iPhone 5 Release Date: Device Will Include an A6 Quad-Core Chip

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The iPhone 5 was rumored to be released this year, but instead, Apple delivered the iPhone 4S which has quickly become the fastest selling iPhone of all time.

The 4S includes a dual-core A5 chip which is a state of the art component allowing the smartphone to run at much higher speeds that its predecessor, the iPhone 4.

Apple’s quest for dominance does not end there.

Rumor has it the drastically redesigned iPhone 5 is still on the way and this device will go one step further including an A6 quad-core chip.

A part that the company’s biggest rival, Samsung is already manufacturing for them.

Industry sources revealed to the Korea Times that Apple has been in talks with Samsung over shipment of its A6 quad-core mobile processor chips to be used in the next iPhone.

Despite their warring in different parts of the world over patents, both Samsung and Apple seem to have concluded that they still need each other for projects such as this.

With the use of Samsung’s advanced 28-nanometer processing technology, Apple will be able to produce qualified A6 mobile AP’s.

Apple did about $8 billion worth of business in parts alone this year with Samsung which made up roughly five percent of its revenue.

Samsung remains Apple’s biggest overseas client despite their differences.

It was reported back in March that Apple was shifting production of its processors over to TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), but this is a process which can possibly take years.

Apple is not willing to jump into this agreement prematurely.

It makes more sense for it to continue sourcing in-house designed processors for iOS devices from Samsung until TSMC is ready to take over.

Even though Apple is continuing to work with the company, Samsung is sending out a message stating that it will not be entering a broad cross-licensing agreement with the iPhone creator.

A high-ranking Samsung executive was quoted in the Korea Times recently stating that the company does not “see any signs of entering a comprehensive cross-licensing deal with Apple."