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Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e by jerlam on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @06:53PM (#43109368)
The C1 modem is also not a feature that users care about, other than the increased battery life (that Apple does advertise). In fact, there will be concerns that the modem isn't as good as the existing ones in some edge case.

Putting the new modem into the new "budget" phone reduces expectations so that the impact of any issues will be blunted. Only when all the problems have been ironed out, that will be when the mainstream iPhones will get the new modem.

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Re:Apple Debuts iPhone 16e by DrBenCarson on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @07:02PM (#43109441)
Yes which is why I explained making the modem a highlight is for Wall Street.

They acquired part of Intel and worked on this for many years. Shareholders want to know what the result of all that money and time was.

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