The patent war between Apple and Qualcomm continues, following Qualcomm v. Apple owes it $7 billion in patent royalties, the "fire" between the two has been extended to the Chinese market. on December 10, Qualcomm's official website issued a statement saying that the Fuzhou Intermediate Court has ruled on its application for a ban on the sale of some of the Apple models.

It is reported that the banned models are iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. As the two patents infringed by Apple involve the software part of the phone, the ban will only affect iPhones running iOS 11, and newer models with iOS 12 pre-installed will not be affected. 12, while newer models with iOS 12 pre-installed are not affected.

Apple was quick to respond to the news, with an Apple spokeswoman saying that it plans to appeal the decision, a delaying action that could still see the banned iPhone models remain on the Chinese market for a long time.

It's a court injunction, so it generally has to be enforced, and Apple can review the decision once more, but the outcome is very much up in the air. Although Qualcomm is targeting Apple's older models, but rest assured that those that previously flowed into the market are not affected.

Previously, Apple said it had begun switching to Intel chips, and its first iPhone products that support 5G networks will also use an Intel modem chip with model number 8161. That means Apple won't be able to enjoy the first wave of Qualcomm's 5G network dividends, and it won't be able to launch a 5G-enabled phone until 2020 at the earliest.

To Apple iPhone users, to consumers, Apple and Qualcomm break, the user is also some impact. Because of their breakup and other reasons, which led to Apple's ban in China. Qualcomm as a chip maker giant, the patent fee is so high, there are still so many cell phone manufacturers willing to buy, enough to prove its strength. Apple iPhone to give up high General Intel's chip, its iPhone XS series models poor signal performance, the user experience is no better, right. However, in the future, Apple's iPhone may be a little bit cheaper, after all, do not have to pay a high amount of "Qualcomm patent tax". This actually shows the importance of cell phone chips, and I hope that the domestic chips will continue to work hard.

In the context of strict protection of intellectual property rights in the country, Apple's alleged infringement of Qualcomm's patents, was sentenced to "temporary sales ban", is bound to become the judicial protection of domestic intellectual property rights in the process of a case with a "milestone" significance.

Of course, the long-running patent dispute between Apple and Qualcomm is also expected to be resolved at an accelerated pace. The industry also generally believes that if a settlement is reached with Qualcomm, although the cost of royalties, but also to help Apple to make up for the short board in the baseband and antenna area, to re-enhance the competitiveness of the product, and to restore the market reputation has been faltering.

If Qualcomm's legal battle is successful, the profits it has lost due to legal disputes in the past will be recovered in one fell swoop, and because the business model ensures that future revenue performance will also have a chance to climb again, while regaining the confidence of the market and securing its position in the global market.

Currently, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are still available for purchase on Apple's official website.