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Iyiphi i-iPhone okufanele uyikhethe? 11, 12, mini, Pro, Max, Pro Max noma mhlawumbe SE? Ngezikhathi ezithile, ngaphezu kwesithandwa sama-apula esisodwa silangazelela izikhathi lapho uhla lomkhiqizo wenkampani ye-Cupertino lwalunokuhleleka okucacile kanye negama lamagama. Ukunikezwa kwemishini enesizotha kodwa ecacile, engazange inikeze amakhasimende isikhala sokucabanga isikhathi eside phakathi kokucushwa okuningi nemibala, kubhekwa njengenye yezithako ku-iresiphi yempumelelo ye-Apple. Ngeshwa, lezo zikhathi seziphelile. Ngokulangazelela kancane, le ndatshana ikhumbula izikhathi lapho ukunikezwa kwe-Apple kwakuchichima ngokucacile, iveza izici ezithile zamagama e-Apple kusukela manje kanye nomlando, futhi icacisa ukuthi isu lesidlakela saseCalifornia lishintshe kanjani eminyakeni yamuva nokuthi yiziphi izinzuzo. lolu shintsho lulethela amakhasimende.

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Amamodeli amaningi, amasayizi amaningi, imibala eminingi. I-Apple ishintshe ngokusobala isu layo eminyakeni yamuva nje. | Umthombo: Apple.com

Amagama omkhiqizo ezinsukwini zokuqala ze-Apple

Amagama omkhiqizo wamadivayisi we-Apple ashintshile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, njengawo wonke ama-Apple. Konke kwaqala ngezinombolo ezilula zamamodeli wekhompyutha yokuqala ye-Apple - i-Apple I, i-Apple II, i-Apple III. kanye no-Apple Lisa. Lokhu kwalandelwa yinkathi ye-Macintosh futhi, kusukela ekuqaleni, amagama acacile Plus noma XL. Kodwa-ke, ngokuhamba kukaSteve Jobs, amakhompiyutha aguqukayo aqala ukuthola amagama angcolile, okudida amakhasimende avamile. Uma ubheka uhla lwamakhompiyutha e-Apple ngo-1989, umuntu onentshisekelo kwadingeka akhethe phakathi kwezinhlobo ezimbalwa ze-Mac ezinamagama adidayo. Macintosh IIx, IIcx, IIci futhi kamuva LC, IIsi, IIvx nabanye. Ngawo-XNUMX, kwavela imikhiqizo efana ne-Quadra noma i-Performa, lapho ngisho nomzamo wokuqala wamagama acacile wanyamalala ngokuphelele. Njengoba bekulindelekile, ushintsho lweza kuphela ngokubuya kukaSteve Jobs ku-Apple. Ngomboni owaziwayo, ukucaca kancane kancane kwabuyela enkampanini yama-apula (kanye namakhasimende ashiya eminyakeni edlule). Imikhiqizo emisha efana ne-iMac, iBook, iPod, MacBook yafika, futhi imikhiqizo emidala enamalebula ayinkimbinkimbi yaqedwa kancane kancane. Umphumela waba imenyu ehleleke kakhulu, egcwele ama-iPhones nama-iPad. Kodwa njengoba imigqa elandelayo izobonisa, eminyakeni yamuva nje kuye kwaba nokuthambekela okubonakalayo kokwenza ukukhetha komkhiqizo kube nzima nakakhulu kumakhasimende.

Igalari eyingqayizivele yemikhiqizo ekhishwe yi-Apple yokugubha iminyaka engama-30 yokwethulwa kwe-Mac ngo-2014: 

Eminyakeni eyisishiyagalombili edlule nanamuhla

Ake sibuyele emuva kuNovemba 2012. Uma sigxila ekuqapheleni kwethu ikakhulukazi kumadivayisi eselula, sizofinyelela esiphethweni sokuthi unyaka ngemva kokushona kuka-Steve Jobs, uhla lwemikhiqizo ye-Apple lwalubonakala ngokucaca okwedlulele. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukunikezwa kwamanje kwakuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ze-iPhone (i-iPhone 4S ne-iPhone 5) ngemibala emibili, izinguqulo ezimbili ze-iPad (isizukulwane sesine kanye ne-iPad mini esanda kwethulwa) futhi manje ama-iPod angcwatshwe ngokuphelele. Ichashazi. Lesi kwakuyisipho esiyinhloko se-Apple emkhakheni wamadivayisi eselula. Okunikezwayo emkhakheni wamakhompyutha ngaleso sikhathi (i-MacBook Air ne-Pro, i-iMac, i-Mac Pro ne-Mac mini), ngaphandle kwe-iMac Pro, ifana ngokuphelele neyamanje, ngakho-ke sizobhekana kakhulu namadivayisi eselula.

