Qualcomm Hints That the 5G iPhone Might Not Arrive In September (theverge.com) 17
Qualcomm's Q3 earnings report might indicate a delay for Apple's upcoming 5G iPhones, with the company highlighting a "partial impact from the delay of a global 5G flagship phone launch" for its fourth quarter projections (which covers July, August, and September earnings). The Verge reports: Looking at the calendar of upcoming phone releases, it's hard to imagine that Qualcomm is talking about any device other than the upcoming 5G iPhones, which are expected to arrive this fall. Typically, Apple releases its new iPhone in September, and it's one of the few upcoming devices that would sell in large enough numbers that Qualcomm might need to disclose the material impact on an earnings call. There are already rumors circulating of delays for Apple's 5G lineup due to production slowdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with Reuters, chief financial officer Akash Palkhiwala indicated that the delay likely wouldn't be too long for the unnamed phone, describing it as "a slight delay that pushes some of the units out from the September quarter to the December quarter for us." (Qualcomm's December quarter covers the months of October, November, and December, so if the phone was slated for September, it might only be delayed into the following month.)
Oh no! (Score:2)
So anyway . . .
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When you can't compete on the technology, you just pretend it doesn't matter. A trick as old as humanity.
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Yeah. Apple isn't the kind to be on the bleeding edge. The original iPhone was 2G/EDGE when 3G was getting rapid adoption. The iPhone 3G was released the year afterwards when 3G chipsets were far more stable and battery efficient.
Apple did the same by not having LTE when LTE was just coming out - they again waited until LTE was more widely adopted.
5G is coming out right now. It's coverage is too scattered to be able to be on 5G consistently all the time, and the battery consumption is terrible because of po
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In the past they have always tried to have two sources of modems for their phones, the other being Intel. The Intel modems were sub-par so they limited the Qualcomm ones to go just as slowly.
So who else has 5G modems? Some Chinese companies do but Apple is banned from doing business with them (or anticipates being banned).
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You do realize Apple bought Intel's modem division last year, right (formerly Infineon)? At the time Intel wasn't even sampling any 5G chipsets.
Apple is working on the 5G modem themselves,
With good reason (Score:1)
With 5G spreading the novel coronavirus, best that Android vendors have a market window in killing off their customers.
Apple can then increase its market share once a vaccine has been developed.
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Take your time. We don't need 5G... (Score:4, Funny)
Nothing but a gimmick anyway, so we can get hi-def virtually real ads in quadraphonic sound
Just a little more time... (Score:1)
and people can use the "proposed" next stimulus to pay for them!
Wouldn't it be a hoot if that is the reason it is delayed? Until government approves another stimulus? I doubt that is the actual reason but would be funny is it actually factors in.
5G (Score:1)
Can anyone tell me... (Score:1)
What 5G will actually be useful for?
Fast data connections at home without having to run any cable out to the street sound like a possibility... but couldn't this be done with 4G at over 100Mbps anyway?
I see and hear a lot of 5G marketing spin, but am not sure what all the noise is about.
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Serious question:
Why all the hype? Why this hard of a politicized push?
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5G is not the problem (Score:4, Insightful)
The world has enough pollution without us being forced to have closed source software on our phones.
You may want a car with the bonnet welded shut, but that doesn't mean everyone has to put up with being shafted too.
Nor that phones should be thrown away because the battery is dead.
We used to laugh at people who bought a new Rolls-Royce because the ash-trays were full. Throwing away phones because the battery is dead is no laughing matter.
Jgghh (Score:1)
yes. (Score:2)
As both Apple and Android owner/user:
Once I bought the phone hardware (with the base OS), I should be free to turn it into whatever I want the unit to be.
Walled gardens are a travesty and we shouldn't just submit to the idea.