You may have heard of Apple’s plans to design its own cellular chip, which is rumored to debut in late 2024 or early 2025, but the latest rumor also includes the wireless chip responsible for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections. As of now, Apple uses cellular chips from Qualcomm and wireless ones from Broadcom.
An insider familiar with the matter says Apple’s first internal wireless chip will launch with iPhone in 2025, and the company is considering combining the cellular chip with the wireless one. Ultimately, this would save manufacturing costs, improve power draw and take up less space.
This is just one of many attempts by Apple to reduce its reliance on third-party suppliers by taking most of the manufacturing in-house. Apple’s M-series silicon is the latest example, and it clearly works great for the company.
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