Does the 2018 iPhone revolutionize the communication speed with the renewal of the antenna design?

In November 2017 "iPhone X"Has just appeared, but forecasts concerning the new iPhone that is about to appear in 2018 are reported. Mr. Minchi Kuo, an analyst with KGI Securities who has made many achievements in Apple-related forecasts, is the source of information.

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Mr. Minchi Kuo, an analyst of KGI Securities, upgraded its antenna design on the iPhone that will be launched in 2018,Flexible printed circuit board(FPCB) made fromLiquid crystal polymer(LCP) made it highly likely to change. Compared to polyamide FPCB, LCP has excellent frequency attenuation, thermal performance, and moisture resistance.

Apple has integrated the iPhone X's LCP LTE antenna module with FPCB, but in the iPhone 8 series only one LCP module is used. And in 2018, at least two LCP antenna modules of LCP will be adopted in the iPhone, and there is a possibility that further antenna module may be installed. In addition, high-speed communication technology realized by transmitting and receiving data with four antennas4 × 4 MIMOThere is also the possibility to support, so that you can enjoy faster Internet communication than the current iPhone.


Non-Apple competing smartphone makers4GAlthough we are planning a transition from 5 G to 5 G, Apple can be said to maximize the potential of 4 G LTE technology. As a terminal compatible with the gigabit communication speed aimed for the iPhone to appear in 2018, 4 × 4 MIMO technology andCarrier aggregationSamsung's Galaxy S8 which adopted technology can be mentioned.

Career, Apple's supplier, supplying 20-25% of the LCP antenna made by LCP for iPhone X, plans to achieve a 45% to 50% share of orders in 2018. In addition, the LCP module used in iPhone X in 2017 is Career and Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., which are integrated into the FPCB manufactured by each.

Mr. Min Qi Kuo predicts that the iPhone in 2018 will be "the same bezelless design as iPhone X" in November 2017, and the model equipped with OLED (organic EL display) and liquid crystal display (LCD) It was supposed to be divided into on-board models.

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