Apple Planning for 5G iPhone in 2020

An Apple insider is reporting that Apple plans to release a 5G-capable iPhone in 2020, using Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip. Apple has had some concerns about the heat dissipation qualities of Intel’s chips, which is important for 5G modem chips due to the burden millimeter-wave signal puts on the modem (both AT&T and Verizon are using millimeter-wave for 5G), but it appears that the issues have been resolved and Apple is moving forward with Intel for their iPhone plans.

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