Thursday, January 13, 2011

Why No LTE iPhone For Now? “Design Compromises” Apple Would Not Make.

Today during Verizon and Apple’s press conference in New York City announcing the iPhone 4 on the carrier’s network, Apple COO Tim Cook fielded a question that has been on a lot of people’s minds: why won’t the iPhone on Verizon be a next-generation LTE version?

“The first generation LTE chipsets force some design compromises. Some of which we would not make,” Cook said.

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