Why Apple will not release iPhone 5G before 2020?

These predictions justify the theory that Apple will not offer an iPhone compatible with the new standard before September 2020.

The first smartphones compatible with the 5G are expected next year. On the other hand, their sales should not take off until 2021, according to a report published by Digitimes. These predictions justify the theory that Apple will not offer an iPhone compatible with the new standard before September 2020.

The name of the very first 5G-compatible smartphone is known and it is an Android device, the Moto Z3 5G Moto Mod hull will be launched on the market later given that 5G networks are still under development. This phone is expected for 2019, much earlier than the first iPhone compatible with the 5G. That leaves OEMs two years in advance to distance Apple.

Perhaps this is a strategy of the Cupertino company to let the technology develop fully. The iPhone 5G would have an operational network, deployed on a large scale and running at full speed. This possible mode of operation is entirely compatible with that already adopted by Apple.

Back a few years back with the launch of 4G. HTC was ahead of other manufacturers with its model Thunderbolt. This phone does not tell you anything? It's normal. It was not until 18 months before landing a compatible iPhone 4G LTE. The iPhone 5 has received a warm welcome from the public despite the wait, or rather thanks to the wait. Little doubt that Apple is adopting the same strategy again.

But that would not be the only reason to weigh in the balance. According to VentureBeat, Apple should pay a minimum of USD 21 in fees for each 5G device it produces. In question? Licenses owned by Nokia, Qualcomm, and other companies.

This is in addition to the price of 5G components still too high for Apple, which now only pays USD 9.60 license fees for a 4G smartphone. Even if Apple seems already interested in 5G, the longer the firm will be away from the 5G, the wider its profit margins.