Apple on Wednesday revealed its first custom-designed modem chip that will help connect iPhones to wireless data networks, a move that will make the company less reliant on chips from Qualcomm that also power its Android rivals.

The iPhone 16e replaces the iPhone SE and arrives with a completely different look, a fresh set of specs, and plenty of new features, but for a much higher $599 price.

Apple today announced its first custom cellular modem with the name "C1," debuting in the all-new iPhone 16e. The new modem contributes

Apple has just introduced the iPhone 16E, a spiritual successor to the iPhone SE line that has a significant first: it introduces Apple’s long-awaited in-house 5G modem, called the C1. The chip, which Apple says is the most power-efficient modem in a phone,

Apple on Tuesday the iPhone 16e, a low-cost iPhone complete with Apple Intelligence and the company's first in-house modem.