Apple may consider Samsung as one of the suppliers of 5G modems for its future iPhones, 9to5Mac, one of the leading industry analysts, quotes.
As you know, recently on the termination of all litigation regarding patent disputes. Also the other day the company about the loss of interest in developing their own 5G modems, which were originally supposed to take place in Apple devices. These two news are clearly not a coincidence, and therefore there is practically no doubt that future iPhones will receive modems from Qualcomm.
However, the authoritative analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (Ming-Chi Kuo) identified three reasons why Apple can use modems not only from Qualcomm, but also from Samsung. First, it will allow Apple to get more favorable terms and price reductions from each of the suppliers, which will reduce costs. Secondly, having two suppliers will allow Apple to avoid possible supply disruptions, which will allow the company to better meet the demand for the iPhone.
Finally, it is highly likely that Apple will ship smartphones with different modems to different markets. The analyst notes that countries where 5G networks will use the millimeter wave spectrum (mmWave) will most likely ship iPhones with Qualcomm modems. And countries in which the sub-6 GHz (sub-6 GHz) band is allocated for the fifth generation networks will receive iPhones equipped with Samsung 5G modems.
The analyst also noted that the emergence of iPhones with support for fifth-generation networks could provoke a new wave of demand for Apple smartphones. It is predicted that up to 2020-195 million iPhones may be produced in 200. Note that earlier for 2019, the supply forecast was 188β192 million iPhones. The expert also noted that about 65-70 million new iPhones will be sold this year, which will debut this fall.
And in the end, I would like to note that in terms of the release of smartphones with support for fifth-generation networks, Apple was among the lagging behind. have already introduced their smartphones with 5G support or announced work on similar devices. And the same Samsung has already managed to release its own . So Apple clearly wants to avoid possible delays and overlaps when launching its iPhone with 5G, and therefore cooperation with Samsung looks quite likely. For insurance purposes, so to speak.
Source: 3dnews.ru