Satellite connectivity coming to iPhone 13 - analyst

[Jan]

iPhone 13 will have satellite calling — Report

Apple's upcoming 2021 iPhone will be able to make calls and send messages using satellite connectivity in remote places without cellular reception.

This is according to reputed Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, whose most recent investor note was picked up by 9to5Mac.

 

[RudderVator]

I was waiting for the… “aaaah my Droid from 1838 has this” or welcome to the party Apple

 

[backstreetboy]

Lol still playing catchup to Android https://www.zdnet.com/article/satellite-android-smartphone-thuraya-x5-touch/

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Probably more reliable than our cell towers as there is no way Sipho and his gang are gonna go up there to loot those batteries. Not affected by load shedding either
Will there be a delay in conversation?
What is the speed like?
2 second delay?

 

[S.Claus]

Probably more reliable than our cell towers as there is no way Sipho and his gang are gonna go up there to loot those batteries. Not affected by load shedding either
Will there be a delay in conversation?
What is the speed like?
2 second delay?

It will be disabled in SA like the privacy relay.

 

[Gordon_R]

They gonna need a bigger antenna...

 

[RudderVator]

Lol still playing catchup to Android https://www.zdnet.com/article/satellite-android-smartphone-thuraya-x5-touch/

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Oh yes I just see everyone walking around with a brick of Thuraya…

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

They gonna need a bigger antenna...

Are we further away from the satellites than the Chinese?

 

[Gordon_R]

Are we further away from the satellites than the Chinese?

I meant satellite phones need bigger antennas than cellular phones.

 

[JohnStarr]

Lol still playing catchup to Android https://www.zdnet.com/article/satellite-android-smartphone-thuraya-x5-touch/

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No, that's a brand of phone. Do any Samsung/Sony/LG phones do this, or only the ruggedized versions like this?

 

[prod]

I meant satellite phones need bigger antennas than cellular phones.

Yea good point. I doubt this is true...but we'll see.

 

[RudderVator]

No, that's a brand of phone. Do any Samsung/Sony/LG phones do this, or only the ruggedized versions like this?

My thought exactly. No mainstream phone has it.

Clutching at straws trying to convince people that Thuraya is a mainstream device.

 

[UrBaN963]

Lol still playing catchup to Android https://www.zdnet.com/article/satellite-android-smartphone-thuraya-x5-touch/

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Dumbass.

7 people in the world own this and it likely received Android updates for 12 minutes after purchase.
Nobody cares about a niche device like this, in the context of the article.

 

[JohnStarr]

Dumbass.

7 people in the world own this and it likely received Android updates for 12 minutes after purchase.
Nobody cares about a niche device like this, in the context of the article.

Kind of like why Caterpillar phones don't really register on sales stats.

 

[backstreetboy]

Dumbass.

7 people in the world own this and it likely received Android updates for 12 minutes after purchase.
Nobody cares about a niche device like this, in the context of the article.

Lol as noted above they'll need a bigger antenna so the article is pulling at straws. Apple is most likely going to launch a ruggedized satellite iPhone and claim it as a world first.

 

[UrBaN963]

Lol as noted above they'll need a bigger antenna so the article is pulling at straws. Apple is most likely going to launch a ruggedized satellite iPhone and claim it as a world first.

It will be a world first for Apple, given they haven't done it before.

Your fanboyism betrays your idiocy unfortunately

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Android
Samsung
Capitech

Everything else is kak

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I meant satellite phones need bigger antennas than cellular phones.

I think you're right
Check this out
You can see in 2 of the photos the antenna is much longer.
Maybe the short stubby unscrews and you insert a longer one for more DB when you need the satellite function?

Amazon.com: Thuraya X5 Touch Satellite Phone : Cell Phones & Accessories

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[Jet-Fighter7700]

just what the drug dealers and terrorists want for Christmas,
a Phone that works in their caves and hideouts all the time

 

[B-1]

They gonna need a bigger antenna...

Just dont hold it wrong