New
iPhones might have slower data transfer speeds all
because of Intel
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Apple
might finally ditch
Qualcomm, the supplier of LTE modems in the iPhone, after getting locked into legal disputes
over patent royalties last year.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims, according to
MacRumors, that
Intel might be the exclusive supplier of modems for all the
new iPhones launching later this year.
Why should you care?
because it could mean the new
iPhones might have potentially
slower data transfer speeds.
SEE ALSO:
Why Apple doesn't need to sell more iPhones anymore
First a quick history lesson. Up until the iPhone 7, Qualcomm was the exclusive supplier for "baseband modem" chips for the iPhone.*
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