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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

A few weeks ago, we ran all over town comparing upload and download speeds of the iPhone 16e with Apple’s new C1 modem against the iPhone 16 with Qualcomm’s X71M. The results were clear ...