A 5G chip from Intel for the iPhone in 2020, if all goes well!

One of the next major developments that smartphones will experience in the short term is5G modem integration. Apple could also release aiPhone 5G from 2020. The Apple firm would work for this purpose with Intel, after having sidelined Qualcomm, historic subcontractor of the Californian company:

However, as FastCompany reports, Apple could once again look elsewhere by cutting short Intel's efforts. Indeed, the modem currently developed by the American semiconductor giant, codenamed 8060, would have the disadvantage ofconsume too much energyand emit lots of heat.

Intel would work to correct these defects which could impact the autonomy of the devices. Still, Apple would not currently be satisfied with Intel's proposal. The Cupertino company would even have planned abackup plan involving manufacturer MediaTek.

In France in any case, major operators likeBouygues Telecomor evenOrangeare in the middle of testing 5G inreal conditions. The telecoms regulatory authority haseven announcedcommercial availability of new wireless internet connection technologyfrom 2020.

Also read:

• To implement 5G in a smartphone, the royalties will pile up!
• 5G for future iPhones being designed with Intel
• Qualcomm accuses Apple of helping Intel copy its 4G modems for the iPhone
• Apple starts tests related to 5G, the mobile network of the future

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.