During the MWC of 2025 held in Barcelona, as every year, Qualcomm has presented its new chipsa component that the iPhone would carry, if not because Apple has decided to get away from this company, and manufacture their own, which we have already seen on the 16E iPhone.
This is something Apple believes that it will work, just as I pass with Intel processors, leaving them aside to make their own (M1, M2 …), and that they did well, however, the new Qualcomm modem is so powerful that Tim Cook's doubts could sow the doubts of Tim Cook and company.
New Qualcomm Modem
In the Mobile World Congress 2025, Qualcomm presented its new MODEM X85 5Ghighlighting maximum speeds of 12.5 Gbps of discharge and 3.7 Gbps of ascent, in addition to an AI processor that Improve performance by 30%. The CEO of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, stressed that, in the era of artificial intelligence, modems will be more relevant than ever and that the superiority of their products could influence consumer preferences.
This new product leaves Apple's behind, since while they will reduce costs producing their own modem, they will not have one as powerful as that of their former supplier, or if? And although Apple's C1 is lower than this, the company has already implied that They are working on a C2which could even arrive this year, with the new iPhone 17, although if not, we would see it that comes, so it may not be so much, although we will really have to see those improvements.
The AI is something that will mark the world during next year, and the competition will focus on it, so small details such as a chip of this style, with such significant improvements, could tip the balance and make Apple regret it from not having continued to trust Qualcomm.
For now it is time to wait, although we already know this new chip of the Californian company, and it does not look bad. In any case, one of the most important advantages of Apple's own production, is the optimization and adaptation to the ecosystem, getting that Autonomy Of its products is greater, and that is that the iPhone 16E, the first that incorporates it, has improved, and much, its battery due to this chip, so it will be necessary to think if that extra power is better, or give the user greater autonomy, something that has long asks for.
Anyway, surely Apple gets a solution, and does not regret this, because they are likely to suppose it beforehand, although it is striking, such as when they move away from Qualcomm, they get the best chip to date.
And you, do you think Apple's C2 will be better than this X85 5g? Is it worth losing speed, if it is lower, in favor of an improvement in the autonomy of the iPhone and other teams? Leave us a comment with your opinion about it.
