Apple-designed 5G modems won’t appear in new iPhones until 2025

[Yoni Heisler]

The saga surrounding Apple's efforts to secure 5G chips for its 2020 iPhone lineup is nothing short of gripping, as illustrated by a new in-depth report published by The Information.

As you likely heard, Apple and Qualcomm this past April settled their longstanding patent dispute after more than two years of litigation. As part of the settlement, both companies agreed to a six-year license agreement that, among other things, will see Qualcomm provide chipsets for the iPhone for at least six years. Interestingly, Apple was compelled to settle with Qualcomm due to a series of issues surrounding Intel's ongoing efforts to produce a 5G chip for forthcoming iPhone models.

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