Phone 17 5G modems will be made by MediaTek, as Apple moves away from Qualcomm. Future iPhones will use Apple's solutions instead.

Chi Kuo has an outstanding reputation and he believes that the rest of the iPhone 17 series will stick with the Snapdragon 5G modem chip. But The Information has a different story to tell. Instead, it believes that yes,

Apple has finally introduced its in-house 5G cellular modem which is being C1 chip with the affordable iPhone 16e model. This comes as a great shock as it is highly unlikely for Apple to integrate new technology into its budget smartphone first instead of flagship models.