Kuo says iPhone SE 4 coming next year with 6.1-inch OLED screen and Apple 5G modem chip
Kuo says that Apple has restarted work on the iPhone SE 4
But the Apple 5G modem chip that is expected to debut on the iPhone SE 4 will not support the fastest mmWave 5G speeds. Of course, because these signals travel only short distances, finding a mmWave signal outside of certain areas of New York City is like finding a needle in ten haystacks. The chip will work with sub-6GHz 5G networks which include mid-band and C-band signals that are 10 times faster than LTE.
The iPhone 14 series uses the Snapdragon X65 5G modem chip
In a tweet that he disseminated today, Kuo says that Apple has two issues that it must deal with before it can reliably use its own 5G modem chips. “The main challenge lies in whether Apple can overcome the technical obstacles related to mmWave and satellite communications,” Kuo wrote. He also said, “It’s still being determined whether the iPhone 16 series will use Apple’s 5G baseband chip.” The analyst also notes that once Apple starts using its own modem chip, Qualcomm’s Apple orders will decline sharply.
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[Update] Apple has restarted the iPhone SE 4 and will adopt an in-house 5G baseband chip. The significant decline in Qualcomm’s Apple orders in the foreseeable future is a foregone conclusion. https://t.co/0MeZDFnbzg— 郭明錤 (Ming-Chi Kuo) (@mingchikuo) February 27, 2023
Just a couple of months ago, Kuo expected Apple to put the kibosh on the iPhone SE 4
Returning to the iPhone SE 4, it was Kuo who ack in Decembber disseminated a series of tweets that said, “My latest survey indicates that Apple will likely cancel or postpone the mass production plan for the 2024 iPhone SE 4. I think this is due to the consistently lower-than-expected shipments of mid-to-low-end iPhones (e.g., SE 3, 13 mini, and 14 Plus) as well as concerns that the full-screen design of the SE 4 will lead to an increase in higher costs/selling prices. As a result, Apple may need to reconsider the product positioning and return on investment for the SE 4.”
Obviously, the well-regarded analyst has changed his mind. Not only does he see the device coming during the first half of 2024, he now must feel that Apple is no longer concerned about reducing new product development expenses.
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