Apple Chip Choices May Leave Some IPhone Users in Slow Lane

Found on Bloomberg on Monday, 21 November 2016
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The latest Apple Inc. smartphones that run on Verizon Communications Inc.’s network are technically capable of downloading data faster than those from AT&T Inc. Yet in testing, the two phones perform about the same, according to researchers at Twin Prime Inc. and Cellular Insights.

Sacrificing performance in return for cheaper components may not go down well with Apple users.

Fanbois will understand: the profit margin on Apple products is so tiny that it just has to pick the cheaper parts.