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iPhone 14 Pro Models Feature Qualcomm's X65 Modem for Faster 5G Speeds and Longer Battery Life

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The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon X65 modem for faster 5G speeds, lower power consumption, and improved mmWave support on U.S. models, according to a teardown of the devices shared on YouTube today.

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The X65 chip can be seen on the logic board in a teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro. We're still in the process of confirming whether the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus also have the X65, but all models within a series typically share the same modem.

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iPhone 14 Pro teardown confirms the inclusion of Qualcomm's X65 modem​

Qualcomm announced the X65 modem in February 2021 with power efficiency improvements, resulting in improved battery life while using 5G. In addition, the X65 modem is the world's first 10 Gigabit 5G modem and antenna system for smartphones, enabling theoretical data speeds up to 10 gigabits per second. In May 2021, Qualcomm updated its X65 Snapdragon modem with wider mmWave spectrum support.

The power efficiency improvements of both the X65 modem and A16 Bionic chip contribute to longer battery life on iPhone 14 Pro models. A battery test earlier this week claimed that the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasted two hours longer than the iPhone 13 Pro Max from last year. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max are now starting to arrive to customers.

Article Link: iPhone 14 Pro Models Feature Qualcomm's X65 Modem for Faster 5G Speeds and Longer Battery Life
 
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Interesting. They say the modem and chip provide improved battery life. However, the two or three videos I've seen have shown usage time to be a bit less than the 13 series.
 
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djcerla said:
Anyone actually using 5G here?
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I am, and sometimes it's noticeably better, but mainly because on my carrier in Canada in busy areas sometimes the 4G LTE is congested.

What our big three Canadian carriers do is reserve 5G for their main brands, but put the cheaper brands on 4G LTE. This along with the fact that a lot of the installed base isn't on 5G yet means that the 5G service is a lot less congested. Note we do not have mmWave.

It's not about max download speed though. I don't care if I get 40 Mbps vs 100 Mbps on my iPhone, but I do care about consistency and absence of lag.
 
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EugW said:
I am, and sometimes it's noticeably better, but mainly because on my carrier in Canada in busy areas sometimes the 4G LTE is congested.

What our big three Canadian carriers do is reserve 5G for their main brand, but put the cheaper brands on 4G LTE. This along with the fact that a lot of the installed base isn't on 5G yet means that the 5G service is a lot less congested.

It's not about max download speed though. It's about reliability and reduced lag.
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When I got my 13 ProMax last year I noticed a significant improvement overmy 12 ProMax LTE modem. We also live in area of town where the cell signals vary between 1-2 bars in my yard and usually 1 in house with aluminum siding and all. With last years Qualcomm modem I was getting 2 to 3 bars outside sometimes. (Still mostly 2 but better) and 1-2 bars inside. So I saw a major improvement in going to 5G for me I suppose even with weaker signal strength this tower on edge of town had less on 5G vs LTE?
 
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I wonder if it fixes issues with one to two bars and essentially no traffic flowing. I'm considering switching from Verizon to T-Mobile because when I'm on 5G UW but only have 1-2 bars, its better to be on 5G or LTE. I'm testing with T-Mobile right now and it doesn't hit the highs of Verizon (I've hit 1500 mbps) but it always seems to have traffic flow when it shows bars.
 
rjjacobson said:
When I got my 13 ProMax last year I noticed a significant improvement overmy 12 ProMax LTE modem. We also live in area of town where the cell signals vary between 1-2 bars in my yard and usually 1 in house with aluminum siding and all. With last years Qualcomm modem I was getting 2 to 3 bars outside sometimes. (Still mostly 2 but better) and 1-2 bars inside. So I saw a major improvement in going to 5G for me I suppose even with weaker signal strength this tower on edge of town had less on 5G vs LTE?
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I've discovered that the number of bars isn't always a good gauge. It's more how well the phone works in real world usage.

In downtown Toronto in a heavy usage area, I might get for example 2 bars on 4G LTE, but the consistency may still not be great probably due to the congestion. On 5G it's better even if the number of bars isn't any different.

Partially for this reason, we stick with the main carrier 5G brands (Rogers and Telus at the moment) instead of going with the cheaper 4G LTE sub-brands.
 
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I wonder if it fixes issues with one to two bars and essentially no traffic flowing. I'm considering switching from Verizon to T-Mobile because when I'm on 5G UW but only have 1-2 bars, its better to be on 5G or LTE. I'm testing with T-Mobile right now and it doesn't hit the highs of Verizon (I've hit 1500 mbps) but it always seems to have traffic flow when it shows bars.
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On AT&T and if I had a dollar for every time I had a couple bars but no data flowing, I could pay my cellular bill for a month! :) Frustrating at the least!
 
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Coming from a 12 Pro Max, I'm hoping for an improvement! 5G was pointless and with Verizon it was even slower than 4G :confused:
 
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EugW said:
I've discovered that the number of bars isn't always a good gauge. It's more how well the phone works in real world usage.

In downtown Toronto in a heavy usage area, I might get for example 2 bars on 4G LTE, but the consistency may still not be great probably due to the congestion. On 5G it's better even if the number of bars isn't any different.

Partially for this reason, we stick with the main carrier 5G brands (Rogers and Telus at the moment) instead of going with the cheaper 4G LTE sub-brands.
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Interesting info thanks. Here in Illinois I am on AT&T have been since first iphone when that was only choice. I got better deals here for 5G than Verizon especially putting both my and wife’s phones on same 5G account. For some reason here in central Illinois I was getting better results with this new 5G modem on my 13 ProMax in my weak cell signal area around my house on edge of town. It varies of course in full service areas in town where there sometimes is more use of the 5G but it did improve for me at my house a weak point. I went more for the new camera and other features besides being an iUP member and so far upgrading every year since this program was around ;-)
 
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