News Apple's C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is proof that we don't need Qualcomm for 5G

[AC News]

It took Apple a big acquisition and many years, but it finally developed a modem worth replacing Qualcomm's with — what does that mean for Android?

Apple's C1 modem in the iPhone 16e is proof that we don't need Qualcomm for 5G : Read more

 

[ebrandwein]

No mm wave and only a so so camera. Pretty expensive compared to a Pixel 8a

 

[coopere]

You don't know how this C1 modem will perform, but you're already praising it like it's going to beat Qualcomm. Google already proved that it doesn't need Qualcomm starting with the Pixel 6, and the radio in the 9 series held it's own against the iPhone 16. But now that Apple did their own thing, the modem world has been flipped upside down. Come on