The iPhone X hasn't even been released yet and there are already reports of the 2018 models.
KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo said he believes next year's iPhones may support gigabit LTE, which would significantly speed up Internet speeds.
Kuo claims that the next-generation iPhones will come with several upgrades that will enable these faster speeds, including flexible "polymer liquid crystal" circuits to improve wireless reception.
Apple 4 MIMO) in its models to increase data transfer and download speeds. The iPhone X and iPhone 8 and 8 Plus only contain two antennas (2×2 MIMO).
Therefore, these internal changes will have a huge impact on how fast and reliable your Internet connection is.
In theory, gigabit LTE means you could see downloads as fast as 1Gbps. At such speeds, a two-hour movie could download in 15 seconds, according to T-Mobile.
Of course, while 1Gbps downloads would offer top-notch performance — compared to the 30-50Mbps we're seeing today on T-Mobile in New York — everyday speeds would likely be lower. Depending on your network, speeds will vary.
But even if it's 100Mbps or 900Mbps, it's still many times faster than most US LTE speeds, which are woefully slow. A report by OpenSignal in February revealed that T-Mobile and Verizon, the two fastest LTE networks in the US, had average download speeds of just 16.7Mbps and 16.9Mbps, respectively. At maximum gigabit LTE, you could see download speeds improve by up to 62 times based on existing average speeds.
If Kuo's information is accurate — and his analysis is usually pretty accurate — Apple will eventually catch up with some Android phones that already support gigabit LTE even if carriers haven't yet rolled out the speeds. For example, Samsung's Galaxy S8 was one of the first phones to include Gigabit LTE support.
We may still have a long way to go before Apple's new phones arrive, but who wouldn't want those super speeds?
