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http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/ http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/ AFAIK there is still a sensitivity and LTE capability gap between Qualcomm and Intel.
by phonon 8y ago
http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/ http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/
AFAIK there is still a sensitivity and LTE capability gap between Qualcomm and Intel.
Kind of sad Apple doesn't think that's worth the extra ~$10 or so on a $1000 phone.
- wolfgke 8y ago> Kind of sad Apple doesn't think that's worth the extra ~$10 or so on a $1000 phone. I believe cost is only one part of the reason. The much more important part is, I think, control.
- mises 8y agoI think at this point the bridge between Apple and Qualcomm is pretty well burned, especially after all the legal nastiness. I'm wondering if Apple will move some of its chip design talent to fabricating their own modems. It seems that Apple has been trying to pull more stuff in-house for greater integration and performance (plus more profit). This is also supported a job posting someone uncovered: https://bgr.com/2018/05/01/iphone-5g-chip-apple-qualcomm-intel/ https://bgr.com/2018/05/01/iphone-5g-chip-apple-qualcomm-int...
- dwaite 8y agoApple really doesn't like putting all their eggs in a single vendor basket. It was my understanding that when Apple started using both Intel and Qualcomm modems that Qualcomm started telling Apple they would have to pay "full price" for patent licensing on the Intel modems, and things deteriorated.
- bunnycorn 8y agoWho paid for that "study"? Qualcomm... Yeah, no.
- phonon 8y ago"This study has been done entirely independently, and Cellular Insights takes full responsibility for the analysis and opinions in this report. We have self-funded the procurement of iPhone 7 Plus units through commercial retail channels." ????
- bunnycorn 8y agoSo... who paid for it?
- phonon 8y agoindependently in·de·pend·ent·ly /ˌindəˈpendəntlē/ adverb 1. in a way that is free from outside control or influence. 2. without outside help; unaided.
- bunnycorn 8y agoWho paid for it? We all know ho paid for it, so you can keep repeating whatever you want.
- phonon 8y agoThey said they fully did it on their own. I guess you like unsupported conspiracy theories? Is that your thing? It appears the site is run by Milan Milanović, who works for Ookla. He writes extensively on wired and wireless networks. https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/author/milan/ https://www.speedtest.net/insights/blog/author/milan/
- bunnycorn 8y agoSure thing, he bought equipament that costs millions of dollars and did that just so he could post on his site that only opened when Apple started not using Qualcomm modems, right? It's Qualcomm propaganda, like it or not.