{"id":58063,"date":"2018-02-05T07:33:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=58063"},"modified":"2018-02-05T07:33:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T07:33:02","slug":"apples-new-iphones-will-change-essential-component","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/apples-new-iphones-will-change-essential-component.html","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s New iPhones Will Change Essential Component"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Apple&#8217;s New iPhones Will Change Essential Component<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">We already know a lot about Apple\u2019s 2018 iPhones: both good and bad. We also know Apple plans to take several gambles this year, and new information has now revealed what might prove to be the biggest of the lot\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">In a report obtained by 9to5Mac, KGI Securities\u2019 respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals Apple will drop Qualcomm baseband chips from future iPhones and source them exclusively from Intel. The move comes as legal action intensifies between Apple and Qualcomm with billions of dollars at stake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">And yet the decision from Apple represents a significant gamble.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">While iPhones have used a mixture of Intel and Qualcomm chips for the last two generations, tests have consistently shown that Qualcomm-based iPhones deliver fast, more consistent 3G and 4G performance. In fact, Apple sources even claim the company had to deliberately throttle Qualcomm-based iPhones so Intel-based iPhones wouldn\u2019t appear so slow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">As such even the latest iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X models ship with 4G modems which are potentially up to 40% slower than the one-gigabit modems seen in rivals like the Galaxy S8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">And yet this isn\u2019t the main point of concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">KGI points out that aside from a performance lead, it also believes Qualcomm has a research and development lead which will mean it has 5G chipsets ready before Intel. Giving rivals (who primarily use Qualcomm) several generations to brag about their 5G phones while iPhones were stuck with overcrowded 4G bands would be a significant blow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">Interestingly KGI claims Apple may offer Qualcomm the chance to return to iPhones as part of a concession settlement between the two companies. If Intel is indeed struggling to deliver the 5G capabilities many expect Qualcomm to commercialise in 2019-2020, the arrangement could be a win\/win for both parties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 14pt;color: #000000\">But until then Apple looks set to play hardball and it is iPhone customers who stand to lose most in the short term. 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