I would wonder if that would be one of the first rollouts if the goal is to start the deployment at a smaller scale than say the Apple Watch or iPhone.
Not every Qualcomm modem is the same. Typically, iPhones release just a few months before Qualcomm releases their new modems, which means Android phones released in the time between will have a newer modem. So, specifically, can you show where the exact modem performs better in one vs another?
But someone will have to be that guinea pig
You mean like Intel didn’t sit still while ARM technologies started to take over. Was intel blinded by Apple Silicon? Sarcastically of course, Intel DID sit still and is now paying the price while trying to catch up. Complacency is the boogieman of technology companies. Qualcomm is no different. Who’s to say they will continue to produce the best 5G modems? If you are a Qualcomm fan you had better hope they are not complacent in their market leadership like Intel was. Of course there’s aways the lesson of the Xerox C-suite being complacent in their dominance of the copy machine market and dismissed what was going on at their PARC. Steve Jobs and his minions swooped down and the rest is history.
Did you do the same when Apple Silicon debuted? Are you still using an Intel Mac?
I don’t think the way the iPhone looks and works will change that dramatically.
Mostly a camera button, I think.
Performance in the sense of peak bps may no longer be critical. But other elements are.
Uh, connectivity includes:
Intel was **** FOR YEARS. The only reason they got so big was because Arm took forever to come along. I mean look at all of the issues intel chips are still having (and hence why their stock has been nosediving). Not to mention modems and CPUs are two very different things. QC has been continuing to improve and make better modems. How many stories do you see of some huge issue with QC modems? Apple bought all of those intel engineers and patents and still hasn't been able to make their own decent modem (hence why they just redid their contract with qualcomm for modems). I went through the **** show that was Intel modems in iPhones, I will wait 2-3 years to let apple get the bugs worked out (if their modem even actually makes it to market) before jumping onto one of their iPhones with their own modem inside.
Maybe lower the cost of iPhone is a benefit.
Apple is investing billions of dollars into developing an in-house cellular modem, but the project is not expected to yield immediate improvements for users, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.
In last week's "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explained that, unlike the transition to Apple silicon, the company's first custom modem will not offer noticeable benefits for users. Individuals within Apple apparently "acknowledge that customers don't really care who makes the modem in their phone" and "it's hard to tell how big the benefits will be in the near term."
Instead, Apple is looking to play "the long game, hoping its modem will evolve into a more advanced component that could ultimately change the way an iPhone looks and works."
Apple has used modems designed by Qualcomm for over a decade, but moved to design its own following a legal battle over royalties and patents in 2018. Since then, it has faced issues with performance and overheating, and the component's debut has been pushed back until next year at the earliest. Its rollout is expected to take place on a gradual basis, starting with more niche devices and expanding across the lineup over the period of a few years.
Article Link: Apple's Custom 5G Modem Could 'Change the Way iPhone Looks and Works' in the Long Term
