Kuo: iPhones will switch to Apple's own 5G modems in 2023 "at the earliest"

10 May 2021
Apple acquired Intel's modem division in 2019 and invested €1 billion in an R&D facility in Germany to develop its own 5G tech.

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SizN80, 10 May 2021I think it’s a pretty rough day for Apple haters and Apple ... moresheesh your attitude perfectly sums up the apple community

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    Anonymous, 10 May 2021Yes my iPhone 12 pro Max gives great battery life on 4g or ... moreWhat happened to their smart AI stuff & the "we know what's best 4 u" philosophy when they mentioned that the Iphone will automagically switch b/w 4G & 5G depending on various factors to preserve battery life & give the thrill of 5G speed!!

      Anonymous, 10 May 2021👍💪I think it’s a pretty rough day for Apple haters and Apple suppliers,all of them keep taking big losses.Looking forward to the Apple 5G modem being the most efficient out there and exclusive to us Apple users.It’s going to be difficult for Qualcomm as the only phone manufacturer who is able to sell Flagships in big numbers is Apple,the rest of Qualcomms customers can only sell mid and low budget devices n big numbers nobody buys their gimmicky flagships,a tough time is coming for Apple competitors who already cannot match the A12X release in 2018. 🤣

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        Anonymous, 10 May 2021Why do iOS/Apple users get everything last?this is insultin... moretell me about and thats the reason i dont use iPhones
        back in the day steve jobs always want to put new hardware on their products First (i think) than its rivals and the first to make the first ever true smartphone (though LG make the first touchscreen phone but didnt sell well)
        now iPhones are falling behind (and samsung and xiaomi winning the race) with high end hardware and apple still uses the same old hardware
        if the iPhone 13 improves the main camera and uses a new display tech (like oneplus 9 pro)
        and FINALLY add under display touch ID , i probably switch back to iPhone

          [deleted post]I love the fact that Apple will probably have the most efficient 5G modem and not have to use the crap coming from Qualcomm.Will be great when Apple don’t have to deal with Qualcomm and their malware vulnerable modems.

          Right now the iPhone 12 is the best selling 5G phone, Qualcomm will hate lose Apples business which keeps Qualcomm going.

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            Anonymous, 10 May 2021Mac already lost the PC war three decades back. They were r... morenow the macs are having a come back thanks to the powerful m1 chip
            pretty sure the iPad pro is the most powerful tablet in the market

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              • 10 May 2021

              [deleted post]Speech 100

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                • 10 May 2021

                [deleted post]I want AirPods Max. The price 😬.

                  To be honest, I don't care who makes the modems, as long as they work well on each device that I use. I just hope that the future 5g network won't affect the pricing on data plans, I would rather choose to have better 4g coverage. I have never had a bandwidth problem on 4g/4g+ even watching YouTube videos or using data intensive apps.

                    Anonymous, 10 May 2021Even mediatek has inbuilt modem on their budget CPUs from 2... moreNobody wants a Mediatek device :’D you Apple haters are hilarious though!Nobody buys a mediatek device because they want it they buy it because they cannot afford any better. ;)

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                      • 10 May 2021

                      Apple is innovating...the rest...windows 10 the same OS as 6 years ago..just for children for their video games

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                        Ironically the toxic people is making a lot of comments and even never tried Mac OS or use one.

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                          SoC, 10 May 2021They have buit in modem into their SoC....learn the tech ho... moreno they're not..

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                            • 10 May 2021

                            Oh great, another Apple news, another tsunami of clueless Apple haters who have zero concept of how chipsets or modems work. But they pour all the diarrhea and hate on Apple coz that's trendy to do. Gotta love GSMArena.

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                              Anonymous, 10 May 2021You are right. People are are familiar with Windows and the... moreIts clear you dont have knowledge about OS
                              I run macOS windows and linux...by far the most stable and better froward thinking is macOS...linux is better for servers and windows....but windows remain best for gaming and for children...thats why you all here love windows...because you dont have any IT knowledge and all day play video games and have brain burned

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                                [deleted post]They have buit in modem into their SoC....learn the tech how it works
                                Only cheap phones , that are used by you...use 5G modems that are build into the SoC

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                                  • 10 May 2021

                                  The last paragraph was a delight to read🤑

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                                    Anonymous, 10 May 2021Apple wants people to wait for 3 more years just to be able... moreYes my iPhone 12 pro Max gives great battery life on 4g or WiFi.
                                    But when using 5g, there is heavy battery drain. Must be the lack of internal modem.
                                    Tech reviewers will hardly say this in their sponsored iPhone reviews.
                                    I have a colleague who has a Snapdragon 888 based device, his battery doesn't drain as much when using 5g.

                                    I don't understand why implement a half baked feature?they did so much marketing at the Apple event. They should have just gone with high refresh rate instead of 5g. This 60hz display is starting to feel ancient.

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                                      • 10 May 2021

                                      Apple wants people to wait for 3 more years just to be able to use 5g without excessive battery drain.

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                                        • 10 May 2021

                                        Why do iOS/Apple users get everything last?this is insulting to their fanbase