MacRumors

Here's a Look at Apple's Secret Modem Testing Lab Where C1 Was Developed

The new iPhone 16e includes Apple's first custom designed modem chip, the C1. To promote the new chip, Apple invited several YouTubers and journalists to Apple Park, including Andru Edwards. Edwards ...
9to5Mac

Tim Cook said the thing about C1 that Apple wouldn’t say before

Apple’s C1 modem launched this year in the iPhone 16e, but without much company fanfare. But Tim Cook just expressed C1’s strengths in a way that Apple—for good reason—shied away from previously. When ...
Mashable

That C1 chip in the new iPhone 16e? It's a big deal for future iPhones, too

Apple's iPhone 16e has longer battery life than the iPhone 16, partially due to its C1 modem. Credit: Apple If you go by definition, Apple's new C1 chip isn't the sexiest thing in the world. But the ...
9to5Mac

Apple’s C1 outperforms iPhone 16 with Qualcomm in most benchmarks

Apple spent many years developing the technology behind its new C1 modem. But before the iPhone 16e’s launch, expectations were that Apple’s C1 would trail Qualcomm’s own 5G modem—at least in this ...
MacRumors

New iPads This Week Aren't Equipped With Apple's C1 Modem for 5G

Apple debuted its custom-designed C1 modem in the iPhone 16e last month, as part of a multi-year plan to transition away from Qualcomm modems. However, the C1 modem does not extend to the new iPads ...