Even the presence of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max does not guarantee that the smartphone will support mmWave.
Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has made a new prediction that shipments of iPhone 12 smartphones with 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) support will be far from current market forecasts for this year as well as next year.
Kuo predicts that Apple will manage to ship 4-6 million mmWave iPhones in 2020 and 25-35 million in 2021. For comparison, it was previously expected that the shipments of such smartphones will be 10-20 million units by the end of 2020 and 40-50 million next year. He attributes this to the slower-than-expected spread of mmWave base stations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All iPhone 12 models are expected to support fifth generation networks. However, according to current rumors, the younger versions of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Max will be able to transfer data at a lower frequency, while the mmWave range, which will provide maximum 5G speeds, will be exclusive to the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max models.
Moreover, the presence of the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max does not at all guarantee that the smartphone will support mmWave. According to the words, it depends on the market. For example, the USA, Canada, UK, Japan and South Korea will definitely get phones with mmWave support. In Europe, however, there will be older models that will not be able to operate at maximum speed in 5G networks.
It is also reported that due to supply problems, the fastest iPhones 12 may be delayed by two months.
Source: Apple
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