According to AppleInsider's Beijing time on August 23, in theory, Apple may pay a $5 royalty for each iPhone in the future, which has a lot to do with Qualcomm.
VentureBeat said that Nokia announced on Wednesday that it will charge 3 euros ($3.48) for each device for the 5G standard key patent royalties. Ericsson's strategy is the opposite. It will charge each device 2.5-based according to the price of the device. 5 US dollars 5G patent royalties.
However, Qualcomm's royalties will account for 2.275% of single-mode handset prices, 3.25% of multi-mode handset prices, and $400 caps. A 5G royalty for a modern smartphone may exceed $21, with Qualcomm accounting for To about 13 dollars.
All 5G patent holders have not yet coordinated the collection of royalties. Therefore, although the final patent royalty may be less than $21 per mobile phone, Huawei and other companies also hold 5G patents, which means that royalties exist. The possibility of rising.
Apple and Qualcomm had patents and patent royalties in the world. In 2017, Apple sued Qualcomm for using the 'monopoly power' to impose high patent royalties, requiring chip buyers to license their patents. Qualcomm counterattacked in April last year. The two sides have already sued each other in several countries, such as the United States, and Apple suppliers have also been implicated.