For those wondering why Apple wouldn't introduce this new super-fast mobile technology there's actually a really simple answer - it's too new.
Apple iPhone 11: first hands-on look
While Telstra might be advertising 5G everywhere you look, in fact 5G is only available in very small parts of only our biggest cities across Australia.
If Apple were to release an iPhone with 5G there would be an inherent expectation from the people who buy it that 5G will "just work" - in fact, they'd be seriously disappointed.
Apple doesn't want people coming into their Apple Stores or calling their help line complaining that 5G isn't working when that's something entirely out of their control.
For LG, Samsung, Oppo and HTC their 5G devices are sold specifically as 5G devices. They are special edition models basically. So someone buying one would most certainly be an early adopter fully aware of the ins and outs of 5G.
For Apple, that's not the case, so I suspect they are waiting for 5G to be much more widespread, not just in Australia but around the world before they consider adding it to their phones.
The 2020 iPhone will most likely be 5G: perhaps it will be called the iPhone 11S - for speed.
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