Not everyone has received their iPhone 15 series pre-order yet, but we’ve given ourselves the green light to discuss the iPhone 16 series since we’re only about 11 months away from the launch of the 2024 iPhones. Before you know it, you’ll be waiting to pre-order your iPhone 16 model. Now, TF International’s Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a crystal ball he uses to make accurate predictions about Apple devices, has something to say about the iPhone 17 2025 lineup.
Kuo’s post on Medium explains that RCC (Resin Coated Copper) motherboards are coming to iPhone. RCC can reduce the thickness of the motherboard, perhaps opening up some internal space. This can also make drilling on the motherboard easier since these boards are fiber free. There seems to be a huge caveat with RCC motherboards and that’s why you won’t see this technology in next year’s iPhone 16 lineup.
Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo explains the change that could take place on the motherboard of the iPhone 17 Pro series
It turns out that the RCC is very fragile and at this point it is unable to pass drop tests. Kuo says Ajinomoto is the largest supplier of RCC materials in the world. If Ajinomoto can improve the durability of RCC before the third quarter of 2025, Kuo says the technology could be used by Apple for motherboards used in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max/Ultra.
If this is stopping you from upgrading your old iPhone to one iPhone15? No, you would be betting on Ajinomoto to increase RCC durability and there is no guarantee that will happen. However, if this happens, Apple could use the additional internal space to increase the capacity of the batteries for use with the iPhone 17 Pro series. First of all; RCC must survive drop tests before Apple uses RCC motherboards.
The motherboard, also called the motherboard, is the main printed circuit board (PCB) inside the phone with all the most important components soldered or connected, including those related to the processor, storage, memory, network connectivity, camera, etc. . As it is obviously important to the operation of an iPhone, Apple will not make any changes to the motherboard until it is 100% convinced of the durability of the new technology.
