《外刊精读》苹果姗姗推出 5G 手机，这款诚意如何？

苹果姗姗推出 5G 手机，这款诚意如何？ 今日导读 北京时间 10 月 14 日凌晨，苹果公司于线上召开了今年秋季的第二场发布会，万众期待的新一代 iPhone 终于亮相。iPhone 12 是苹果首款支持 5G 网络的 iPhone，苹果公司的现任首席执行官蒂姆·库克宣称苹果正式步入“5G 时代”。在此之前，全球其他智能手机制造商已经纷纷加入“5G 手机之战”。苹果此次加入 5G竞赛将意味着什么？iPhone 12 又有何特别之处呢？ 如何理解 ride a wave of sth. 这个搭配？ “5G毫米波”如何用英语表达？它具有什么特点？ 文章对 iPhone12的销量作出了怎样的预测？ Apple enters 5G race with new iPhone 12 range Apple Inc on Tuesday 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 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. But whether iPhone buyers see a dramatic speed boost will depend heavily on where they are and which carrier they use. Apple said all iPhone 12 models in the United States will support millimeter wave 5G, the fastest variant of the technology, as well as lower-frequency bands. Outside of the United States, however, iPhones will lack millimeter wave compatibility, even in countries like Australia and South Korea where carriers are planning to roll out versions of the millimeter wave technology.Like some cheaper Android devices, iPhone 12 models in those countries will only support lower-frequency versions of5G. Apple may face a lukewarm holiday season due to the coronavirus pandemic, said Jake Dollarhide, chief executive officer of Longbow Asset Management in Tulsa, Oklahoma."As the convergence of flu season with COVID and colder weather forces everyone indoors, I think it's going to be harder to sell iPhones this Christmas. As much as Apple is a technology company, it's not known for its online sales, it's known for its in-store experience, " Dollarhide said. Shares of Apple fell over 3% during the event, erasing $77 billion worth of stock market value, and closed down 2.7%.