Apple’s next-generation smartphone, likely called the iPhone 12, is expected to launch during an online-only event today with a new boxier iPad Pro-inspired look, faster processing chips, and 5G wireless technology.
The new iPhone is the smartphone Apple fans and industry watchers alike have been waiting a while to see. It’s the first major revamp of the iPhone’s design since 2017, when Apple introduced its $1,000 iPhone X, with its new face unlocking design and better screen technology. One survey from Decluttr, a device recycler, and reseller, found that a “staggering” 53% of respondents plan to buy this year’s iPhone, touching off what analysts call a “supercycle” of phone upgrades.
All told, Apple’s event promises to be interesting. It’s the third such big product announcements Apple’s made during the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 35.6 million people worldwide and killed more than 1 million.
While the iPhone will be a key product we see at Apple’s event this year, and likely what most people focus their attention on, the company’s expected to have other devices to show off. Those include new Apple-branded over-ear headphones called the AirPods Studio, potential updates for the $299 HomePod speaker, a potential “iPhone Mini” that sits somewhere the $399 iPhone SE and $699 iPhone 11, and maybe, potentially, even Apple’s long-rumored AirTags beacons to find your lost keys, among other things.
Apple’s online-only event follows the company’s last announcements in September for its newest iPads, Apple Watches, and Apple One subscription service.
