The year 2021 is still young, but iPhone 13 rumors are already picking up steam We have heard about upcoming features such as a 120 Hz display refresh rate and the possibility of a portless iPhone 13 Pro, but other details about future Apple phones are beginning to emerge

One of these is the 5G modem in the upcoming iPhone series, which is how Apple's new devices will access the next generation of wireless broadband iPhone 12 uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X55 modem, which is a faster X60 lacks the carrier aggregation capabilities of the faster X60

The iPhone 13 is expected to use Qualcomm's X60 modem, which is manufactured in a 5nm process This modem is more efficient and smaller than its 7nm predecessor More importantly, the iPhone 13 will be able to aggregate data from both mmWave and sub-6Ghz 5G signals simultaneously

This means that the iPhone will be able to access multiple 5G at once, enabling faster and lower latency communications To learn more about the different technologies, see our 5G Guide

We have heard rumors before that the X60 will be included in the iPhone 13, and a new report from DigiTimes almost confirms this move Interestingly, it is reported that Apple's rival Samsung will be in charge of manufacturing Qualcomm's modems

Of course, the X60 is no longer Qualcomm's top-of-the-line modem Of course, the X60 is no longer Qualcomm's top-of-the-line modem, as it is the Snapdragon X65, which was announced earlier this month and can reach speeds of 10 Gbps (given the current state of 5G networks, it is not clear if that speed is possible in the real world) is likely to be in the next year

After that, Apple will likely design its own 5G modems as well as A-series processors