While the iPhone Air is equipped with Apple's custom C1X modem for cellular connectivity, all of the iPhone 17 models are outfitted with Qualcomm modems still. A teardown shared on Chinese platform Bilibili today (via Reddit) appears to confirm the iPhone 17 Pro Max is equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 modem in particular. The same modem is likely used in the iPhone 17 Pro and the regular iPhone 17. Qualcomm's Snapdragon X80 modem supports mmWave 5G, which is available on iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max models sold in the U.S. only. Apple's C1 modem in the iPhone 16e and C1X modem in the iPhone Air are limited to sub-6GHz 5G. mmWave is a set of…

On Thursday, Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Intel, bolstering the struggling U.S. chipmaker shortly after the Trump administration secured a major federal government stake in the company. This investment will position Nvidia as one of Intel’s top shareholders, holding approximately 4% of the company following the issuance of new shares to finalize the deal. Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney, and Jeffrey Dastin for Reuters: ‎ Nvidia’s support represents a new opening for Intel after years of turnaround efforts failed to pay off, and it triggered a jump in the U.S. manufacturer’s shares. The new pact includes a plan for Intel and Nvidia to jointly develop PC and data center chips, but crucially will not involve Intel’s contract manufacturing…

Apple’s C1 modem Apple has spent years developing its own mobile data modem to replace Qualcomm’s, which it has long depended on. The first Apple-designed modem, the C1 chip, debuted in the iPhone 16e and is expected to power the upcoming iPhone 17 Air. Performance comparisons with Qualcomm’s latest chip have been mixed, but a new Ookla study offers the most detailed analysis yet. Ben Lovejoy for 9to5Mac: ‎ Comparing the performance achieved by the iPhone 16, which uses Qualcomm’s chip, with the iPhone 16e, which uses Apple’s own C1 chip, the company was see how each modem fared. Ookla’s first study, published back in March, showed that the C1 chip beat Qualcomm in a number of key areas. That…

A new Qualcomm modem study -- commissioned by the chipmaker -- found its modem chips outperformed Apple's C1 in real-world conditions. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

A new Cellular Insights report commissioned by Qualcomm has found that two unnamed Android smartphone models equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X75 and Snapdragon X80 modems achieved faster 5G speeds compared to the iPhone 16e, which is equipped with Apple's first-ever, custom-designed C1 modem. Testing was conducted with T-Mobile's sub-6GHz 5G network in New York City, across a variety of real-world environments, according to Cellular Insights. The report found that the Android devices "consistently outperformed" the iPhone 16e in terms of 5G connectivity, especially indoors. Specifically, the Android devices achieved up to 35% faster download speeds compared to the iPhone 16e, and up to 91% faster upload speeds. The report also found that the iPhone 16e frequently became hot to the…

Apple C1 Apple’s new iPhone 16e made its commercial debut in late February with much fanfare because it’s the first device to include the Apple-designed C1 modem. Historically, Apple relied upon Qualcomm to provide most of its iPhone modems so its decision to use the C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is considered a significant move. Although it’s early in the adoption curve for the iPhone 16e, Ookla analyzed the performance of the new device from March 1st through March 12th, and compared it to the performance of iPhone 16. Both devices run on the same Apple-designed A18 SoC. However, it’s important to note that unlike the iPhone 16, the iPhone 16e does not support mmWave spectrum. This is the…