http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/
AFAIK there is still a sensitivity and LTE capability gap between Qualcomm and Intel.
Kind of sad Apple doesn't think that's worth the extra ~$10 or so on a $1000 phone.
AFAIK there is still a sensitivity and LTE capability gap between Qualcomm and Intel.
Kind of sad Apple doesn't think that's worth the extra ~$10 or so on a $1000 phone.
I believe cost is only one part of the reason. The much more important part is, I think, control.
It was my understanding that when Apple started using both Intel and Qualcomm modems that Qualcomm started telling Apple they would have to pay "full price" for patent licensing on the Intel modems, and things deteriorated.
Qualcomm...
Yeah, no.
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in·de·pend·ent·ly
/ˌindəˈpendəntlē/
adverb
1. in a way that is free from outside control or influence.
2. without outside help; unaided.
We all know ho paid for it, so you can keep repeating whatever you want.
It appears the site is run by Milan Milanović, who works for Ookla. He writes extensively on wired and wireless networks.
It's Qualcomm propaganda, like it or not.