Likely: The 2019 iPhone won't support 5G
The upcoming launchof 5G this year will mark a significant step forward for the telecommunications industry. But it's looking like Apple will stay on the sidelines for at least this year, if not longer. Bloomberg and Nikkei have reported that Apple expects to release its first 5G phone in 2020 -- but that even delivering it by then may be a stretch . As reported by CNET's Shara Tibken , Apple and Qualcomm recently settled their court battle over patent licensing and reached a multiyear licensing and chipset supply agreement. And it may have been Apple's interest in 5G chips that convinced it to compromise, according to analysts. A Nikkei report says the company had tested Qualcomm 5G chips as the companies explored a settlement. Apple's most recent phones -- the iPhone XS , XS Max and XR -- all use modems built by Intel, which had previously announced plans for a 5G modem ready for...