iPhone 13 Series: Leaks Suggest Devices Will Be Thicker, Have Prominent Camera Bumps
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It may feature sensor-shift stabilization for wide and ultra-wide lenses
The iPhone series is anticipated to arrive in September
If the latest leak about the iPhone 13 is anything to go by, fans who prefer thin smartphones are going to be disappointed.
A new report from MacRumors revealed the upcoming iPhone 13 models would feature a slightly thicker design than the iPhone 12 series. Apparently, the next Apple flagship iPhone would have more prominent camera bumps. The site has claimed it saw schematics for the models Apple plans to release sometime in the fall of 2021.
Apple to Start Using in-House 5G Modems in Its 2023 iPhone Lineup May 10, 2021 02:28 EDT
While this year’s iPhone 13 series will see Apple use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X60 5G modems, a couple of years from now, the tech giant might have its in-house baseband chip running in the 2023 iPhone models.
2023 iPhone Models With Apple’s Custom 5G Modems Could See Performance and Latency Improvements Over Qualcomm’s Offerings
TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with another prediction, stating that Apple is expected to start using its in-house 5G modems for the 2023 iPhone family. An Apple executive Johny Srouji said that the technology giant started development work on its modem last year, and from the looks of it, the plan is to replace Qualcomm in the distant future.
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Nearly two years after Apple swallowed Chipzilla’s smartphone modem business for a cool $1bn, the company is reportedly set to start using its own home-grown baseband chips, starting with 2023’s iPhone.
The report comes from Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst at TF International Securities with a solid track record of gaining accurate inside information about Apple’s product movements. According to AppleTrack, Ming-Chi s tips have a 76.6 per cent accuracy rate.
In an investor s note, Ming-Chi wrote he expected the iPhone will start using modems designed in-house by “2023 at the earliest.” This echoed similar predictions expressed by analysts at Barclays.
Qualcomm Drops on Report Apple Will Use Own Chips by 2023
Apple s 5G chip is currently in development and could be used as soon as 2023, a media report says. Qualcomm shares are lower.
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AAPL) - Get Report suppliers were dropping Monday after a media report said Apple s 5G baseband chip could be used in the iPhone as soon as 2023.
AppleInsider cited TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in making its prediction. Kuo sees Qualcomm having to change its strategy to combat order losses from Apple.
“As Android (
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Apple Aims To Bring Its Own 5G Chips To iPhone In 2023: Analyst
The Apple-designed modems could improve speeds and eliminate the company’s reliance on Qualcomm. By Kyle Alspach May 10, 2021, 02:09 PM EDT
Apple could phase out its reliance on 5G modems from Qualcomm as soon as 2023, with plans to adopt internally designed 5G chips for the iPhone by that time, according to reports on a research note from well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple launched its first 5G-enabled iPhones last fall with the iPhone 12 series, using 5G modems from Qualcomm. However, Apple’s acquisition of Intel’s 5G modem business in 2019 has set the stage for Apple to design its own 5G chips for use in iPhones rather than using Qualcomm modems.