Apple's next generation iPhones will feature a redesigned antenna and improved indoor navigation capabilities, reports TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.The analyst says a shift in technology and suppliers will result in 'vast changes' to the antenna structure. The 2019 iPhones are expected to use modified-PI antennas rather than the liquid crystal polymer (LCP) antennas found in current generation devices. According to Kuo, production issues around LCP cause problems for high-frequency cellular transmission.
The shift to modified-PI antennas will bring cost and production improvements to Apple. For customers, its performance is basically the same as LCP for 4G LTE; however, due to new ultra-wideband upgrades the iPhone will get better indoor navigation. Those upgrades will increase Apple's overall cost of antenna technology by 10-20%.
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