Apple C1X
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Apple C1X
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| Designer | Apple |
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| Introduced | September 2025 (iPhone Air) |
| Role | Cellular modem — ~2× faster than C1 |
| Devices | iPhone Air · iPhone 17e |
| Predecessor | Apple C1 |
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The Apple C1X doubled the C1's speed and, by Apple's telling, used thirty percent less energy than the Qualcomm modem in the iPhone 16 Pro — efficiency that made the impossibly thin iPhone Air possible. Paired there with the N1 networking chip, it made the Air the first iPhone whose every radio is Apple's own.
1 Legacy✎
Still current: promoted into the iPhone 17e in 2026, the C1X continues the modem line's staged march up the lineup while the flagship iPhone 17 models still buy Qualcomm — the dependency's last stand.