Apple in its latest announcement has launched its next-generation iPhone 12, with faster 5G connectivity that the California company hopes will spur consumers to trade in their old phones and keep its sales booming through the end of the year.
The core of the line-up includes the iPhone 12 with a 6.1-inch display, while a ‘Mini’ version with a 5.4-inch screen will be slightly cheaper.
The new products will test whether Apple can ride a wave of consumer excitement around 5G wireless data networks, whose speediest variants outstrip their predecessors’ data rates multiple times over.
For many critics, whether iPhone buyers see a dramatic speed boost will depend heavily on where they are and which carrier they use noting “lots of little niggly details that get in the way of delivering on the promise of 5G.”
