Recently, well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in a research report to investors that Apple iPhone 13 will support LEO. But technology analyst Mark Gurman believes that this feature will only be launched in a few carefully selected markets.
Gurman said: "The iPhone 13 will indeed support satellite communications, but it is only applicable to specially selected markets, and this feature will only work as an emergency measure. Although Apple intends to deploy its own satellite Array, transfer data to the device, but this plan may take several years to achieve."
He also added that without cellular network coverage, Apple will not let iPhone users use satellite communications to make and receive calls. "Some people ask me whether these new features mean that the iPhone can be used as a satellite phone to make calls from anywhere in the world without a cellular network. The answer is no. Now, next year, or anytime in the near future, This happens." He explained.
Gurman believes that the launch of satellite communication functions requires specific hardware support. However, Apple is not yet ready for this. In addition, this feature will be very expensive, which is likely to cause opposition from the mobile phone operators Apple relies on.
recently reported that Apple is studying at least two methods for sending short emergency messages or sending SOS distress signals in remote areas to deal with dangerous situations such as plane crashes or shipwrecks.
However,Users who use the above functions need to meet the conditions of being outdoors, and it may take up to 1 minute to receive the signal. Apple will officially launch the iPhone 13 at the September press conference. It is still unclear whether Apple will allow customers to experience the satellite function in advance, let us wait and see.
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