Apple iPhone 12 series may be delayed

Apple is expected to carry 5G support to all iPhone 12 models come September, however there may be a postpone inside the company’s launch plans. Qualcomm in its Q3 earnings report may also have hinted there can be a put off in Apple’s upcoming 5G iPhones. The chipmaker highlighted “partial effect from the postpone of a international 5G flagship smartphone launch” for its fourth-quarter projections that that's July, August, and September earnings. A close observe the imminent announcements indicates that there’s aren’t any most important launches other than the iPhone 12 series down the yr. considering iPhones generally sell in huge numbers, Qualcomm may additionally have to reveal the impact on its profits calls.

This falls in line with rumours claiming that Apple’s 5G traces are being not on time due to COVID-19 pandemic. Qualcomm’s leader economic officer Akash Palkhiwala currently hinted that the delay won't be too long for the iPhones, “a mild put off that pushes some of the devices out from the September quarter to the December sector for us.” Qualcomm’s December quarter has October, November, and December, so the iPhone 12 that was slated for September release can be delayed to the subsequent month.

To keep in mind, Apple and Qualcomm settled the $4.5 billion patent settlement that allowed the Cupertino giant use the usa-based chipmaker’s 5G modems. Qualcomm introduced in its Q3 earnings call that it had a similar patent dispute with Huawei, wherein the latter agreed to pay $1.8 billion in a settlement over licensing for Qualcomm’s wireless technology patents. Apple is said to introduce iPhone 12 models with Qualcomm 5G modems and this would mark the company’s foray into the 5G market, which many other OEMs have already started providing.