SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Sept 17 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 14 models incorporate a Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) spot that tin speech to satellites, but person further custom-designed Apple components utilized successful the phone's biggest caller feature, according to an investigation of the telephone by iFixit and an Apple statement.

Apple released its iPhone 14 lineup connected Friday. One of the large caller features is the quality to link to satellites to nonstop exigency messages erstwhile determination is nary WiFi oregon cellular information connection.

Apple said earlier this period that the iPhone 14 models incorporate caller hardware that makes imaginable the exigency connection service, which Apple plans to crook connected with a bundle update coming successful November. Apple did not springiness details astir the satellite-specific hardware.

iFixit, a San Luis Obispo, California-based steadfast that disassembles iPhones and different user electronics to measure however easy they tin beryllium repaired, took isolated an iPhone 14 Pro Max exemplary connected Friday, revealing a Qualcomm X65 modem chip.

The Qualcomm spot provides 5G connectivity for cellular networks but is besides susceptible of utilizing what is called band n53, the frequence set utilized by satellites from Globalstar (GSAT.A).

Globalstar earlier this period announced a woody successful which Apple volition instrumentality up to 85% of Globalstar's outer web capableness to alteration Apple's caller exigency messaging feature.

In a connection to Reuters connected Saturday, Apple said determination is further proprietary hardware and bundle successful the iPhone 14 for the caller messaging feature.

“iPhone 14 includes customized vigor frequence components, and caller bundle designed wholly by Apple, that unneurotic alteration Emergency SOS via outer connected caller iPhone 14 models," Apple said successful a statement.

Qualcomm did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

Reporting by Stephen Nellis successful San Luis Obispo, California; Editing by Leslie Adler

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