VG 5G networks compatible with the iPhone may not arrive before 2021

While Android-based smartphones seem eager to market 5G V5 smartphones in 2019, Apple is not considering adopting this new high-end technology on the new iPhone in the second half of this year. Instead, the last thing we heard is that Apple plans to launch its first iPhone 5G compatible phone in 2020. However, it seems that iPhone users might have to wait longer.

According to Timothy Arcuri of UBS, the iPhone compatible iPhone 5G might not be launched until 2021. It's probably why it's hard to determine which company will import 5G modems for iPhone because a number of factors. One of these factors is the ongoing lawsuit between Apple and Qualcomm, which has prompted Apple to stop using Qualcomm modems on its iPhone.

This means that Qualcomm is not on the list of companies from which Apple will import the 5G modem. There is also a problem with Intel, the latter will not be ready to launch the first 5G modem for mobile devices before the end of 2020. In addition, Timothy Arcuri explained that it was unlikely that Apple would resort to the solutions proposed by Samsung. And MediaTek. This means that Apple is forced to manufacture its own 5G modem or wait for the Intel modem to be ready, knowing that the first possibility could force Apple to extend the launch of the iPhone compatible with networks. 5G for an additional year.

However, this is not the first time that Apple misses the concert. When 4G LTE started appearing for the first time, Apple also took some time before officially launching iPhone phones that support this technology. In the end, Apple will launch the iPhone compatible with 5G networks, but the question remains to know when that will happen.