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Nakuba izingxenye eziningi zama-smartphones, njengeprosesa, isibonisi noma ikhamera, zithuthuka ngesivinini serokhethi, okufanayo ngeke kushiwo ngamabhethri. Mhlawumbe yingakho i-Apple ifuna ukuzithathela intuthuko yabo ezandleni zabo, futhi uchwepheshe osanda kuqashwa wokuthuthukisa amabhethri u-Soonho Ahn, owathuthela enkampanini yaseCalifornia esuka kwa-Samsung, kufanele amsize ngalokhu.

U-Ahn ubambe isikhundla sokuba iphini likamongameli omkhulu emnyangweni wokuthuthukiswa kwamabhethri esizukulwane esilandelayo kanye nezinto ezintsha, ikakhulukazi kwa-Samsung SDI, inkampani ephethwe yi-Samsung egxile ekuthuthukisweni kwamabhethri e-lithium-ion amafoni. Wasebenza lapha njengonjiniyela iminyaka emithathu. Ngaphambi kwalokho, ubesebenza kwa-Next Generation Batteries R&D naku-LG Chem. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, wabuye wafundisa njengoprofesa eMnyangweni Wezamandla Nezokwelapha eNyuvesi yaseNingizimu Korea yase-Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technolog.

Ngokumangazayo, i-Samsung iyikhasimende elikhulu lamabhethri le-Samsung SDI. Nokho, ngisho no-Apple wayekade enamabhethri ahlinzekwa ngabakwaSamsung esikhathini esidlule, kodwa kamuva waqala ukusebenzisa amabhethri enkampani yaseChina i-Huizhou Desay Battery kuma-iPhone. Phakathi kwezinye izinto, i-Samsung SDI nayo ibingomunye wabahlinzeki bebhethri abakhulu be-Galaxy Note7 enenkinga. Ukuthi u-Soonho Ahn, osethathwe ngaphansi kwephiko le-Apple, wayebandakanyekile ngandlela thize kulesi sigameko kusengumbuzo okwamanje.

I-Apple isivele ikhombisile phambilini ukuthi ingathanda ukuzakhela amabhethri emishini yayo. Le nkampani isize yazama ukuxoxisana nezinkampani zezimayini ezizoyihlinzeka ngeziqiwi ezidingekayo ze-cobalt. Izinhlelo zigcine ziphumelele, kodwa ukutholwa kwakamuva kwabasebenzi kochwepheshe bakwaSamsung kukhombisa ukuthi i-Apple ayikadeli ngokuphelele ekuthuthukiseni awayo amabhethri.

Ngemuva kwakho konke, umzamo womdondoshiya waseCalifornia wokuqeda abahlinzeki bezakhi uye waba namandla kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje. Isivele ikhiqiza ama-A-series processors e-iPhone, uchungechunge lwe-S lwe-Apple Watch, kanye nama-W-series chips ama-AirPods nama-Beats ama-headphone. Ngokuzayo, ngokusho kokuqagela, i-Apple ingathanda ukuthuthukisa izibonisi ze-MicroLED, ama-chips e-LTE namaphrosesa ama-Mac azayo.

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umthombo: Bloomberg, Macrumors, I-LinkedIn

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