Apple reportedly won’t use Intel’s Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in 2020 iPhones

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Apple may be moving away from using Intel’s modems in future iPhones, with a new report from Calcalist claiming that the Cupertino company has notified Intel that it will not be using the chipmaker’s upcoming Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in its 2020 product lineup (via 9to5Mac.)

As a result, Calcalist’s report also notes that Intel has since stopped development of that chip — code named Sunny Peak — given that Apple was expected to be the “main volume driver” for the modem. Instead, Intel is said to be focusing on improving the planned product to try and woo Apple with a better product for the company’s 2022 lineup.

In a statement issued to The Verge, an Intel representative commented that “Intel’s 5G customer engagements and roadmap have not...

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