What do you think if the next generation iPhone keeps the big bangs design?

At the beginning of last month, Apple officially released three new iPhone phones, including: iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. Among them, iPhone XS is essentially an upgraded version of last year's iPhone X, while iPhone XS Max is a larger version of XS (it can also be said to be a model with Apple's new screen size). iPhone XR is a scaled-down version of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, which is more affordable and has a screen size between the two.

It is hard to say whether this year's new generation of iPhone will be a big seller. According to many analysts, Apple's financial report at the beginning of next year will be very impressive. But in fact, buyers are more concerned about the changes in each generation of iPhone, especially the appearance design. After all, the design of the early best-selling iPhone 6 has been continued for four years, which is very confusing. Therefore, after the release of iPhone X last year, many users once again wondered how many generations this new design will continue?

Judging from the information currently available, it seems that the appearance of the next generation of iPhones next year will remain unchanged. Some time ago, Ming-Chi Kuo, a well-known analyst at Tianfeng International Securities, released a new report saying that the next generation of iPhones released by Apple in 2019 will still consist of three models, and the screen size and type of these three models will remain the same as the current generation models, that is, the successors to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will use 5.8/6.5-inch OLED screens, and the successor to the iPhone XR will use a 6.1-inch LCD screen.

This means that, if nothing unexpected happens, next year's new generation of iPhone will still be very similar to this year's generation of iPhone. If Guo Mingchi's revelations are correct (the appearance of the past few generations of revelations have been accurate), don't expect a big change in the appearance of the iPhone next year. Apple will only choose to differentiate the positioning of each model in terms of internal functions and hardware.

To be honest, Apple has indeed been doing this for the past few years, that is, launching iPhone phones with the same basic appearance and screen size, including the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 series, and then the main differences between these generations of iPhones are the internal hardware specifications and software features of the devices. So, to be more specific, how does Apple generally differentiate these generations of iPhones?

As is normal in the past, Apple has made several improvements to the internal specs. For example, we compared last year's iPhone X to this year's iPhone XS, which offers a faster and more powerful processor, Gigabit LTE, a better rear camera, dual SIM support, easier wireless charging, and improved water resistance. However, the iPhone X and iPhone XS look almost identical, with the most obvious difference being that the iPhone XS comes in a gold version.

Therefore, I believe that most people can predict the upgrades of the new generation of iPhones in 2019, because Apple will at least make improvements in these aspects, such as equipping with a faster and more powerful A13 processor, faster LTE speed, and another camera upgrade (sensor, software algorithm and chip combination). Among them, too many Apple fans really hope that Apple will make significant improvements in photography, because the competition in imaging in the current smartphone market is really fierce, even for non-flagship phones.

In addition, judging from the history of Apple iPhone updates, Apple tends to use the best smartphone display for each generation of iPhone and give it certain new features. For example, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus introduced new displays, which were then adopted again in the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, with 3D Touch added. Then, Apple upgraded the screens again in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, supporting a larger DCI-P3 color gamut. Then in the iPhone X generation, Apple introduced an OLED screen while retaining the LCD screen.

It is not difficult to find that Apple has always had strict standards for upgrading iPhone displays. From multiple actual tests on iPhone screens, each generation of iPhone screens provides textbook-level factory calibration, and the color accuracy is greatly improved, even for non-major product lines such as the iPhone 5C and iPhone SE.

Having said so much, it simply means that if the above update method is followed, we should not be surprised even if Apple launches subsequent upgraded products with the same appearance as iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max again in 2019. At least among these upgrades, the upgrade of display screen and chip has always been regarded by Apple as a very important upgrade indicator for each generation of iPhone.

Of course, there are also rumors that Apple is looking for ways to reduce the "notch" of the original iPhone X design language, the so-called "notch" at the top of the front screen. If Apple can do this without sacrificing current functionality, then the notch-free "true full-screen" iPhone will definitely be the most attractive iPhone, and Apple itself admits that this is the direction of the future.

***, do you care if the iPhone in 2019 looks the same as this year? Are you a person who cares a lot about the appearance of the iPhone? What do you think of Apple's practice of focusing more on internal improvements in the past few years? If the iPhone truly has a full screen, the front design will basically not be improved much in the future. Do you think Apple should make major changes to the back every year?