Apple originally wanted to make itself even more independent of previous suppliers with the iPhone 15 next year and take over the production of the mobile chips itself. But nothing will come of it, because these plans are about to end.

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As is well known, Apple is currently installing 5G modems from Qualcomm. On the one hand, they have been suppliers for years, on the other hand, the chip manufacturer also competes in other areas. For example, Qualcomm supplies the fastest chips for Android smartphones. Apple actually wanted to take the step by 2023 at the latest and break away from Qualcomm for the most part and install its own 5G chips. In 2021, Qualcomm was therefore still assuming that it would only deliver around 20 percent of the 5G modems for the new iPhones in 2023 (iPhone 15).

iPhone 15 without Apple’s own 5G modems

But now things are very different. This is made clear in Qualcomm’s latest annual report. The manufacturer assumes that the company will maintain its current position. Ergo: In 2023, too, the 5G modems will be delivered for the “vast majority” of iPhones. As a result, Apple will not switch to its own modem design in the next yearas Apple insider and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman concludes (Source: Bloomberg).

The iPhone 14 also still has 5G modems from Qualcomm:

The latest report thus confirms a report from the summer of this year. As early as June, the no less well-informed and well-known Ming-Chi Kuo addressed the problem. Apple is therefore having difficulties launching its own mobile chips, which is why the hoped-for changeover for the iPhone 15 will not happen in 2023 either. The iPhone manufacturer thus remains dependent on Qualcomm and must further develop its own modem design for actual use.

At least at one point of the iPhone 15 there will probably be a turning point:

Apple has been failing for years

For years, this task has been an unsolvable puzzle for Apple for unknown reasons. Intel was supposed to provide chips for Apple years ago. But they couldn’t meet Apple’s requirements. Without further ado, Apple bought the modem business from Intel with the aim of taking the development into their own hands. But this plan hasn’t worked out yet either.