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- The iPhone 16 and 16E showed the speed of the same network in most areas.
- The iPhone 16 improved 16E on more advanced networks.
- The iPhone 17 is expected to continue using the Qualcomm Modem.
Search for an iPhone with the best connection speed and unlike an iPhone 16 and an iPhone 16E. (Or do you wait for an iPhone 17?) The average download and upload speed is in favor of the iPhone 16. However, 16e performs in some situations or better, according to a new report by at least Ookla.
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iPhone 16 vs iPhone 16E Connection speed
For one Report was released on MondayOcla used its popular speedtest tool to compare the online performance of the iPhone 16 against the iPhone 16E. With an initial price of $ 799, the iPhone 16 comes with a traditional Qualcomm Modem, especially Snapdragon X71 5G. In contrast, $ 599 iPhone 16E Apple’s first in-house is designed with 5G modem, C1.
Apple has been on a tear over the last few years, which is to replace the major components obtained from external vendors with their own in-house parts. And it includes modem used in the iPhone series.
To measure the difference between Qualcomm and Apple Modem, Ocla stated that it tested the online speed in a range of markets and countries, especially among those in which people have moved towards low -cost 16E. The company chose the iPhone 16 and 16e especially as both equipment is equally designed and equally sports a 6.1 -inch screen, in which the modem is the major difference between them.
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Here is how he performed.
Depends on your carrier and country
In most markets analyzing Ookla, the iPhone 16E with the Apple C1 modem performed similar to the iPhone 16, which was with the Qualcomm Modem in the Median download speed. The biggest difference was in Saudi Arabia, where the iPhone 16e recorded a speed of 353.49 Mbps as compared to the 295.01 Mbps of 16E. At the other end, Spain saw the iPhone 16E with an average download speed of 110.38 Mbps vs 139.88 Mbps of iPhone 16.
Overall, however, Qualcomm Modem of the iPhone 16 captured better download speeds on mobile networks with 5G standalone (SA) footprint supporting high carrier combination combinations and uplink MIMO technology. The C1 modem of 16E lack these techniques and hence cannot compete on such networks.
Saying this simply, the 5G standalone footprint uses a 5G network with a 5G core with a 5G core and a 5G network opposite one with a 4G LTE core. High carrier collection combinations can use several frequency bands simultaneously for better performance. Aplink Mimo means that the device can get several data streams at once.
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Among the supported networks supported by Qualcomm Modem, they are in America, Saudi Arabia, China and India.
For example, in the US, T-Mobile customers saw a better speed with the iPhone 16, supporting four-carrying aggregation, which uses the iPhone 16e, which supports a maximum three-carrying aggregation. The medium download speed on T-Mobile networks was 317.64 Mbps, with Apple’s modem 317.64 Mbps with Qualcomm Modem as compared to 252.80 Mbps with a modem. More than 65% of locations on T-Mobile networks use four-carrying aggregation, which provides a large benefit to the iPhone 16.
Bose on bottlenecks
If the Qualcomm model seems so better on paper, then why did Apple’s modem perform in many markets too? Flake it on hurdles.
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Many networks cannot yet benefit from more advanced capabilities of Qualcomm Modem. Since more providers upgrade their networks with advanced MIMO for 5G SA, carrier aggregation and download and upload, Ookla said it expects a network performance of iPhone 16 to explain about 16E.
So does this mean that you should pay an additional $ 200 for iPhone 16 instead of iPhone 16E? Well, it depends on how much importance you give to the speed of rapid connection. And you probably would like to catch anyway, because Apple is going to release your new iPhone 17 lineup. The standard iPhone 17 model (Base, Pro, and Pro Max) is expected to continue using the Qualcomm Modem, while the rumor iPhone 17 Air will include Apple’s C1 modem.
