Vala isikhangiso

Ngesonto eledlule sifunde okungenakugwemeka, okungukuthi idivayisi ye-iPod ekugcineni izophela. Siphinde silethe isimo nge-Apple Watch nokuthi ngabe iSeries 3 nayo isemuva kancane. Kodwa kuthiwani ngomkhiqizo ophumelele kakhulu we-Apple wesikhathi sonke, i-iPhone? 

Asikho isidingo sokuqagela ukuthi yini ebulale i-iPod. Kwakuyi-iPhone, futhi isipikili sokugcina ebhokisini kwakuyi-Apple Watch. Impela, uma ubheka i-iPhone njengamanje, asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka, iqinisekile ukuthi izoba lapha isikhathi esithile esizayo. Kodwa bekungeke yini kuqale ukukhulisa ozongena esikhundleni sakhe phela?

Isiqongo sezobuchwepheshe 

Isizukulwane se-iPhone sesivele siguqule ukwakheka kwaso izikhathi eziningana. Manje lapha sinezizukulwane ze-12 ne-13, ezithi uma uqala nje zifana, kodwa kusukela ohlangothini olungaphambili lulungisiwe, okungukuthi endaweni yokusika. Kulo nyaka, ngesizukulwane se-iPhone 14, kufanele sivalelise kuso, okungenani ngezinguqulo ze-Pro, ngoba i-Apple ingayifaka esikhundleni sayo ngezimbobo ezimbili. Revolution? Akunjalo, ukuziphendukela kwemvelo okuncane nje kwalabo abangenandaba nokusika.

Ngonyaka olandelayo, i.e. ngo-2023, i-iPhone 15 kufanele ifike Ngokuphambene nalokho, kulindeleke ukuthi bathathe indawo yombani nge-USB-C. Nakuba lokhu kungabonakali njengoshintsho olukhulu, kuzoba nomthelela omkhulu ngempela, kokubili i-Apple ithatha lesi sinyathelo kanye noshintsho oludingekayo esu lebhizinisi layo ohlelweni lwe-MFi, okungenzeka luzungeza i-MagSafe kuphela. Muva nje, ulwazi seluputshuzile emphakathini ukuthi ama-iPhones nawo kufanele asuse i-slot ye-SIM card.

Yiqiniso, zonke lezi zinguquko zokuziphendukela kwemvelo zizohambisana nokwanda okuthile kokusebenza, isethi yamakhamera ngokuqinisekile izothuthukiswa, imisebenzi emisha ehlobene nedivayisi enikeziwe kanye nesistimu entsha yokusebenza izokwengezwa. Ngakho-ke kukhona lapho okumele uye khona, kodwa kumayelana nokunyathela khona lapho kunokugijimela kusasa eliqhakazile. Asikwazi ukubona ngaphansi kwe-hood ye-Apple, kodwa kungekudala i-iPhone izofinyelela isiqongo sayo, lapho ingeke ibe nendawo yokuya kuyo.

Isici sefomu elisha

Yebo, kungase kube nobuchwepheshe obusha bokubonisa, ukuqina okungcono, ikhwalithi engcono namakhamera amancane athwebula okwengeziwe futhi abone okwengeziwe (futhi isikhathi eside kucatshangelwa inani lokukhanya). Ngendlela efanayo, i-Apple ingabuyela kweyindilinga ukusuka ekwakhiweni kwesikwele. Kodwa kusefana ngokuyisisekelo. Kuseyi-iPhone esanda kuthuthukiswa ngayo yonke indlela.

Lapho kufika eyokuqala, kwaba inguquko esheshayo engxenyeni yama-smartphone. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwakuyifoni yokuqala yenkampani, yingakho yaba yimpumelelo futhi yachaza kabusha yonke imakethe. Uma i-Apple yethula ozongena esikhundleni, isazoba enye nje ifoni engeke ibe nomthelela ofanayo uma inkampani iqhubeka nokuthengisa ama-iPhones, njengoba kungenzeka. Kepha noma kwenzeka eminyakeni eyi-10, kuthiwani nge-iPhone? Ingabe izothola isibuyekezo kanye njalo ngemva kweminyaka emithathu njenge-iPod touch, ethola kuphela i-chip ethuthukisiwe, futhi idivayisi entsha izoba yinto edayiswayo eyinhloko?

Nakanjani yebo. Ekupheleni kwaleli shumi leminyaka, kufanele sibone ingxenye entsha ngendlela yamadivayisi e-AR/VR. Kodwa izocaca kangangokuthi ngeke isetshenziswe kabanzi. Kuzoba isengezo kwesesivele sikhona esikhundleni sedivayisi ezimele yodwa kuphothifoliyo, efana naleyo kwakunjalo ekuqaleni nge-Apple Watch.

I-Apple ayinakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokufaka ingxenye ye-bender/ifolda. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, akufanele neze akwenze lokho njengomncintiswano wakhe. Phela akulindelekile nakuye. Kepha sekuyisikhathi sokuthi ethule idivayisi entsha abasebenzisi be-iPhone abazoqala ukushintshela kuyo kancane. Uma i-iPhone ifinyelela isiqongo sayo kwezobuchwepheshe, umncintiswano uzoyidlula. Kakade manje, indida ngemva kwenye iyazalwa emakethe yethu (yize ikakhulukazi eyaseShayina), futhi ngaleyo ndlela umncintiswano uthola ukuhola okufanele.

Kulo nyaka, i-Samsung izokwethula isizukulwane sesine samadivayisi ayo e-Galaxy Z Fold4 ne-Z Flip4 emhlabeni jikelele. Endabeni yesizukulwane samanje, akuyona idivayisi enamandla onke, kodwa ngokuthuthukiswa kancane kancane kuyoba njalo ngelinye ilanga. Futhi lo mkhiqizi waseNingizimu Korea usevele unesiqalo seminyaka emithathu - hhayi kuphela ezobuchwepheshe bokuhlola, kodwa futhi nendlela amakhasimende akhe aziphatha ngayo. Futhi lolu ulwazi i-Apple ezovele iphuthelwe.  

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