Analysts from Barclays say that Apple’s iPhone SE 4 has been pushed back a year to 2025, citing supply chain sources.
William Gallagher for AppleInsider:
Analysts for Barclays have issued a research note for the company’s investors, in which they say the delay is down to issues with its 5G modem. Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley repeat previous reports that the phone was to feature Apple’s own 5G modem instead of Qualcomm’s, as recent iPhones have all done.
According to the analysts, the iPhone SE 4 will no longer feature Apple’s modem, and that consequently Qualcomm may continue as a supplier for it and possibly 2024’s iPhone 16.
Apple has been working to replace Qualcomm modems with its own design since 2019. when it acquired Intel’s smartphone modem business.
MacDailyNews Take: Apple’s 5G modem effort is going swimmingly, isn’t it?
Cook should set fire to the money he pays his crack modem team. Then, that cash would at least generate some brightness.
See also:
• Qualcomm CEO says he’s expecting iPhones to use Apple’s modems in 2024 – March 1, 2023
• Kuo: Apple 5G modem failure causes 2024 iPhone SE 4 cancelation – January 6, 2023
• Apple’s homegrown modems are taking longer than expected – November 7, 2022
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