72 Macworld • April 2020FEATURE
to design its own antenna for the iPhone 12 after
rejecting the QTM525 5G mmWave antenna module
Qualcomm currently makes due to its size. But a
new antenna is on the way with the X60 modem,
which the report says, “features a more compact
design than the previous generation which allows
for thinner, sleeker smartphones”.
If that’s not a direct response to Apple, I don’t
know what is. Qualcomm wouldn’t even divulge
exactly how much smaller the QTM535 modem
is ‘for competitive reasons’, which basically a
professional nyah nyah nyah-nyah nyah to Apple.
Qualcomm wants Apple to know that its antenna
won’t be as good.With the X60 modem,
Qualcomm is looking to
lock up the iPhone for
the foreseeable future