Beijing time November 4 Morning news, it is reported that Apple products in 2020 as soon as the launch of 5G. People familiar with Apple's plans say the iphone product line using the Intel 8161 5G modem chip will be released in 2020, while Intel is testing the development of a chip called 8060, Fast Company reported this week.
However, the site adds that the development process has not been smooth, especially the heat generated by millimeter wave signal processing: Wireless carriers, including Verizon and AT&T in the United States, will initially rely on the millimeter wave spectrum (between 30,000 MHz and 300 Nimitz) to connect 5G phones.
But people familiar with the news say the millimeter wave signal requires a lot of processing from the modem chip, which causes the heat released in the phone to exceed normal levels-a heat that can also be felt outside the phone. This problem can also affect battery life. The heat generated by a device part is usually converted from the amount of electricity in the battery.
' People familiar with the matter said Apple was unhappy with Intel's progress in tackling the heat problem, although the issue was not enough for Apple to ' renegotiate the supply of 5G modems with Qualcomm '. (Apple and Qualcomm have been mired in legal warfare, so that's understandable).
However, Apple has contacted another supplier called MediaTek, but this looks a lot like an emergency choice after Intel's failure. Apple has obtained permission from the Federal Communications Commission to test millimeter wave spectrum technology. It has been reported that Apple's future iphone product line will not use Intel's Bluetooth and wireless chips.
But the tech giant's latest mobile phone model uses only Intel's modem, and Apple and its chief executive, Tim Cook, have no plans to remove Intel from the supply chain in the short term. Although the 5G standard will not be finalized until 2020, telecoms companies do not expect the deployment to be too stable in a few years, but many manufacturers are still racing to prepare 5G equipment. As the Fast Company report points out, the next International Mobile Congress is expected to witness the launch of a large number of 5G devices.
So by 2020 (when telecoms companies will have a full year to prepare), this is the perfect time for Apple to join the 5G wave. Apple to launch 5G product | In 2020 But the solution to the heat problem is blocked.