The Empty Promise of the iPhone 12

Don’t get too hyped on 5G — if you’re in the U.S., anyway

Karl Bode
Debugger
Published in
4 min readOct 13, 2020

--

Photo: Apple

Apple on Tuesday announced that its new lineup of iPhones will support 5G networks. But while Apple — and special guest Hans Vestberg, CEO of Verizon — hyped the inclusion of fifth-generation wireless technology in its new handsets as a major game-changer, U.S. consumers expecting earth-shattering…

--

--

Karl Bode
Debugger

Seattle-based freelance writer with a focus on tech, tech policy, and consumer rights.