iPhone 12 rumors: mmWave 5G may only appear on the iPhone 12 Pro Max
Reports about what will be in the 2020 iPhones are hitting the wire. We’ve compiled the most notable ones here, but take these with a big grain of salt. Even if these reports are accurate representations of what suppliers are saying, or come from moles within Apple itself, the company’s plans can and do change. There’s still plenty of time before the design and features have to be totally set in stone.
*Update 09/03/20:* Fast Company reports that only one iPhone 12 model—the 6.7 inch 12 Pro Max—will have support for mmWave 5G technology. The other models will all be limited to the far more common sub-6GHz 5G radio bands.
*mmWave 5G only on the iPhone 12 Pro Max*
A new report from Fast Company, citing “a wireless industry source,” says that only the largest and most expensive iPhone 12 model—the 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max—will support millimeter-wave 5G. All the iPhone 12 models will support 5G in the sub-6GHz spectrum. The source says only the largest phone has the size necessary for the antenna array used in mmWave and the larger battery necessary to offset the increased power draw it requires.
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