Subj : The iPhone SE 4 and next iPads could bring significant 5G and Wi- To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Sep 20 2024 12:45:05 The iPhone SE 4 and next iPads could bring significant 5G and Wi-Fi changes heres why Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:36:41 +0000 Description: Apple devices could get quicker 5G and Wi-Fi connectivity as soon as 2025, a new report has claimed. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Apple loves managing as many aspects of its devices as possible it regularly claims that its control of both hardware and software allows it to do things that its rivals cant and it looks like that could extend even further in 2025. According to a new report, future Apple devices will feature even more components designed and made by the company. Thats whats outlined in a new report from DigiTimes , in any case. There, the outlet contends that the iPhone SE 4 will come with an Apple-made 5G modem in the first half of 2025 (although the mmWave aspect of the chip will still be made by Qualcomm, DigiTimes believes). After that, select models in the iPhone 17 series will potentially follow suit later in the year. Thats not all. Apple will supposedly roll out its own Wi-Fi chip in new iPads next year. Alternatively, DigiTimes also suggests that the Wi-Fi chip might instead launch in the iPhone 18 series in 2026. Why might Apple do all this? One aspect is cost: making its own components will save on paying licensing fees to companies like Qualcomm that design the current chips Apple uses, and its known that Apple has been trying to move away from its dependence on Qualcomm for some time. But another could be some potential consumer benefits that we might enjoy, too. Wireless upgrades (Image credit: stofa) Along with the potential cost savings, there have been suggestions that developing its own Wi-Fi chip might enable Apple to release a line of routers, thereby reviving a product line that it used to sell in the form of the AirPort router. That last point is a little contentious. Apple discontinued the AirPort in 2018 but had long since given up on the product, having disbanded its router team in 2016 and stopped releasing new AirPort products as far back as 2013. With the company increasingly making revenue from digital services like Apple Music and flagship products like the iPhone 16 , is there really an appetite within the company to bring back a hardware peripheral that never sold particularly well in the first place? Time will tell. Ultimately, simply gaining more control over its supply chain may be as far as Apples motivation goes. We know the company loves bringing as many components in-house as it can, as it means that Apple is better able to plan its devices upcoming features and capabilities. Sometimes, thats the only reason you need. You might also like The iPhone 16 Pro should give you faster 5G speeds thanks to a modem upgrade Report: Apples 5G iPhone modems won't arrive until at least the iPhone 18 (yes, really) Apples 5G modem looks destined for the iPhone 18 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/the-iphone-se-4-and-next-ipads-could-bring-si gnificant-5g-and-wi-fi-changes-heres-why --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .