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Reporters should ask Tim Cook the following question: "Does Apple make anything which is best-in-class which other companies need?". The answer is obvious. N
by yapcguy 13y ago
Reporters should ask Tim Cook the following question:
"Does Apple make anything which is best-in-class which other companies need?".
The answer is obvious. No.
> "Chipworks also found the new M7 motion coprocessor inside the iPhone 5s, which is labeled as the NXP LPC18A1. It's based on the LPC1800 series Cortx-M3 microcontrollers made by NXP. As for the enhanced camera in the iPhone 5s, the iSight module was discovered to be a custom Exmor-RS sensor from Sony. Other parts in the handset include a touchscreen controller from Broadcom, an LTE modem by Qualcomm, and NAND flash from SK Hynix."
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/20/samsung-confirmed-to-be-manufacturer-of-apples-new-a7-chip-in-iphone-5s http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/09/20/samsung-confirmed-...
- Steko 13y agoBest in class products from Apple which companies use include the iPhone, iPad and their laptops. If you're just pointing out that Apple isn't a component maker, I'm not sure what the point is other than trivia.
- ek 13y agoThis is potentially a bit of a loaded question, since compare the following similar question: "Does Apple use any components which are best-in-class and unavailable to competitors?" The answer there is "yes", at least according to a bevy of evidence from the AnandTech review/benchmarks: http://anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review http://anandtech.com/show/7335/the-iphone-5s-review. edit: To clarify, I mean this because the A7 is a custom design that just happens to be fabbed by Samsung under contract, rather than an off-the-shelf component, like the M7, that has simply been granted a marketing buzzword. Other OEMs will not simply be able to integrate the A7 in their products for this reason.