Apple and Qualcomm could launch 5G iPhone in 2020 which may be called as iPhone 12 5G, as their rivalry finally ends as it results in compromise but the most important outcome from this result is the expectation of 5G iPhone in 2020. Apple dumped Intel for their 5G pursuit as they trying to build their own 5G chipset which they could feature in iPhone 2021 or 2022, but waiting for more years means Apple might lose competition in the market so it is expected that iPhone 2020 will feature 5G.
iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro model perform fairly well for Apple but 2020 might be the year of 5G so it is expected that Apple might focus for 2020 rather than pulling again 4G smartphone. As it has been expected that Apple could launch only 2 smartphones with 4G which might be turned as a successor of iPhone SE, as it may be called as iPhone 9. Apple tries to capture the regime of smartphones the same as they capture the recent tablet market with iPad models which could be available at any cost user want, which made choosing products more easier for the user.
Apple and Qualcomm Partnership start to beginning
Apple’s next of the biggest project is considered a 5G iPhone that might be launched by this year. Apple is working with Qualcomm to produce a 5G smartphone and both of them have a plan to launch 5G smartphones as early as possible. At Qualcomm Tech Summit that held on a few weeks back, Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said that revealed the same. This partnership of Apple and Qualcomm seems pretty good as they soon forgot their rivalry and start working with each other within months.
5G iPhone in 2020 coming soon
It seems that to release the 5G smartphone on time is one of the main goals of Qualcomm with Apple and that will be good for the customers who are waiting for Apple’s 5G iPhone. Few leaks and rumors are there that suggest 5G iPhone will be launch in 2020. In this row of rumors, Amon said that “priority number one of this relationship with Apple is how to launch their phone as fast as we can. That’s the priority”.
Amon explained why the company is trying to launch that smartphone on time, according to him the first 5G smartphone by Apple will use Qualcomm modem, but it is possible that it might not include all of Qualcomm’s RF front end. The important part of boosting the signal from a different network is an RF front end that includes the circuitry between antennae and receives. Qualcomm also termed its latest Snapdragon modem chip as a “modem-RF system”, and somewhere it suggests that RF front end components which are made by Qualcomm will provide the best signal.
Apart from Qualcomm modem, Apple possibly will use its own technology and components in its upcoming 5G iPhone in 2020. Along with this, it is also important to note that Apple may be in need to use Qualcomm millimeter-wave antenna modules because Apple manufactures the component that is compatible with Verizon and AT&T’s 5G network. Rumors are there that indicates Apple will launch five models of iPhone in 2020 but only one high-end model will support the 5G configuration while rest will support the only 4G.
In this year Apple has resolved all its disputes with that results will be in Qualcomm modems in upcoming iPhone modems. Intel also manufactures the modem for Apple’s iPhone but this time Intel was not able to fulfill Apple’s demand and as a result, Apple comes with the agreement with Qualcomm. This Apple and Qualcomm partnership might be more interesting to see in the future. It might be not clear today as to how long will their partnership will go on.
