Teardown shows iPhone 14 series using Qualcomm satellite chips

As per reports, a teardown analysis has revealed that Apple’s iPhone 14 uses Qualcomm satellite chips, but at the same time has added Apple-optimized components to implement the phone’s most important new features.

Satellite communication is a major new feature on the iPhone 14 that can send emergency messages when WiFi and cellular data networks are unavailable.

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Apple said earlier this month that the iPhone 14 includes new hardware to enable emergency messaging. Apple plans to enable the service in the November software update. But the company did not disclose the hardware details related to it.

On Friday, an iFixit teardown analysis of the iPhone 14 Pro Max revealed that the phone uses the Qualcomm X65 modem chip.

A Qualcomm chip provides the phone with 5G cellular connectivity, but can also make calls on the n53 frequency, the band used by Globalstar’s satellites.

Globalstar struck a deal with Apple earlier this month that will use 85 percent of the communications capabilities of its satellite network for the latest emergency communications capabilities of the iPhone.

Apple said in its statement that the company used additional proprietary hardware and software in the iPhone 14 to implement the new messaging feature.

“The iPhone 14 includes custom band components and completely new software designed by Apple, which together enables emergency SOS communication with the new iPhone 14 models,” Apple said.