Apple plans to build its own 5G modem in 2022 iPhones

11 October 2019
That's the optimistic scenario - it may even take until 2023.

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Jb, 11 Oct 2019This apple is disturbing they are selfish they just wants t... moreDon't be too proud of Sammy's RAM numbers as other OEMs' less RAM but better optimization can be faster in daily performance. Numbers will just be numbers when used to jack up profits and sales read as deceit.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 12 Oct 2019

    There are several countries with well 5G covered areas today. So for those who live there, buy 5G phones make sense and of course some brands already have products for them and profit those sales. If USA and Apple aren't interested yet is their problem but others move fast and the technology don't wait for slow adopters, 6G is already under R&D.

    Maybe sell dated and overpriced hardware still works for them there with high profit calling them premium. But the decline in sales show clearly that things are changing in foreign countries and now people of those countries care more about how much they pay and what they get, not like their blind fans.

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      • vgN
      • 12 Oct 2019

      what's the use of 5G without good coverage....at least until 2020 you can't demand 5G compatibility. It will make mobiles unnecessarily expensive.

        [deleted post]Nah, I got enough of a life to not complain about what a certain company does or not. If I don't like a product by one company, I don't buy it. Simple. I don't go and b!tc# about it in some forum, and that too, without reading the entire article like an ill-informed sod.

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          • Anonymous
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          • 12 Oct 2019

          fifi, 11 Oct 2019Wifi6 is a lot more important for everyday use and 5g (buz... morethe households who have wifi6 are probably 0.1% many people doesn't even have wifi5 on their routers

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            • Ripcord
            • PbY
            • 12 Oct 2019

            Apple plans to get rid of the "notch" by 2999... lol

              Out of Control, 11 Oct 2019How is Apple's decision a good one? Good decisions in busin... more5g still on for next year’s iphone, just using a different company’s modem
              hopefully the network’s will mature by then, it isn’t worth the extra money for get 5g in like 5 cities (and only select areas of these places)

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                • gDL
                • 11 Oct 2019

                5G = Electric cars

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                  • fifi
                  • StM
                  • 11 Oct 2019

                  Wifi6 is a lot more important for everyday use and 5g (buzzword) is under heavy development at least 5 more years the main benefits are on very short distance

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                    • 11 Oct 2019

                    Manchito, 11 Oct 2019In 2022 will be 6G. Apple always late, but not in priceNo it won't. There is hardly any 5G anywhere because the reception distance is so small you need thousands of antennas clustered in very small surface area. Which costs tons of money. 5G is incredibly inefficient. Besides, what do you need 1Gbps speeds on mobile device? Other than moving recorded video somewhere? Literally only for that.

                      123, 11 Oct 2019that's apple's point. 5g equipment, research and developmen... moreand that is certainly not profitable for consumers .....

                        MG, 11 Oct 2019The whole 5G is a hoax, it will take many years until there... moreHow is Apple's decision a good one? Good decisions in business are about making money, not following the flawed opinion of an average Joe. The S10 5G has been selling in high numbers and 30% of Note 10 series' handsets are 5G. Apple is missing out on sales, even if their followers are generally a bit dense. How the network is doesn't matter, the fact is that consumers are buying 5G handsets now. Just because the network isn't developed in the US, doesn't mean that it's the same in all countries.

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                          • 11 Oct 2019

                          Only fools buy iPhones with still no 5g in 2019

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                            • 11 Oct 2019

                            5T, 11 Oct 2019By then 5G will be like 4G is now...that's apple's point. 5g equipment, research and development and so on, will be cheap by 2021, and there you have 2021 iphone for 1400$, 5g model for 1600$ 64b 4gb ram :)
                            that's good profitable business

                              Do people even read the article before posting the anti-Apple comments here? The article clearly states that Apple will use their own in-house modems from 2022(very optimistic) or 2023 and until then, they're gonna use Qualcomm modems after they had struck the deal with QC early this year.
                              Why has GSMArena become such a cesspool of these kind of degenerate brainless haters or is it just fun to hate on Apple by the Chinese/Russian trolls?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • HC2
                                • 11 Oct 2019

                                Are the commenters even reading this? Apple is planning to have 5G in next year's iPhones, it's just that it won't be Apple's own modem until 2022.

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                                  • 3aW
                                  • 11 Oct 2019

                                  Why do people still care about this sh--. Even 3.5G is sufficient.

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                                    • 11 Oct 2019

                                    By then 5G will be like 4G is now...

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                                      • KRV
                                      • 11 Oct 2019

                                      Rip apple, always late, keep your ego aside

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                                        • 11 Oct 2019

                                        MG, 11 Oct 2019The whole 5G is a hoax, it will take many years until there... moreThis apple is disturbing they are selfish they just wants their owns they don't want to share thing u will wake up 2moro and find anews that they will be building A380 boing, always late with big price sumsung talk 12Gb Ram they r still in 3 , urray in 2022 Huawei will be launching 6G LTE