CALIFORNIA: Apple is set to release three 5G-capable iPhones in 2020. In a new research note seen by MacRumours, Ming-Chi Kuo claims all three of next year’s iPhones will be 5G-ready as Apple looks to better compete with lower-cost 5G Android handsets.
The analyst’s change of heart follows Apple’s $1bn acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business, which has seen it scoop up 2,200 of the chipmaker’s employees, along with its 5G-related intellectual property, equipment and leases.
Apple’s 2020 iPhones will likely still make use of Qualcomm’s chips, though. While the company is working on its own modem chips, these are unlikely to be ready until 2021.
According to Kuo, the 5G-ready iPhones will support both mmWave and Sub-6GHz spectrum to meet the requirements of the US market but notes that it’s not yet but it is not clear if Apple will launch a lower-cost 5G iPhone that only supports Sub-6GHz. (Agencies)
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