Why doesn't the Neo have phone features?

[daftna]

The Macbook Neo uses an iPhone chip so why doesn't it also have a sim card? You can buy beefy 5G service now. I'd love a laptop that has internet everywhere with cell phone service, no hotspot needed.

 

[jz0309]

The Macbook Neo uses an iPhone chip so why doesn't it also have a sim card? You can buy beefy 5G service now. I'd love a laptop that has internet everywhere with cell phone service, no hotspot needed.

does that "iPhone chip" include a modem?
The answer is no btw.

There've been rumors that Apple might offer their modem chips in future MacBooks but that is yet to be seen.

 

[ignatius345]

That’s a question people have been asking about MacBooks for quite a while now. If a 5G modem does come to a Mac, I don’t think you’ll see it on a budget Mac like a Neo -- probably a premium feature on a MacBook Pro or something.

I agree it would be a killer feature, but for whatever reason Apple seems to think only iPads and iPhones need mobile data modems ¯\_(ツ)_/¯