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[joshuaeyu]

It looks like Apple did not plan/succeed on home grown AIP. Hence they are simply using newly released Qualcomm 535 modules.

https://www.thestreet.com/investing/qualcomm-unveils-a-more-advanced-5g-modem-new-rf-filtering-tech-snapdragon-x60

Notably, the QTM535 is being revealed just a few days after Fast Company reported that Apple (AAPL) - Get Report, which is expected to use the Snapdragon X55 within its fall 2020 iPhones, “balked” at using the QTM525 “because it doesn’t fit into the sleek industrial design” Apple wanted for its new iPhones. In line with some prior reports, Fast Company says that Apple is developing its own mmWave antenna module.

The QTM535 is also being revealed less than two weeks after it was learned the EU is probing Qualcomm’s alleged tying of the sale of RF front-end (RFFE) chips to the sale of 5G modems. Qualcomm said it’s complying with an EU request for information.




With that being said, Qualcomm module appear to require an antenna window

https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/10/13/21515128/iphone-12-mini-pro-max-mmwave-5g-antenna-window

A hole in the mid frame will create serious weakness. Bend Gate will become a sure thing.

With that being said, this antenna window cannot be a long term permanent solution. Apple will need to address this soon.

Here's one wild guess......
What if that very hole is filled with some form of material that is RF transparent and yet strong