Unyaka ka-2012 no-2020. Ukuqhathanisa ezithombeni ezimbalwa:

Sinjani isimo namuhla? Ingqikithi yezinhlobo eziyisi-7 ezihlukene ze-iPhone (i-iPhone XR, i-iPhone 11, i-iPhone SE, i-iPhone 12, i-iPhone 12 mini, i-iPhone 12 Pro ne-iPhone 12 Pro Max) ingathengwa noma i-odwe kusengaphambili e-Apple Online Store ngemibala eminingi okuhlukile ukuthi nombhali wesihloko wahlulwa wubuvila ukuzibala zonke. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amamodeli ayi-5 e-iPad (i-iPad Pro 12.9", i-iPad Pro 11", i-iPad Air, isizukulwane sesi-8 se-iPad, i-iPad mini), izinhlobo ezi-3 eziyisisekelo ze-Apple Watch (Series 3, SE, Series 6) kanye ne-2 ekhethekile ngendlela I-Apple Watch Nike neHermès. Kucacela wonke umuntu ukuthi kuningi okushintshile kule minyaka eyisishiyagalombili edlule. Futhi kwaba ukwethulwa komkhiqizo oshiwo ekugcineni, i-Apple Watch, omele inguquko enkulu kulolu shintsho.

Isu elisha. Umkhiqizo ofanele isikhathi eside

USepthemba 2014 ungabonakala njengenguquko yangempela kulokhu. Kwaba ngokwethulwa kwe-Apple Watch lapho i-Apple yayeka khona ukuba yinkampani eqinile eyayifuna ukuthi umkhiqizo ngamunye ube nezinhlobo ezimbalwa kuphela (ngaphandle kwe-iPod kanye nokuphunyuka ngezikhathi ezithile ngendlela ye-iBook noma i-iPhone 5C) . Ngakho-ke umdondoshiya waseCalifornia waphoqa amakhasimende ukuthi azivumelanise nesithembiso sawo. Isebenze kahle kakhulu, kodwa inkathi entsha yaqala ngewashi. Kusukela lapho, ngomkhiqizo ngamunye, ikhasimende liye lanikezwa izinketho ezengeziwe zokukhetha umkhiqizo eliwuthanda kakhulu ngombala, noma okungenzeka liwenze ngendlela oyifisayo, njengoba kwenzeka nge-Apple Watch. Lezi zinguquko zihlobene noshintsho olwengeziwe esu lenkampani yama-apula. Namuhla, i-Apple ayisabhejeli ngokusobala kumakhasimende ashintsha imikhiqizo minyaka yonke (ngakho-ke akudingi ukugcizelela kakhulu ekukhetheni okulungile). Ngokuphambene nalokho, bakhuthaza amakhasimende abo ngokunganaki ukuthi akhethe ngokucophelela umkhiqizo olungile (futhi ngezinye izikhathi obiza kakhulu) ozohlala iminyaka eminingana.

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I-iPhone 12 Pro ePacific eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ibiza cishe i-CZK 128 enomthamo we-30 GB. | Umthombo: Apple.com

Kungani bekungekho iPhone 9 kanye nokudideka kuma-iPads

Ngokukhula kwenani lamamodeli edivayisi entsha, i-Apple ayizange ikugweme ukudideka okumbalwa emagameni emikhiqizo yayo. Endabeni ye-iPhone, isiphithiphithi ekubaleni saqala ngokufika kwe-iPhone X, eyethulwa kanye ne-iPhone 8 ngo-2017. Ngaleso sikhathi kwakuwunyaka weshumi kwethulwa isizukulwane sokuqala se-iPhone. ngakho u-Apple wasebenzisa leli thuba ukwethula isizukulwane esisha ngokuphelele ngegama elithi X. Igama Kusukela ekuqaleni, u-X wakhuthazwa u-Apple njengenombolo yeshumi (isiNgisi seshumi), kodwa hhayi eCzech Republic kuphela, kodwa nasemhlabeni, igama elifundwa njengoba uhlamvu X lwamukelwa Ngakho-ke, amakhasimende amaningi awazange athole incazelo yaleli gama elisha futhi awazange aqonde ukuthi kungani isizukulwane sesishiyagalolunye sishiywe. Ngemva konyaka, i-Apple yachezuka ngokuphelele kulayini wayo futhi yethula i-iPhone XS, i-XS Max ne-XR. Kwaze kwafika u-2019 lapho sathola khona i-iPhone 11 futhi mhlawumbe nohlelo olucacile lwezinombolo lweminyaka ezayo. I-iPhone 9 ayifakwanga ngokuphelele ngenxa yokugubha iminyaka eyishumi kwethulwa i-iPhone.

