Qualcomm says the iPhone 15 won’t use an Apple-designed 5G modem.

bounce Mansana to own 5G modem won’t happen with launch iPhone 15in 2023. Thus, at a minimum, Qualcomm, which will continue to supply the “vast majority” of Apple mobile phones with the component next year. Undoubtedly a fact that attracts attention, given that for a long time it was assumed that those from Cupertino were making this change.

In its latest quarterly financial results presentation, Qualcomm noted that in 2023 will continue to ship the same number of 5G modems to Apple as it does today. Something significant, considering that the company itself expected to provide only 20% of the chips that will be used in the iPhone 15.

Thus, the next generation of mobile phones from the Californian firm will still not be able to take the next step towards reducing reliance on components developed by third parties. If confirmed, Apple will still be associated with one of its main “friend enemy” for at least one more year. Let’s not forget that Qualcomm and those from Cupertino had a fierce legal battle over patents between 2017 and 2019, and that’s where the latter started work on their own cellular modem for the iPhone.

It’s been said several times since then that it’s the 2023 models – the iPhone 15, after all – that will see the first generation of the new Apple-designed component. However, this year they should have appeared. overheating problems in the first prototypes to be tested, preventing its introduction until 2024.

iPhone 15 will retain a Qualcomm 5G modem

It is logical that the development of complex components, such as cellular communication chips, brings failure. Since Apple bought Intel’s modem division in 2019, there have been rumors that the use of new proprietary hardware in the iPhone will begin in 2022. However, this did not happen. And the way things go This will not happen with the 2023 iPhone 15 either..

At the end of last year, it became known that manufacturers from Cupertino transferred the production of their new 5G modems to the company. TSMS. Apple’s idea is to take advantage of the Taiwanese giant’s 4nm technology, although initial tests were done with 5nm components. It was also mentioned at the time that Tim Cook and company’s intention was to start mass-producing 5G modems in 2023, just in time for the release of the iPhone 15. But the problems found in the prototypes would have completely changed the situation.

Qualcomm now says what it expects your Apple income will be the lowest since tax year 2025. Something that, while confirming his predictions for 2019, is picking up steam with the delay in Apple’s 5G modem.

Of course, nothing is set in stone, and such information should always be treated with a grain of salt. Also, no matter what happens with the iPhone 15 or 16 in terms of hardware, we should not forget that previous models of mobile phones will still be on sale for some time. And it’s still not clear if they could tolerate “revisions” in the production line upgrade its components and take Qualcomm out of the equation.