Media revealed the details of the new iPhone with 5G

Apple decided to independently develop an antenna for the new iPhone, which will support 5G technology. About it told Fast Company magazine source familiar with the company’s plans. He clarified that the problems are related to the appearance of the new smartphone.

Apple refused the QTM 525 antenna module that Qualcomm proposed to him because it does not fit into the elegant design that the company plans to develop for the new smartphone.

The company is working on several design options, so it is still developing a model using Qualcomm’s antenna in parallel. If Apple will install a large module from Qualcomm, then the new iPhone will turn out to be thicker, which does not fit into the company’s plans.

Qualcomm will also ship Apple’s Snapdragon X55 modem chips, which are installed in the Galaxy S20 smartphones. The work of the iPhone with 5G will require the interaction of the chip with the antenna, according to a Fast Company source. The fact that these parts are created by different companies can create some difficulties.

According to the publication, Apple had previously developed its own antennas, but the results were not ideal. The best-known example is that due to flaws in the antenna design of the iPhone 4, missed calls occurred when the phone was in a certain position.

Necessary to provide 5G antenna communication more difficult
develop than other similar details, the source said. Because they send and receive higher frequencies
signals, when developing, manufacturers have “less opportunity”
for a mistake. ” A slight discrepancy in the development may cause communication problems with the owner of the smartphone.

Apple wants to use its own antenna not only because of the design, writes Fast Company. The company as a whole is trying to create a smartphone in which there will be as few details as possible from Qualcomm.

Apple believes that the company is deceiving it with royalties: a smartphone developer has to pay both for Qualcomm parts and for using the company’s intellectual property.

A few months before the presentation of new products, Apple’s plans remain “surprisingly volatile,” the publication notes.

“Plans are changing. Components and functions are added and canceled, ”writes Fast Company.

According to the publication, the final decision on who will produce antennas for the new iPhone will be made closer to the summer of this year.

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