according to foreign media, a lawsuit filed by Qualcomm at the end of October worsened its relationship with apple. Previously, Qualcomm and Apple had been locked up in patent disputes, and the lawsuit for Apple's $7 billion in arrears broke the relationship completely.
Foreign media said that due to the formal breakdown of the relationship between the two sides, Apple has begun to use Intel chips. This means that Qualcomm will lose a lot of orders, while Apple will not be able to enjoy the first wave of 5g network dividend. Intel has become the biggest winner, and is currently the only baseband supplier for Apple's iPhone XS / XR series models.
It is understood that Qualcomm's 5g chip is expected to be officially commercially available in 2019, while Apple, which is switching to Intel chip, will not be able to launch a mobile phone supporting 5g network until 2020 at the earliest. The first iPhone products supporting 5g network will use Intel modem chip 8161, which is manufactured by 10 nanometer technology.