In tests conducted by Ookla, the C1 modem inside iPhone 16e performed better than the iPhone 16 and its Qualcomm modem, ...

The iPhone 16e and the C1 modem matter because they outline the ... allow Apple to tightly integrate its modems, processors, and software for greater efficiency. Android phones could use a lower ...

The iPhone 16e includes Apple's first custom-designed C1 modem, and since it's a new chip category for Apple, there have been questions about how the C1 measures up to the Qualcomm modems that ...

Apple this year introduced C1, its first in-house 5G modem, with the iPhone 16e. However, the company isn’t expected to bring its own modem to more expensive iPhones until at least next year.

Because of this, Apple has decided to keep Qualcomm’s modems in the iPhone 17 Pro series. However, Apple appears confident in its upcoming C2 modem, which could make its way into the iPhone 18 ...

Based on a research note with investment firm GF Securities today, analyst Jeff Pu claims that Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro models ... we don’t know much about the C2 modem. The C1 is a 5G-capable ...

Along with discussing camera improvements and Apple’s custom Wi-Fi 7 chip for this year’s iPhone 17 models, he mentions that Apple is working on a new C2 5G modem for the iPhone 18 Pro models.

In fact, in a new research note seen by MacRumors, Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Thomas O’Malley claimed that Apple will debut its custom-designed 5G cellular modem in all 2023 iPhone ...