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Ukuvela kwe-iPhone kumugqa wesikhathi. | Umthombo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_SE_(2nd_generation)

Sisengabona okunye ukudideka namuhla, ikakhulukazi endabeni yama-iPads. Ngenkathi i-iPad, i-Apple eyayibiza ngokusemthethweni njenge-iPad yesizukulwane sesi-2019, yethulwa ngonyaka owedlule (7), kaningi abalandeli be-Apple abangomakadebona kwakudingeka bazibuze ukuthi amamodeli ayisithupha adlule abukeka kanjani. Nge-iPad, sasihlangana kakhulu nezizukulwane ezimbili zokuqala (i-iPad ne-iPad 2), enegama elithi "I-iPad Entsha", futhi kusukela lapho igama lesizukulwane lalivame ukushiywa. Enye inkinga yeza ne-iPad Air. Isizukulwane sayo sokuqala sethulwa ngo-2013, futhi lokho kwabonakala kuwukuphela kwenguqulo yasekuqaleni ye-iPad. Kodwa-ke, ngemva kwekhefu leminyaka emibili, ngo-2017 i-Apple yamangala nge-iPad yesizukulwane sesi-5, kodwa yayivame ukubizwa ngokuthi i-iPad (2017) ezitolo. Ngisho nedizayini efanayo ngokuyisisekelo ye-iPad Air yangaleso sikhathi ayizange yenze kube lula kumakhasimende ukuyihlukanisa. Namuhla, nokho, kubonakala sengathi ngemva kweminyaka yokucabanga, i-Apple ithole uhlelo olucacile ku-nomenclature yamaphilisi ayo futhi ithembele ku-iPad Pro ngamasayizi amabili, i-iPad Air eshibhile futhi enemibala eminingi kanye ne-iPad eshibhe kakhulu yesizukulwane sesi-8. Okuzokwenzeka ku-iPad mini ngokuzayo akucaci ngokuphelele.

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Ukuthuthukiswa kwe-iPad kumugqa wesikhathi. | Umthombo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad_(2020)

Ukushintsha kube ngcono. Okwabalimi be-apula nezinkampani zama-apula

Amamodeli amaningi, amasayizi amaningi, imibala eminingi. Kubalimi bama-apula abajwayelene nomehluko phakathi kwemikhiqizo ngayinye, ukuthambekela kwamanje kuyinzuzo eqinisekile. Bangakwazi ukukhetha ngokucophelela umkhiqizo abawudingayo ukuze bawusebenzise. Futhi njengoba izakhiwo zemikhiqizo namuhla azenziwanga ngokugxuma nemingcele, kodwa kunalokho ngezinyathelo ezincane, ikhasimende lingathembela eqinisweni lokuthi umkhiqizo uzohlala isikhathi eside ngaphandle kokubonakala uphelelwe yisikhathi. Ngokuphambene nalokho, amakhasimende anokuqonda okuncane angase abe namahloni ngenani lezinhlobo zamadivayisi. Kodwa-ke, uma kuqhathaniswa nabanye abadlali emkhakheni weselula, esimweni se-Apple, umuntu akakwazi ukukhononda ngokucaca kwephothifoliyo. Uma sibheka i-Samsung, singathola amamodeli angaphezu kwamashumi amahlanu ekunikezeni kwamanje ngamagama avame ukudida noma angasho lutho, okunikezwayo kuHuawei kubukeka kufana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, endabeni yezinkampani ezimbili ezishiwo, isihloko esiphathelene nalesi sihloko singacatshangwa abambalwa. Inombolo enkulu yemikhiqizo kanye nokulebula kwayo akusona isizathu sokugxekwa. Ngokuphambene nse. Ubani ongeke ajabule ukuthi ekugcineni akwazi ukukhetha i-iPhone ngosayizi nombala abahlale bewucabanga?

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