users of the Pro Max are people who clearly want the
biggest iPhone they can get.
With five phones in the product line, it’s going to be
important for Apple to keep the naming simple. That’s
why I suspect Apple will simply increment the number
from 11 to 12, providing us with an iPhone 12, iPhone
12 Max, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max, along
with the aforementioned iPhone SE. I also predict that
Apple will continue to be aggressive on iPhone prices,
with the new iPhone 12 starting at £649. (I wouldn’t be
surprised if an iPhone 12 Max is priced at £749 rather
than the iPhone 11’s £729, though.)
What will be new in the iPhone in 2020? The
rumours say a new depth-perception camera to aid in
use with augmented reality applications, and while I
find AR to be a snooze, Apple is really excited about
it – or wants to make all those years of research into
augmented-reality glasses pay off. Besides which, you
should never bet against camera and photography
upgrades in new iPhones.
Will this be the year that an iPhone gets support
for the Apple Pencil? I feel like we’ve gone so long
that the answer is going to be ‘no’, eternally, but that
enormous 6.7in iPhone 12 Pro Max could be a great
companion for a stylus.iPad: Let’s get Pro
After a year with surprising new releases of the iPad
Air and iPad mini, it’s time for our attention to turn
back to the iPad Pro. This will be the second iteration
of the current iPad Pro design, so don’t expect any
major redesigns. Rumours suggest the depth-enhancedusersoftheProMaxarepeoplewhoclearlywantthe
biggestiPhonetheycanget.
Withfivephonesintheproductline,it’sgoingtobe
importantforAppletokeepthenamingsimple.That’s
whyIsuspectApplewillsimplyincrementthenumber
from 11 to12,providinguswithaniPhone12,iPhone
12 Max,iPhone 12 Pro,andiPhone 12 ProMax,along
withtheaforementionediPhoneSE.Ialsopredictthat
ApplewillcontinuetobeaggressiveoniPhoneprices,
withthenewiPhone 12 startingat£649.(Iwouldn’tbe
surprisedifaniPhone 12 Maxispricedat£749rather
thantheiPhone11’s£729,though.)
WhatwillbenewintheiPhonein2020?The
rumourssayanewdepth-perceptioncameratoaidin
usewithaugmentedrealityapplications,andwhileI
findARtobeasnooze,Appleisreallyexcitedabout
it–orwantstomakeallthoseyearsofresearchinto
augmented-realityglassespayoff.Besideswhich,you
shouldneverbetagainstcameraandphotography
upgradesinnewiPhones.
WillthisbetheyearthataniPhonegetssupport
fortheApplePencil?Ifeellikewe’vegonesolong
thatthe answerisgoingtobe‘no’,eternally,butthat
enormous6.7iniPhone 12 ProMaxcouldbeagreat
companionforastylus.
iPad:Let’sgetPro
AfterayearwithsurprisingnewreleasesoftheiPad
AirandiPadmini,it’stimeforourattentiontoturn
backtotheiPadPro.Thiswillbetheseconditeration
ofthecurrentiPadProdesign,sodon’texpectany
majorredesigns.Rumourssuggestthedepth-enhanced