2019 Apple iPhones to use different mix of antenna tech to lower production costs, raise yields?

According to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who now toils for TF International, the 2019 Apple iPhone models will use a different set up of...

According to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who now toils for TF International, the 2019 Apple iPhone models will use a different set up of antenna technology. The 2018 iPhone handsets, which include the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, employ 6 Liquid Crystal Polymer (LCP) antennas. Kuo's report to clients was seen by AppleInsider, and the analyst is telling clients that next year's iPhone units will keep a pair of LCP antennas and use Modified Polyimide (MPI) technology for the four remaining antennas.

The analyst lists several reasons for the change. Kuo ...

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