DigiTimes: iPhone 12 to feature Qualcomm's X60 modem, not the X55The report says TSMC is beginning the production of this modem and the A14 processor later this month.
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DigiTimes says TSMC is to begin work on iPhone components later this month.
It says it will be making the A14 processor and Qualcomm's X60 modem.
That would be a big change from the previously rumored X55 that the iPhone 12 was thought to feature.
A new report from DigiTimes suggests that the iPhone 12's modem may be even more powerful than we'd previously thought.
Early rumors had suggested Apple would adopt the Qualcomm X55 modem in the iPhone 12, however, this latest report says that Apple may actually use Qualcomm's newer X60 instead.
According to the report:
TSMC is expected to the start production of A14 processor on 5nm process later this month for Apple's upcoming iPhone, which sources say will adop Qualcomm's X60 modem, allowing the 5G iPhone to support both mmWave and sub-6GHz bands. While it remains to be seen how much momentum Apple can ...
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DigiTimes: iPhone 12 to feature Qualcomm's X60 modem, not the X55
