News & Reviews:   modem

It seems that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently mentioned that Apple might be releasing iPhones equipped with their own in-house designed 5G modem somewhere around 2023. While not much is known in regards to the Malaysia release date of the said phone, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is available in the local market.

Based on a statement by @rquandt on the user’s Twitter account, it seems that Qualcomm could be planning to release a Snapdragon 888 Lite chipset that comes without a 5G modem. While there is no official information in regards to which smartphone will come with the aforementioned chipset, it does give us a better idea of what to expect when it is officially available in the global market.

vivo has recently announced, that they will be one of the first smartphone manufacturers to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset in their upcoming smartphones. The aforementioned chipset also features the X55 5G Modem-RF System, which is capable of reaching speeds of up to 7.5 Gbps.

Based on a statement by Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the three iPhones that are due to be released in the year 2020 is expected to come with 5G support. While Apple is still keen on utilizing Qualcomm’s 5G modems for its upcoming smartphones, there is a high possibility that Apple will end up developing its own 5G modems by 2021.