Analysis: Apple To Drop Qualcomm Modems From Next iPhones For Intel, Samsung Wireless Chips

as declared in "We believe Apple intends to solely use our competitors' modems rather than our modems in its next iPhone release. We will continue to provide modems for Apple legacy devices," said Davis after Apple most likely didn't renew its contract with the chipmaker last month. For the 2018 iPhone lineup, that's a definite no, although Apple is still selling millions of older"legacy" iPhones (SE, 7 and 8) that use Qualcomm wireless modem chips. Lastly, we believe that Apple has tested iPhone designs incorporating wireless modems from Samsung which could very well be an option in case Intel can't fulfill its delivery commitments. The South Korean electronics giant is already supplying many iPhone components, including the display and the memory chips, and would be a reliable second source for wireless modems.

Finally over: Samsung and Apple settle longstanding patent dispute

Finally over: Samsung and Apple settle longstanding patent disputeAhn Young-joon, APEdward C. Baig | USA TODAYOne of Silicon Valley's most-watched legal fights has finally ended. Seven years after it began, Apple and Samsung have settled a high-stakes patent dispute that resulted in numerous appeals, and at one juncture, a trip to the U.S. Supreme Court. The latest issue centered on how much Samsung owed Apple in damages for copying patented design and utility features in the original iPhone. Apple ignited the smartphone revolution with iPhone and it is a fact that Samsung blatantly copied our design. Even so, Carrier added that Samsung and Apple "likely realized that it was time to move on."

Apple buries the hatchet with Samsung but could tap LG displays – TechCrunch

referring to Not so fast, as Bloomberg reports that Apple wants to use OLED displays from LG to reduce its dependence on Samsung. You might remember that Apple first sued Samsung for copying the design of the iPhone with early Samsung Galaxy phones. So you need to have a great supply chain to be able to become an Apple supplier. According to multiple rumors, Apple plans to ship an updated iPhone X with an OLED display as well as a bigger iPhone. There's one thing for sure — it'll take time to switch the entire iPhone lineup to OLED displays.

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