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what's good Bryant on here and welcome to the Apple bite for everything good and bad inside the world of Apple and it's a real beefy show today so let's just jump in the big story this week according to Bloomberg Apple will indeed release three new iPhones in 2018 echoing the early rumors from kji securities now Apple is working on a second generation 5.8 inch OLED phone a new larger 6.5 inch OLED iPhone that will be the iPhone 10 plus but come on you know let's have a little fun here let's just call it the iPhone XL because that's still too large for my form-fitting you know skinny jeans it's so tight now there's also a third lower-cost 6.1 inch iPhone with a similar iPhone 10 design but with an LCD screen that's cheaper and aimed for everyone after iPhone 10 sales missed expectations all models will feature an edge to edge display face ID with the true depth camera and yes the not the report says the two higher-end iPhones will feature new a12 processors at least one model could be available in gold because you know I know you do Bloomberg says Apple is considering including dual Sims to make it easier for people to switch carriers while traveling but it's not a sure thing yet some prototypes of the larger 6.5 inch feature a screen resolution of 12 42 by 2688 and check this out a sneak peek at what could be a first look at the larger iPhone display leaked out from an LG display plant in Vietnam unless that person has really tiny hands now if you still can't wait but you don't want to drop a grand of cheddar for an iPhone 10 Asus is looking to fill that void on the cheap with their zenfone 5 announced that Mobile World Congress that looks almost just like an iPhone 10 but it will cost around 590 US dollars it even has the horrible notch but Asus can brag and say our notch is smaller than yours apple and then Apple will counter with yeah bruh but you got a big ass chin but you know we know Apple would never even stoop that low or would they alright Mobile World Congress also brought us the debut of the new Samsung Galaxy S 9 a solid incremental upgrade for Galaxy users by far their best phone but how does it compare to the iPhone 10 when it comes to speed benchmarking of a demo unit at the show by Anandtech showed that the Exynos 9810 chip inside the s9 is fast but it was still outperformed by Apple's a 11 and even there a tension it may not have been optimized so we'll give them that for now but at least initially out of the gates the Galaxy S 9 is slower than the iPhone 10 and iPhone 8 so Apple by nation you can now relax and start relentlessly posting Samsung sucks in the comments you know if you didn't already alright in other news that you might not be too thrilled about Barclays reports average wait times for battery replacements for older iPhones has jumped up from 2.7 weeks to 4.5 weeks based on their Apple Store checks now once you initiate the $29 replacement stores need to order the part from Apple but it won't be a quick process like I've already bad Apple this whole situation enough at least they're doing something but you know what this just reeks of rotten apple now want even more goodies I told you this was a beefy show we missed this last week because guess what surprise we're a weekly show bloomberg reports Apple is planning to release an upgrade to the air pods that's still for the record looks silly but you know you see enough of them and you start getting used to seeing this every day now the update will bring a new wireless chip that will manage Bluetooth connections better and enable you to bring up Siri by just saying hey Siri without physically tapping the air pods which can still feel a little uncomfortable you know to push in your ear hole I'm a huge fan of this functionality because it will open up a slot for more physical controls directly on the air pods by making Siri all voice but you know I still want to slide up and down for volume control at the least now Apple is also working on another air pod model for release as early as next year that's plan to be water-resistant Apple has never made that official claim with the current air pods although everything Apple pro has put them to the test and they survived well let's have some fun here like what should Apple call them you know I could see them called the air pod sport or let's just get cray-cray and call them water pods or you know do you even have a better one guess what I'll pick the best name that makes me laugh and give the winner something you know from my secret stash so tell us in the comments now also a patent as far back as April of last year hinted at an Airpark ace that could double as a wireless charging dock for an Apple watch or iPhone and there was even a version of the air pods case that was described to be waterproof as well so there's a whole lot more we can see coming from Apple's air pods that still look like this all right KJ securities reports Apple is working not only on new air pods but their own high-end over-the-ear headphones with an all-new design that will reportedly debut in the fourth quarter of this year at the earliest design to be as convenient as the air pods these could be a direct competitor to their own beats line appealing to you know a slightly more mature audience and with the brand cachet of Apple you know just slap an Apple logo on it because you can never underestimate the brand also you all know I enjoyed the sound of the home pod but it really didn't do anything else that great for me so much that yes I returned mine so sorry to let the fanboys down but I'll come back to it if it gets a whole lot better like I've said it's good but it's not 349 good with everything else out there now NPD Group data found the home pod beat out all other smart speaker first-day pre-orders with the exception of the Amazon dot that product was $49 we know Apple you aren't gonna bring down the price but you need to pump up the value with more features a smarter AI and smart home compatibility and then you've got something that can really compete beyond just being an Apple music speaker ok patent use a new Apple patent has been granted for a dual display MacBook or a second-generation iPad pro titled dual display equipment with enhanced visibility and suppressed reflections now this would eliminate a physical keyboard or trackpad and the second display can also be used as a sketch pad for for gaming controls based on past patents now in one version a hinge would hold two displays together to form a new MacBook in another version the hinge could be designed with magnetics so it could become a two-in-one device or set an iPad and you know how much I love my iPad pro now this doesn't mean Apple is going to do this right away or ever other companies already have dual displays or laptops with this fully rotating hinges and are also guess what they're also thinking about this and before we go we couldn't even pack in all the stuff we wanted to this week but we couldn't end this show without saying happy birthday to Steve Jobs who would have turned 63 years old on February the 24th like he's really the reason many of us fell in love with tech the reason this show exists and the reason we're all watching it together thank you yes Jay all right that's gonna do it for this week you can email me at the Apple bite at cnet.com or tweet me at Brian Tong and remember to comment earpods port water pods or you got something better thanks so much for watching and we'll catch y'all next time for another bite of the Apple