Of course, having its own 5G modem will also help Apple cut costs – although this doesn’t necessarily mean that this difference will be reflected in the final price for customers.

Apple has been rumored to be working on its own 5G modem since 2018, and it acquired Intel's smartphone modem patents in 2019 to bolster this initiative. Starting with the iPhone SE 4 in March, we ...

With the C2 modem, Apple is aiming to add mmWave 5G support. With the C3 modem, Apple is apparently aiming to outperform Qualcomm's modems.