Apple’s newest iPhone feature will likely fly under the radar next week – 9to5Mac

Apple is expected to announce its new iPhone SE next week, and the list of functions looks convincing. But, as in previous SE models, almost all technologies of the new iPhone were seen before. With the exception of one new function – and, most likely, fly under the radar. That’s why.

iPhone Se 4 will show Apple devotion to complete technological stack

Apple has a reputation for the desire to control its full technological stack.

The company creates hardware, software and services so that these three can create seamless experience together.

And for equipment, in particular, Apple develops his chips, and does not grow them. This has long been a practice for the iPhone and iPad, but it began only with the Mac in 2020 – and the Mac was very beneficial.

For many years, there is another part of the hardware that Apple sought to bring its own: cellular modems.

Right now, Qualcomm is making all the modems of Apple 5G for iPhone and iPad.

But starting with the new iPhone SE 4, a long -term project to create a modem developed by Apple will finally see the light.

The new iPhone SE will be the first Apple device with an internal 5G chip.

But, despite the fact that, finally, the finish line of a long project will reach the final line, Apple is unlikely to attract a lot of attention to a new function.

Why will the new 5G modem fly under radar

Cellular communication is an important attribute of any iPhone.

Thus, while on the one hand, Apple will undoubtedly note its great achievement of the replacement of Qualcomm on its last iPhone – this is also only the first step down the new path.

Mark Gurman said that Apple actually has three internal cell chip in the work:

• For 2025This first 5G modem will not support MMWAVE, reduced the speed of loading compared to Qualcomm aggregation and four -sized, not six
• V 2026However, the second modem should offer a function with Qualcomm
• and in 2027Apple expects the best results of Qualcomm in fact

Apple will almost certainly mention its own modem in the IPhone Se 4 announcement. But if it is more than just passing a nod, I will be very surprised.

Why?

Because the new modem will technically concede what is available in the flagships of the iPhone 16.

But even if Apple can compensate for these shortcomings with special its own optimizations, there is another good reason not to attract too much attention to this.

Is this reason? This autumn iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will be No Have a new Apple modem, but instead adhere to Qualcomm.

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If Apple gives great attention to the debut of his new modem and spends a lot of time, emphasizing its strengths, this can do an awkward launch of the iPhone 17 in September, when the most expensive models do not include this advanced technology.

For these reasons, many others, I expect Apple to recognize the new 5G modem in the iPhone Se 4, but has not yet received its victorious circle.

Next year, when the second generation modem debuts and is included in all new iPhone, and with more advanced functions, and only then I expect Apple will tell us all the reasons why its modem is so good.

Do you think Apple pays great attention to its new modem in the iPhone Se 4? Why or why not? Let us know in the comments.

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