After months of anticipation, Apple dubbed the iPhone 16e to the successor of the iPhone SE (2022) on Wednesday. The phone comes with several first in the company’s cheap iPhone lineup, including an OLED display, a notch design with face ID and support for Apple Intelligence. However, an important joint that surprisingly found a few lines of mentioned only in the official press release and thus, can be ignored by many, Apple’s new ownership is C1 modem that strengthens cellular connectivity on iPhone 16E .
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The C1 chip is the culmination of the Apple spending billions of dollars over the years to reduce its dependence on Qualcomm for sourcing 5G modem. Whereas in 2019, it was expected to be launched a few years ago after the acquisition of Intel’s modem business in 2019, is the time of development and is again delayed by various factors. As a result, the iPhone manufacturer signed his deal with Qualcomm last year to outsource the 5G modem for iPhone by 2026.
Apple Claim The new C1 modem is the first in its category designed by the in-house by the company and is the “most power-efficient modem” on an iPhone, while maintaining faster and reliable 5G cellular connectivity. Better efficiency of the modem in association with the internal design of the iPhone 16E and the advanced power management of iOS18, the “extraordinary” battery on the new iPhone is said to be the result in life; According to Apple, up to 26 hours video playback.
In comparison, the base iPhone 16 is claimed to give a 22 -hour video playback on a charge.
However, the iPhone 16e is not without its cavets. An eye on the technical specifications of the phone shows that it lacks support for mmwave – extremely high frequency (EHF) band. The claim was first made by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg and the launch of Apple confirms this. Thus, its absence can result in slow download and upload speed, at least on paper.
