One of the pillars on which everything in the Apple framework is based is the connectivity and integration of their products and native applications with each other. For this reason, Apple already bought Intel’s modem division a few years ago with the aim of improving its iPhone and improving the user experience. Now, Apple has made a different play, reaching a new agreement with Nokia, with the aim of obtaining access to all the 5G technology that Nokia has. We tell you everything in this post.
An alliance that lost in time
Nokia and Apple have always been two companies that have had a great business relationship. For this reason, in 2018 they signed an agreement valued at $3.5 billionan agreement that expires in 2023 and that Apple and Nokia want to renew.
Nokia continues to be one of the best companies in this market sectormore than 5,500 patents related to 5G technology. This has made it one of the largest companies worldwide, not only because of its technology, but also because much of their technologies they are considered essential for their development and, above all, the Swedish company offers a fair deal and a very competitive price.
Relations between Apple and Nokia are in a very good moment. Proof of this is found in Jenny Likander, president of Nokia Technologies, who states that «having reached a long-term patent license agreement with Apple amicably. The agreement reflects the strength of Nokia’s patent portfolio, its R&D investments over decades, and its contributions to mobile standards as well as other technologies.”
What iPhone models are compatible with 5G?
As you well know, 5G is one of the most important technologies of the moment and although Apple was not the first to include This type of technology on their iPhones, since the iPhone 12 is available on all Apple devices. However, another of the big problems with 5G technology is that it requires specific hardware, so it is not available on all Apple devices. Below is a list of all iPhones that include this technology.
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14Plus
- iPhone 14
- iPhone SE 2022
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
It is important to note that 5G technology was implemented in definitively with the iPhone 13, since generation 12 and 12 mini had a technology closer to 4G + than to 5G. In addition, you must have a mobile plan that has the 5G option activated, something that most mobile phone operators currently offer, but that was not the case in generation twelve.
By way of conclusion, remember that 5G connectivity requires a huge amount of resourceIt uses both the battery and the data of your mobile rate, so it is advisable to only use it when strictly necessary, unless you have an unlimited data rate.
