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There are still a few months to go before the iPhone 14 is presented. However, as usual, industry experts and leakers want to have found out some details about the upcoming smartphones from the Californian group at an early stage. According to rumors and reports, the devices will no longer have a “notch”, instead Apple is said to be moving Face ID under the display and designing the required recess as a “hole and pill”. In addition, the iPhone group will probably also take care of the radio chip.

TSMC is to manufacture modems for the iPhone 14
Apple has a report from Economic Daily News commissioned long-term partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture the 5G modem for the iPhone 14. The chip manufacturer thus replaces Samsung and will produce the radio components using its new 6-nanometer technology. The chip is apparently based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X65 and supports data transfer rates of up to 10 gigabits per second in all 5G frequency bands including the mmWave range. A corresponding antenna is integrated. In addition, the latest WLAN standard called Wi-Fi 6E is said to be on board.

6 nanometer chip with improved power efficiency
Thanks to the structural width of 6 nanometers, the radio chip built into the iPhone 14 takes up less space, which could benefit the battery size. In addition, the 5G modem is more energy-efficient than its Snapdragon X60 counterpart built into the iPhone 13. This leads to a reduction in power consumption and should therefore ensure a longer runtime for the upcoming smartphone generation from Cupertino. However, it remains to be seen how this will affect everyday use. Other components such as the processor and display naturally also have a significant impact on the endurance of the devices.

iPhone 15 with Apple’s in-house 5G modem?
The iPhone 14 is likely to be Apple’s last smartphone with a Qualcomm cellular modem. As is well known, the Californian company took over the corresponding division of Intel in 2019 and has been developing its own baseband chip ever since. This should be used for the first time in 2023, i.e. in the iPhone 15 (see ). With a probability bordering on certainty, it will also be produced by TSMC.