5G Apple iPhone likely to appear in 2020 after comment from Intel
With several Android manufacturers releasing 5G enabled phones this year (and technically the Moto Z3 with the 5G Moto Mod is the first), Apple iPhone users might wonder when they will have the opportunity to buy a 5G iPhone. We don't expect it to happen this year, and one analyst said earlier this month that it won't happen next year either . Timothy Arcuri, who hangs his hat at the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), believes that Intel won't have its 5Gmodem chip available in time for Apple to introduce a 5G phone in 2020. Sure, Apple could turn to Qualcomm to provide it 5G modem chips, but the two firms have been battling each other in court over numerous issues ranging from patent infringement to anti-trust violations. A new trial will start soon in San Diego with Apple and its contract manufacturers seeking billions of dollars from the chip maker. Besides, Qualcomm reportedly refused to sell its 4G LTE modemchips to Apple for the...