It looks like Apple may be switching away from Qualcomm modems for its next-gen iPhones. During Wednesday’s conference call to analysts, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf said he is “assuming” a major Qualcomm customer will be giving modem orders to another company. While Mollenkopf didn’t mention Apple by name, Apple and Samsung are Qualcomm’s largest clients, […]
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Your next iPhone may not have a headphone jack at all. The current rumor going through the supply chain is that Apple plans to remove the classic 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone 7 in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector for both connectivity and audio output. Multiple web sites, citing anonymous sources from within […]
The world is nothing without rumors about the next-gen iPhone. As of now, the current rumor has it that Apple is testing no less than five different iPhone 7 models, all with distinct differences. While this should be taken with a grain of salt, it’s said that Apple is looking into replacing the Lightning connector […]
When in doubt, go with an outside supplier for help. Apple has apparently placed LCD display driver orders with touchscreen supplier Synaptics for its next-generation iPhones, indicating the company’s in-house development of touch and display driver integration (TDDI) chips may have fallen behind schedule. Synaptics acquired Renesas SP Drivers, reportedly the sole supplier of LCD […]
It looks like 16 gigabytes will continue to remain the low end of storage for Apple’s next-gen iPhone. A purported photo of an iPhone 6S information sheet seems to indicate that Apple will stick with 16 GB of storage for the base model. The image comes from Steve Hemmerstoffer and matches analysis of iPhone 6S […]