Kuo: Apple to launch an iPhone in 2021 without a Lightning port, offering a “completely wireless experience”, and an iPhone SE with Touch ID in the power button
here's what we know about them so far Dan Moren / Macworld : Evaluating the rumors of the 2020 and 2021 iPhones Dalvin Brown / USA Today : Will Apple kill off the Lightning charging port on its iPhones? Annie Palmer / CNBC : Apple is killing the charging plug on its highest-end phones by 2021, top analyst predicts Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge : Apple will reportedly release an iPhone without any ports in 2021 Sami Khan / International Business Times : Forget 2020 iPhones, here's why 2021 iPhones are more exciting Jamie Davies / Telecoms.com : Apple could ditch Lightning port, but should it be allowed to? Adamya Sharma / Android Authority : Apple could launch 5 new iPhones in 2020, including 4.7-inch iPhone SE 2 Bogdan Popa / Softpedia News : Choosing an iPhone Is About to Get Way Too Complicated Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider : Four 5G ‘iPhone 12’ models in 2020, ‘iPhone SE 2 Plus’ in 2021 coming says Ming-Chi Kuo Tolu Ajiboye / Coinspeaker : Apple Is Expected to Release a New iPhone without Any Ports in 2021 Mark Wyciślik-Wilson / BetaNews : Apple may have an entirely portless iPhone planned Alan Martin / Inquirer : Apple's ‘highest-end’ 2021 iPhone might ditch the charging port entirely Oliver Haslam / Redmond Pie : 2021 iPhone Won't Have Any Port, iPhone SE 2 Plus To Have Touch ID In Power Button Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1204: fix the climate (here are the tools) … Jesus Diaz / Tom's Guide : Apple will release iPhone with zero ports in 2021 (report) Firstpost Tech : Apple iPhones in 2020 to have OLED displays; flagship 2021 iPhone won't have Lightning port: Ming-Chi Kuo Colin Cohen / Digital Music News : Apple Is Rumored to Be Developing an iPhone Without Any Ports Andy Walker / Gearburn : 2021 iPhone flagship will feature a ‘completely wireless’ port-less design Napier Lopez / The Next Web : Report: Apple's flagship 2021 iPhone won't have any ports Maggie Tillman / Pocket-lint : Apple's 2021 iPhone could ditch the Lightning port for wireless charging only Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Report: five new iPhones in 2020, iPhone without Lightning connector in 2021 Joe Wituschek / iMore : Apple may release a completely wireless iPhone as soon as 2021 Allison Matyus / Digital Trends : Apple could release 5 iPhones in 2020 and one without a lightning port in 2021 Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Your next iPhone may not have a Lightning port Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott : iPhones Might Go Fully Wireless in 2021 Samuel Martinez / Pocketnow : 2020 could bring up to four iPhone 12 variants, and the iPhone SE 2 Kevin Raposo / KnowTechie : Tech Hangover: Peloton can't catch a break Pradeep / MSPoweruser : Apple to release five new iPhones in 2020 Jon Fingas / Engadget : Apple may ditch the Lightning port on a 2021 iPhone Mahit Huilgol / iPhone Hacks : Report: 2020 iPhone Lineup Will Include 4.7-inch, 5.4-inch, Two 6.1-inch, 6.7-inch Models Eric Abent / SlashGear : 2021 iPhone: Forget USB-C, it could have no ports at all Eli Blumenthal / CNET : Five new iPhones are coming in 2020, according to analyst report Karissa Bell / Mashable : Apple's 2021 iPhone could ditch wired headphones for good Jonny Evans / Apple Must : If you still miss headphone ports, you'll love the 2021 iPhone Max Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Future iPhones could drop charging ports altogether Shawn Knight / TechSpot : Apple may launch an iPhone without a Lightning connector in 2021 Gary Ng / iPhone in Canada Blog : Famed Apple Analyst Releases 2020 and 2021 iPhone Predictions Evan Selleck / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple may launch an iPhone without Lightning in 2021; four OLED iPhones in 2020 Jack Purcher / Patently Apple : Apple Rumor Claims that starting in 2021 Apple may Drop the Lightning Port on their highest end iPhone Models Brandy Betz / Seeking Alpha : Noted analyst expects five 2020 iPhone models David Pierini / Cult of Mac : 2021 iPhone might signal the end for Lightning port MacDailyNews : Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple plans to remove the Lightning connector for port-free, ‘completely wireless’ iPhone Tweets: Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : 2020 iPhone lineup sounding like 5.4" and 6.1" iPhone 12, 6.1" iPhone 12 Pro, and 6.7" iPhone 12 Pro. All with OLED displays and 5G. And then in 2021, an “iPhone 13 Pro Max” with no Lightning connector (!) and an “iPhone SE 2 Plus” with a Touch ID power button (!) https://twitter.com/... Danny Sullivan / @dannysullivan : As most cars don't have wireless CarPlay — and people don't “upgrade” their cars every year or two — a port-less iPhone seems more problematic than swapping Lightning for USB-C. And USB-C, please? Please! https://www.techmeme.com/... Heidi N. Moore / @moorehn : The good news is that Apple may finally kill off dongles The bad news is: https://www.theverge.com/... Joanna Stern / @joannastern : This is going to be horrible for the dongle business. Just horrible. https://twitter.com/... Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : Us: You gonna keep that lightning port forever? Apple: Don't make me Us: Maybe it's time to move on Apple: You don't know what you're doing Us: Seriously USB-C is the future Apple: I'll do it Us: Wait what Apple: https://twitter.com/... Sean Hollister / @starfire2258 : LOL. But to be fair I've long argued that the *one* thing that would justify removing the headphone jack is a phone with no orifices at all. https://twitter.com/... David Chen / @davechensky : Apple plans to launch an iPhone without lightning connector in 2021. I have a few wireless chargers but I never use them. They are much slower than wired chargers and I don't like the heat they generate. But I guess this is the future now, so yay? https://www.macrumors.com/... Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : Kuo says this highest-end 2021 iPhone without a Lightning connector will provide a “completely wireless experience.” He also expects an “iPhone SE 2 Plus” in 2021 with a notch, but a smaller notch because no Face ID support. Instead, he expects a Touch ID power button! https://twitter.com/... Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Apple apparently hates the idea of an open interconnect on the iPhone so much that it would rather give you NOTHING than give you USB-C https://www.theverge.com/... Brian McCullough / @brianmcc : Wait. Does this imply no USB-C port either? No charging port at all? If so, that would be wild. And you thought doing away with the headphone jack was aggressive... https://www.techmeme.com/... Johannes Klingebiel / @klingebeil : I can't believe Apple would actually canibalize its dongle business. That's some courage right here. https://twitter.com/... M.G. Siegler / @mgsiegler : I can't wait to read 400 million breathless articles about this over the next couple years. And then no one caring, buying the new iPhone anyway, and then everyone copying the move. https://twitter.com/... Tony Romm / @tonyromm : yes the one thing i've always wanted is for it to be harder for me to use my device https://twitter.com/... Rob Price / @robaeprice : the future is incredibly impractical https://twitter.com/... @appleinsider : Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple will have four 5G #iPhone12 releases in 2020 plus an #iPhoneSE2 — which may spark the super cycle that analysts have been expecting to arrive for some time. https://appleinsider.com/... pic.twitter.com/hZQmYzSC1m @mdrndad : Nary a moment too soon to kill off Lightning. https://twitter.com/...