The new iPhone 11 feature that just leaked is way more exciting than it sounds
The design changes have been the focus of most 2019 iPhone leaksso far, but the upcoming handsets will be more than just subtly upgraded iPhoneXS models. TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo released a new note
over the weekend claiming that the 2019 iPhone models will feature “vast
changes” in the structure of the antenna due to a change in suppliers as well
as the technology used to make the antenna.
As 9to5Mac relays, Kuo is
doubling down on a claim he made last year: That 2019 iPhone models will use a
modified PI antenna structure. He explains that the current liquid crystal
polymer (LCP) antenna structure limits the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone
XR, and that LCP production issues can affect cellular transmission.
Moving to the modified PI structure will not only bringproduction improvements, but will lower the cost for Apple as well. And
consumers shouldn’t be able to tell the difference. That said, Kuo still
expects Apple to spend 10-20% more on antenna technology year-over-year due to
ultra-wideband upgrades. These upgrades, which Kuo first mentioned in February,
will apparently improve the iPhone’s indoor navigation capabilities.
Beyond the antennaimprovements, Kuo also says that Apple parts supplier Career Technology will
lose orders for the iPhone in 2019, and won’t receive any new orders at all for
iPad or Apple Watch production.
Finally, Kuoprojects that iPhone shipments will be flat year-over-year in the second halfof 2019, while restating that Apple will adopt 5G technology for its iPhone
line in 2020, at which point it will also switch back to LCP antennas.

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