According to foreign media reports, the current battle between Apple and Qualcomm intensified, engage in the preparation of Apple's products in the next year to abandon Qualcomm Modem chip, or will switch to Intel or MediaTek's MTK chip.Thus, many of Qualcomm's patented technology Remove from the iPhone!
I believe many users know, in the processor, Apple has already switched to their own design A series of chipsets early this year, even the GPU even changed their own design.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Apple intends to introduce the non-Qualcomm Modem chips to the iPhone and iPad products in 2018. Even though QUALCOMM has claimed that the chips needed for the next-generation iPhone are well tested, 20% of the chips produced in the year are supplied to Apple, but this year dropped to only 13%. Although Apple has long been able to earn money with Qualcomm for many years, it is still not clear whether it will continue to cooperate smoothly next year What?
