)期待發射時間表為9月第三週，但暗示持續的機型調整可能會將發射推遲兩三週。艾夫斯説，iPhone13可能會有1TB的存儲選項，是目前最高Pro存儲容量的兩倍。他説，即將發佈的iPhone系列還將包括一些增強功能，所有iPhone 13機型都可以使用激光雷達。艾夫斯援引亞洲供應鏈建設的初步數據稱，5G驅動的產品週期將延長到2022年，也應該會受益於疫苗後消費者重新開放的環境。3月初，亞洲供應鏈建設數據約為1億部，而同期iPhone 12的銷量為8000萬部。
AAPL Price Action: Apple shares gained 1.47% in Tuesday's session, closing at $142.02.
AAPL價格操作：蘋果股價週二開盤上漲1.47%，收於142.02美元。