Apple drops this version in the 2022 iPhone series

According to Nikkei, citing knowledgeable sources, Apple’s cheapest phone will support 5G technology in its next release, and the iPhone Mini will not be included in the 2022 lineup, and the report says the company will start. to sell the 5G version of the iPhone SE budget in the first half of 2022.

It also adds that the device will be powered by its own A15 processor and that 5G connectivity will be enabled by Qualcomm Inc’s X60 modem chip, as telecom carriers spend billions of dollars to upgrade their networks to the very popular 5G for faster internet and better coverage.

However, analysts are skeptical of the uses of the technology for individual consumers and believe that there are years before the real benefits can be reaped. to its larger models. As large and premium as the iPhone 12 Pros and older iPhone 11s, users prefer to power larger devices almost every day.

IPhone 12 Mini sales in the United States were only 5% of its total new phone sales in the first half of January, according to industry data provider Counterpoint.