Kuo: Apple to Launch 'Completely Wireless' iPhone Without Lightning Connector and 'iPhone SE 2 Plus' With Touch ID Power Button in 2021

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Author: Joe Rossignol

Apple plans to launch an iPhone without a Lightning connector in 2021, according to a research note from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo obtained by MacRumors. Kuo says the "highest-end model" in the 2021 lineup will offer a "completely wireless experience."

Apple will create more differentiation between the highest-end and high- end models. It will benefit the shipment of the highest-end model and iPhone ASP. Among new 2H21 iPhone models, we expect that the highest-end model would cancel the [Lightning] port and provide the completely wireless experience.

Earlier in 2021, Kuo expects Apple will launch an "iPhone SE2 Plus" with a full-screen design but no Face ID. Instead, Touch ID will be built into the power button.

Apple will launch the iPhone SE2 Plus in 1H21. We predict that the display size will be 5.5 or 6.1-inch. This model will adopt a full-screen design. The notch area will be smaller because of no Face ID support. The Touch ID will be integrated with the power button, which is located on the side.

A report from JPMorgan analysts earlier this week said that Apple will be moving toward a biannual iPhone release cycle to help smooth out sales, with Apple releasing two new iPhones in the first half of 2021 and two more in the second half of the year. Kuo's report offers a somewhat similar take although with a different set of details, and it looks like Apple may be making its "SE" cycle in the first half of the year a regular pattern.

Related Roundups: iPhone SE 2, iPhone 12
Tags: Ming-Chi Kuo, TF International Securities, 2021 iPhones

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