One of the analysts with the highest accuracy rate when reporting on Apple's future plans, Ming-Chi Kuo, has released a new report for investors in which he talks about the iPhones that Apple will launch in both 2019 and 2020. According to states its latest report, the iPhone of this year, will present great changes in the structure of the antennas.
This change is due both to advances in this technology and to new providers. The new 2019 iPhones will use a new modified antenna structure. The iPhones that Apple released last year, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, They use a liquid crystal polymer technology in their antenna.
The change to a modified antenna structure in the iPhone 2019 will increase the cost of the same between 10 and 20%, due to the continuous updates it receives to improve its operation. This new type of antennas, It will improve the performance of the iPhone in indoor navigation.
To enjoy an iPhone with a 5G modem we will have to wait until 2020, date in which according to everything seems to indicate, Apple will begin to adopt this technology that today is available in very few cities in the world, although some manufacturers have begun to launch smartphones compatible with this technology.
After agreement reached by Apple with Qualcomm, the latter will be in charge of provide Apple with 5G modems, although various rumors also point to Samsung as a possible supplier, something more than likely since Apple does not want to depend exclusively on a single supplier.
A few weeks ago it was rumored that Huawei had exclusively offered its 5G chip to Apple, something that was later denied by the Asian company, probably 'Cause the Cupertino boys will decline that offer, due to the problems of the Asian firm with the American government.
