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As an iPhone X owner, up until a few days ago, I was mostly set on sitting out on upgrading to this year's new iPhone X editions. While I was intrigued by the introduction of the iPhone X Plus, I was content with waiting for the introduction of 5G support which would probably be introduced in the 2019 refresh.
However, a new rumor that popped up over the past few days has me rethinking that purchase strategy.....
Apple Pencil support.
Allegedly -- and I would almost bet the farm on this --- the new iPhone X models will support Apple Pencil.
They are also rumored to having 512GB storage, which is great for my iTunes library that is taking up nearly 180GB of data and continually growing.
But back to the Apple Pencil...
As a former Galaxy Note owner, the one thing that stood out for me about that Samsung phone was its stylus. It was just heaven being able to take the stylus and write notes instead of typing them.
To see that function come to Apple -- despite Steve Jobs ridiculing it over a decade ago -- is just wonderful news!
The problem I see is that the, unlike the Galaxy Note stylus, the Apple Pencil is too damn big to carry around with the iPhone. What the iPhone needs is an internal pocket to store a small stylus. Whether that will actually come to fruition in the upcoming years is anyone's guess. An internal pocket for a stylus only compromises the size and thickness of the phone itself.
Carrying around an Apple Pencil in one's pocket is not a great idea. I can see those $100 pencils getting dropped or lost. Apple really needs to come with up with a smaller stylus. Case makers would quickly make products that hold and secure them.
I can sell my current iPhone X with Gazelle or MacBack and get up to $630 for it. That is an incentive to go for a top-of-the-line iPhone X Plus with 512GB storage that I suspect will sell for about $1,400. And, yes, I did just pull that number out of my ass.
However, a new rumor that popped up over the past few days has me rethinking that purchase strategy.....
Apple Pencil support.
Allegedly -- and I would almost bet the farm on this --- the new iPhone X models will support Apple Pencil.
They are also rumored to having 512GB storage, which is great for my iTunes library that is taking up nearly 180GB of data and continually growing.
But back to the Apple Pencil...
As a former Galaxy Note owner, the one thing that stood out for me about that Samsung phone was its stylus. It was just heaven being able to take the stylus and write notes instead of typing them.
To see that function come to Apple -- despite Steve Jobs ridiculing it over a decade ago -- is just wonderful news!
The problem I see is that the, unlike the Galaxy Note stylus, the Apple Pencil is too damn big to carry around with the iPhone. What the iPhone needs is an internal pocket to store a small stylus. Whether that will actually come to fruition in the upcoming years is anyone's guess. An internal pocket for a stylus only compromises the size and thickness of the phone itself.
Carrying around an Apple Pencil in one's pocket is not a great idea. I can see those $100 pencils getting dropped or lost. Apple really needs to come with up with a smaller stylus. Case makers would quickly make products that hold and secure them.
I can sell my current iPhone X with Gazelle or MacBack and get up to $630 for it. That is an incentive to go for a top-of-the-line iPhone X Plus with 512GB storage that I suspect will sell for about $1,400. And, yes, I did just pull that number out of my ass.