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</div><p>Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 17 Air will come with a key component many years in the making: the C1 modem, which
debuted in the iPhone 16e. The idea of a new modem may not sound very exciting, but already with this first version it’s become clear why Apple spent so long developing it. There are cost benefits to ditching Qualcomm, but also user-facing improvements. Here are two killer features Apple’s new C1 enables.</p>
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Apple’s new C1 brings two killer features, and it’s just the start
