2019 iPhones to use new combination of antenna technology
As mentioned in the
latest research note from Tianfeng International Securities’ analyst Ming-Chi
Kuo, Apple will evade the current Liquid Crystal Polymer antenna technology,
and shift towards a new combination of Modified Pi technology.
According to Kuo, there are many reasons for Apple for making
this change. For some, the company claimed to have “lesser bargaining power”
against LCP material supplies, at the same time it is not too difficult to
bring additional LCP supplies due to the “complex production process.”
Moreover, Kuo mentions that LCP is more “brittle” than its any
alternatives. It has issues with yield rate, thus, improving that yield rate
has possibilities to lower the antenna’s performance. As for the Modified Pi
antenna’s performance, Kuo said that “performance can be as good as LCP” then
said thanks to the developed fluoride formula.
Also, Kua says something about his prediction about the new
combination of antenna technology; the 2019 iPhones are going to adopt four MPI
antennae and two more LCP antennae. Presently, in the iPhones X series, all
devices are equipped with LCP antenna.
2019’s iPhones will have five supplies for MPI, said Kuo. This
apparently provides Apple the improved bargaining power, with the supplies
having to compete on determined price. The LCP antennae technology, which
will be used in 2019’s iPhones, is going to be supplied exclusively by the
Japanese supplies. For that, Kuo thanked its superior vertical integration.
For most
of the average consumers, this change doesn’t look as if it will come handy
with any extraordinary changes. According to 9to5mac, Kuo reveals that both LCP and MPI are more likely to
be involved in the push towards 5G tech. Although LCP has conventionally
offered advantages in some areas like low loss and consistent performance, MPI
is widely believed to succeed in reaching the high level.
Earlier this month, it was also predicted by Kuo that upgraded
Face ID with some exciting features is coming to the new iPhones in 2019,
whereas he also noted that new iPads are being expected to arrive by early
2020.
Bradon Wilson is
a Microsoft Office expert and has been working in the technical industry since
2002. As a technical expert, Bradon has written technical blogs, manuals, white
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