The iPhone 17 would be a bigger update than the iPhone 16

Apparently the iPhone 16 will not be the big update of the range with AI, we will have to wait for the iPhone 17 according to analysts from JP Morgan and Barclays

It is absolutely crazy that people are already starting to talk about the iPhone 17 when there are barely six months left until the iPhone 16 is presented in September. According to information from some JP Morgan analysts (via Bloomberg), they predict that The iPhone 17 will be the real leap to a big update until 2025. From this moment They are notably distrustful of the iPhone 16 because they believe that it would not be presenting itself in a stellar way in terms of artificial intelligence functions.

The iPhone 16 will not be the best device this year, we will have to wait for the news of the iPhone 17

Those from Cupertino would be reserving the complete improvements for the iPhone 17 series. This would have direct consequences on sales and demand for the devices.including others close by like the iPad and Mac. Along the same lines, Barclays analysts indicate that the iPhone 16 will not be the most in demand in a long time compared to its predecessor.. The last of the analysts and the most accurate, Ming-Chi Kuo, also already gave his opinion on this situation and expressed his concerns. predicting a 15% drop in global shipments due to lack of innovations.

The iPhone 16 would arrive in 7 different colors. Via MajinBu

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JP Morgan analysts are expectant about what Apple can show at WWDC 2024 in the presentation of its operating systems. According to the latest rumors, generative AI could be seen including Apple’s own browser, Safari, as well as some improvements in the handling of Siri. They define it in a “peculiar” way but reiterate that important hardware updates will already be reserved for the iPhone 17.

Regarding the impact of the actions, JP Morgan cut its target price per share from $225 to $215. However, there is an obvious drop and it reminds us of when 5G came to the iPhone, after which they rose again when they saw the benefits.

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Finally, they predicted a risk within the services branch due to the regulatory problems they face in the App Store (EU and US territory) and Apple Music. Those who maintain their strong forecast regarding the value of the stock is Wedbush, which places it at $250.