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​The iPhone 9 And The iPhone X(s) Plus As Apple Looks Upgrade Its Flagship Smartphones Iteratively 
June 18, 2018
 
Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo might have left KGI securities but that doesn’t mean leaks will stop heading our way. Right now, Apple is expected to launch three new iPhones this year. Two of these will succeed the iPhone Xand one will present a mixture between the lineup’s old approach present on the current iPhone 8/8 Plus and the new direction present on the iPhone X. 
 
Figure 1: Phone 9

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The fact that Apple was unable to equip the iPhone X with fingerprint sensing caused the company to chose to maintain its mantra of laser-like focus without cluttering features, Apple claimed that facial recognition makes fingerprint reading obsolete. This claim suggested that the company would now try to migrate as many users to Face ID as possible. The iPhone X’s price tag is a hurdle in this goal, despite carrier plans and various upgrade options making it easy for users to purchase the device. To solve this, Apple will equip an iPhone (tentatively dubbed as the iPhone 9), with an LCD display, a metal back and a True Depth camera setup. Today, we’ve got schematics for this device and the larger 6.5″ iPhone X's Plusfrom a case manufacturer.
 
Figure 2: Phone X Plus

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