According to foreign media reports, the iPhone 14 series smartphones launched by Apple in the early morning of September 8 have started shipping last Friday, and some lucky users have received the iPhone 14 they have pre-ordered.

September 19th news, according to foreign media reports, the iPhone 14 series smartphone launched by Apple in the early morning of September 8th, which started shipping last Friday, and some lucky users have received the iPhone 14 they have booked.

Apple's newly launched iPhone 14 series smartphones, in addition to the hardware upgrades of the Pro series, Apple has also upgraded the photography of the entire series, improved the battery life, and added car accident detection functions to the entire series. Some markets also provide satellite communication functions. The satellite communication function of

iPhone 14 is to send emergency service text messages through satellites in emergencies without cellular network services and Wi‑Fi.

and the iPhone 14 Pro Max dismantled by relevant institutions show that Apple provides satellite communication functions for iPhone 14, which is realized through the X65 modem chip of Qualcomm . This chip from Qualcomm not only provides 5G cellular network connection for the iPhone 14, but also calls the Band n53 frequency used by the Globalstar satellite.

Globalstar, the satellite communications service provider for Apple's iPhone 14, had announced an agreement with Apple earlier this month to use 85% of its satellite network's communication capabilities to support the latest iPhone's emergency communications capabilities.

In addition to hardware, the satellite communication function of the iPhone 14 series also requires software support. Foreign media reported that the software is all designed by Apple. After being combined with hardware, the iPhone 14 will have satellite communication functions in emergency situations.

According to the news released by Apple's official website, the satellite communication function of iPhone 14 in emergency situations must be outdoors, and has a good field of view to clearly see the sky. It is necessary to avoid the obstacles of mountains and dense leaves. In an ideal situation, a message can be sent in less than 15 seconds. Under sparse leaves, the time it takes more than 1 minute.

However, iPhone 14 does not currently have satellite communication function, and it will take some time. According to the news they announced on their official website, some markets will support this function in November.

source / techweb