Apple plans to develop its own 5G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips for use in future electronic devices. But, Plans continue to be delayed due to technical issues. For this reason, the Californian company announced that it will extend its contract with Qualcomm until 2026. It now appears that the contract will last another year.

Latest information shows that Apple will continue to use Qualcomm’s 5G chips in iPhone models at least until 2027. Therefore, we can conclude that the last iPhone to use Qualcomm chips will be iPhone 19.

This is confirmed Cristiano AmonQualcomm CEO reported on CNBC during Qualcomm’s financial results.

Apple will continue to use Qualcomm chips until 2027

Apple introduced 5G connectivity

Everything indicates that Apple is having a hard time developing its own 5G modems. cupertino company I can’t find the right formula We’ll have to continue relying on Qualcomm for chip design for a few more years.

The problem is Qualcomm wants Apple for a percentage of the value of its iPhone rather than offering a license to use its proprietary patents. In fact, this is how Apple Silicon, Apple’s answer with its M series processors, was born.

Cristiano Amon appointed CEO of Qualcomm in 2021

Cristiano Amon announced that his company will continue to supply 5G modems to Apple until March 2027. As he told CNBC, he is “happy with his relationship with Apple.” Previously, the agreement was extended until 2026.

Apple has not yet made a statement on the issue.. The company, which has the apple logo on it, has been trying to develop its own 5G chips for many years in order to replace Qualcomm modems.

Apple willing to develop 5G chips

Apple bought Intel’s modem development division for $1 billion in 2019. This acquisition gave Apple 17,000+ patents and 2,200+ Intel employees. However, this huge economic effort has not yet paid off, and 5G chip development plans have been postponed year by year.

Apple’s 5G modem prototypes failed to beat Qualcomm chips in terms of performance and efficiency.

Additionally, Apple owns Arm Holdings Ltd., the company behind the ARM architecture patents. He also extended his contract with. The deal will be extended “beyond 2024,” according to sources familiar with the agreement.