Apple to Use Intel Modems in AT&T iPhone 7, Qualcomm Modems for Verizon and China

[metsjetsfan]

Sorry but that is not entirely true. Even under completely identical conditions in a controlled environment, performance varies from modem to modem for various reasons. The difference can be up to 20-30%, again under completely identical network conditions (e.g. both modems assigned the same amount of resources from the network).

You can read about some modem vs. modem tests here:
https://www.qualcomm.com/news/snapd...-4-reasons-why-snapdragon-modems-are-superior

what about battery life between the two I read somewhere the qcom is based on a 14nm process while intel is 28nm. doesnt this mean the intel one would be worse battery wise as well?

seems like the intel holders are just taking Ls right now.

thanks thought Id ask you as you really know your stuff

 

[Married3kids]

Precisely.

Apple's target market doesn't even know, nor do they care about components. In fact only those that follow a typical two year upgrade cycle, will be buying iPhone 7.

Then there's the Apple Devotees, followed by random enthusiasts who aren't jaded yet. Hardcore iPhone lovers may wait for what seems to be a far better model... iPhone 8.

Some of us are upgrading every 1 year. I'm on T-Mobile Jump and though this situation "concerns" me intellectually, I'm not seeing a performance problem in real world use with Netflix, YouTube, uploading video to FB. I'm pretty sure from what I'm reading it isn't even possible to get a Qualcomm phone through T-Mobile. My 7 was backordered and sent to me from a Texas warehouse. I can just see the faces of the T-Mobile employees when I walk in and tell them I want to swap out my model A1778 for another with Qualcomm components....not going to happen.

I know that 1 year from now I'll either have an iPhone 8 or a Google Pixel 2.0.