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Story summary
- Apple equips the U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X80 modem.
- All non-U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max models and the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo use Apple’s custom C2 modem worldwide.
- The U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max includes a newly identified Apple mmWave 5G antenna module.
- Qualcomm announced it will supply Apple modems through 2026, possibly explaining the U.S. Snapdragon inclusion.
- Apple claims the C2 modem provides faster uploads and uses 15% less energy than the C1X modem.
