Last week, Apple unveiled its first in-house cellular modem, the C1, during the announcement of . While the company didn’t delve deeply into the specifics, reports suggest they have significant plans for future iterations. As per ’s Mark Gurman, “Apple intends to eventually meld the modem component into the main processor.” Integrating the modem into the main processor could bring energy and cost advantages, although this design is still in development. It is expected that we will see the C2 and C3 without this feature first, which the company is reportedly testing according to Gurman. The integrated design is not expected until “2028 at the earliest.”
At its unveiling, Apple described the new C1 modem as its “most power-efficient modem ever in an iPhone.” The $599 iPhone 16e also features an A18 chip (albeit with four GPU cores) and supports Apple Intelligence, even if that’s not .
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