Here's How the iPhone 16e's C1 Modem Stacks Up Against the iPhone 16 Qualcomm Modem

[vincedu69]

That's some pretty terrible math, MacRumors. 357.47 - 264.71 = 92.76.

92.76 / 264.71 =0.35 or a 35% difference in speed.

357.47 / 264.71 =1.35 or a 35% increase in speed.

Where is the "24 percent increase" calculation being made?

You're right, but it's also kind-of wrong in the original article from Ookla and this article just copied

`However, when comparing median download speeds for T-Mobile users with the iPhone 16e (264.71 Mbps) to T-Mobile users with the iPhone 16 device (357.47 Mbps), the iPhone 16 outperformed the iPhone 16e by at least 24%.`

I just say kind-of because they say "at least". Since they don't explain how they calculated all these numbers, we cannot imagine what that "at least" could be. That's already comparing median values so it can't be that all users have at least a 24% increase in speeds.

And I thought, maybe they meant 24% decrease for iPhone 16 compared with the reference of the iPhone 16e, but the calculation 92.76 / 357.47 = 25.9%. I think you're right, someone made some calculation error.

We also have no idea of the sample size, but if it is significant, these numbers are nice and show the modem is good.

 

[huanbrother]

I wonder if someone more likely to buy the 16e is also more likely to use a lower tier phone plan? I don't know about the U.S., but in Australia you have to pay extra to get the full uncapped 5G speeds on our major telcos.

In China, everyone— including those who still pay for their old 4G plans (which are no longer available for purchase, but the carriers honor past agreements if the user doesn’t intend to "upgrade")—gets a minimum of 300Mbps for 5G.

Those who pay for more expensive, 5G-exclusive plans can enjoy speeds of 500Mbps or higher, depending on their specific plan.

Is 300Mbps enough for the average person? Not much to argue about.

 

[gridlocked]

But iPhone 16 uses x75?

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No, it uses a custom no mmwave version of the x70 dubbed the x71. iFixit opened it up and reported that a long time ago.

 

[gridlocked]

My personal disappointment, as a Tmobile customer, with the 16 PM is that the x70 and therefore the x71 does not support 5G/5.5G Advanced which Tmobile is rolling out and will increase upload speeds dramatically. Release 18.

I'm hoping the 17pm will be a mutant version of a newer QC modem or the C2 which Apple has leaked should be a match for current QC modems.

But either way the chances I move back to android are less than zero.

 

[FlyingDutch]

No, it uses a custom no mmwave version of the x70 dubbed the x71. iFixit opened it up and reported that a long time ago.

Again: how are you saying it is a “version of X71” ??? YOU don’t know, just like ifixit doesn’t know ! They just know it is called X71, and since Apple doesn’t disclose details, we don’t know if it is closer to X75 or X70…

 

[gridlocked]

Again: how are you saying it is a “version of X71” ??? YOU don’t know, just like ifixit doesn’t know ! They just know it is called X71, and since Apple doesn’t disclose details, we don’t know if it is closer to X75 or X70…

Because the QC numbering plan shows that, duh