iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate

As usual, rumors surrounding the next-generation iPhone will become more and more apparent until Apple releases the product. Rumors of the iPhone XI (iPhone 11) in the past few months are now beginning to gather into a series of relatively transparent, reasonable, and highly authentic information.

The latest information comes from Guilherme Rambo, a very reputable writer of the 9to5Mac technology site, saying that this year, iPhone 11 will be released with 2 size versions (along with a product). In the near-senior segment for iPhone XR, will be equipped with OLED screen (high-end version). Besides, according to Guilherme Rambo, Apple will also apply the same screen resolution on the entire iPhone 11 product line, adding wide-angle camera, improving selfie camera quality, applying new sensor types , and finally, the information can be considered the most important: the iPhone 11 will be the last iPhone to use the Lightning port, which makes a difference for Apple products, and we will discuss more in depth. This information is right here.

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iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate Picture 1 The leaked image is said to be the iPhone 2019 model (iPhone 11).

Undeniably the advantages that Lightning brings: Slim and compact than USB Type-C, the impact on the cable connector is quite small, the cable connected to the Lightning port will be more durable . However standard. This connection has a 'deadly' disadvantage in the age of cross-platform technology today, which is too modest compatibility, making users almost confined to the Apple ecosystem, or being forced to buy accessories, third-party transfer ports to pair with devices from other manufacturers, which is quite inconvenient in many 'emergency' situations.

Many people have long assumed that the iPhone is almost the only device in the modern smartphone world that can't share chargers with other phones. This may be considered a valuable brand identity, but in order to achieve this, iFan are forced to trade off convenience in many situations. For that reason, since September last year, the time when iPhone XS, XS Max, or XR was released, there were many opinions expressing disappointment when the Lightning port is still visible on these products. They have been waiting for a more drastic change of Apple this year with the iPhone 11, but perhaps Tim Cook and his colleagues believe it is not yet a time of maturity to apply a major change. so far, and perhaps users will have to wait until at least the next year.

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iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate Picture 2 Lightning is the connection standard that makes a difference for iPhones

Assuming the rumors of the Lightning port's fate on the iPhone are correct, it can be seen that Apple is going with relatively correct moves, typically keeping this connection on the iPhone 11, at least for until September next year. Any change, no matter how beneficial, will bring troublesome things in the short term. In the case of Lightning, if you want to switch to Type-C USB, Apple will have to make a change in the production line, accessories, and competitive issues in the market. Assuming this change is beneficial to users, but not for businesses, or if it is, it is not significant. Therefore, the blame or even criticism of Apple for trying to avoid it, it has not been satisfactory to abort the Lightning port for years. However, we are users, who pay for the product, and we have the right to complain about what we find unreasonable.

From a personal perspective, many market researchers believe that making people accept changes to the Lightning port will become easier if Apple applies some other powerful change factors, on the same product line. Of course, it is impossible to give a clear view on this. If the rumors of the past few months are accurate, it is likely that these 11-year-old iPhones will not be able to deliver a truly dramatic change.

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iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate Picture 3 Lightning still possesses small advantages compared to USB-C

Perhaps the major changes mentioned above, if applied thoroughly, can completely bring about another fundamental change in users' thinking about the product. If a company can convince its customers that using a "like nobody" connection on a product has more benefits than a disadvantage, then the change here is not really necessary. So is the iPhone case.

Many iFan around the world have been expecting USB-C to appear and replace Lightning right from the time of iPhone X launch, like what Apple used to be quite successful before on the MacBook 2015. and iPad Pro 2018. This expectation is not without cause, because the iPhone X is considered to be the opening product for a completely new design style, the background for later iPhones, a design that is considered the beginning of the iPhone's other market dominance era. It will be the perfect time for Cupertino to announce to the world that this is a product of the future, and in the future, iPhones will have better compatibility and friendliness. Even if consumers are not ready to "embrace the future", traditional iPhones available at better prices are still not bad choices. However Tim Cook and his team missed this 'thousand years' opportunity, and decided to stick with Lightning, quite regrettable!

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It can be seen that Apple's 'strict' cautiousness about the decision to put USB-C on iPhone compared to Mac. This is the time when we can relate to the courage of Apple in removing the 'classic' 3.5mm headphone jack a few years ago, but this makes me wonder: 'If it was like before , Apple was ready to make extremely risky changes to the headphone jack, so why couldn't that courage appear in the decision to change the charging port from Lightning to USB-C? '.

Of course, there is a cause for it, and in this regard, there is no shortage of reasons. Some of them were pointed out by renowned software engineer John Gruber in November 2018 with a series of technical issues between these two connectivity standards (see John Gruber's article at here). But basically: Lightning connector proved to be superior to USB-C in certain situations, for example, it is more compact and more tightly controlled from Apple itself. In particular, the most outstanding is that Lightning is guaranteed top quality control from Apple itself, instead of the "low-end golden bran" as the current USB-C market. No matter what the justification, the fact that Apple is holding the Lightning port on the iPhone is not necessarily wrong and they have a good reason to do so.

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iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate Picture 4 Apple has "boldly" brought USB-C on the MacBook since 2015

However, this situation should not last long and cannot last forever. By the end of 2020, Tim Cook will be forced to make a decision for Lightning's fate on the iPhone. In the past few years, a large number of Apple users have owned at least one device (possibly a laptop or iPad Pro) charging via USB-C, and this number will increase in the future. hybrid If Lightning is still being used on iPhones, it will be a disconnection that brings inconvenience and discomfort.

It is difficult to make an accurate prediction about how many people really want the iPhone to switch to USB-C, but ultimately the benefits of switching to USB-C will certainly exceed the advantage of decision making. Stay with Lightning, and this will gradually change the user's mind.

The biggest benefit of switching to USB-C is clearly that the iPhone will be able to use the same charger with many notebook, tablet and even smartphone products from manufacturers. Other popular, it is an undisputed convenience. In fact, if technology companies allow users to buy their equipment without an AC adapter for a small discount, there are probably not many people willing to 'get down' right away. half a note '. The friendliness and smoothness between technology products will be the biggest benefit here.

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And in a borderless technology world, the emergence of USB-C can also help iPhone users get rid of many battery life problems, simply because the fast USB-C chargers are now in use. It is too common to use, or it may be that the charger that came with the laptop is still compatible if you use a USB-C port.

But will all of the above convenience make Apple negatively impact on revenue? It might be! Apple's decision to change the 30-pin port to Lightning by nearly a decade ago was far more impressive than any change related to the charging port ever made on Android phones. There are many options in Android that make changes like this tend to lose value in a short time. But with the iOS world, it is completely different, when Apple made changes to the iPhone, the impact it caused would be huge and effective until another change took its place, which is the feature of the system. eco Apple.

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iPhone XI 2019 and the long story surrounding the fate of Lightning gate Picture 5 iPhone 11 is said to be the last iPhone to use Lightning port

In the next year, iPhone 12 (or 11s, 11XS depending on Apple's calling method) will definitely be a very worthwhile version. The iPhone 2020 rumor has even appeared right now, including the presence of a full-screen fingerprint sensor and the 'death' of the benzel border, besides the USB-C port mentioned above. on.

But for the time being, let's take care of the iPhone 11 that will come out in September!