Apple recently released the iPhone 16E, including the C1 modem, the first manufactured in-house. However, it seems that Qualcomm has commissioned Cellular insight The iPhone 16E connection capabilities are to compare with two Android phones which is best.
T -Mobile’s sub -6GHz connected to the network while all three devices were placed in various real -world environment around New York. According to the report, the phone was tested in an attempt to achieve the most comprehensive results in near, distant and middle-cell.
Now, the report does not state which Android devices were used, but we can make an educated estimate. The first device is stated as January 2025 flagship with an X80 modem and $ 799 value tag. Meanwhile, in the second January 2024, the old Snapdragon X75 modem and $ 619 were head of 1 January 2024 with a tag. For example, we can guess that both models were Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S24 respectively.
What was the end result?
The report found that Android phones offered 34.3% to 35.2% rapid download speed compared to the iPhone 16E, while 81.4% to 91% is also characterized by faster upload speed. Now, it should be noted that the report found that all three devices offered some comparable 5G performance under the ideal, near-cell conditions, the performance demeltas was rapidly acted as deteriorating the condition of the signal. “
The reason for this inequality is suggested to support the downlink carrier aggregation and uplink carrier aggregation facilities due to the Qualcomm Modem. If you have not heard of these conditions, they are essentially the techniques used in cellular networks that increase the bandwidth and data rates by combining many data channels.
The C1 modem also lacks mmwave 5G support, usually found in urban areas and provides the fastest speed.
It is important to take it with a healthy level of salt for several reasons. First, this is a report commissioned by Qualcomm, so the final report always has a level of bias. Secondly, this test was only on one network. Meanwhile, A Comparison It turned out that the iPhone 16E modem is more than iPhone 16 on all networks.
Finally, and more significantly, Qualcomm has been a leading in cellular modem for more than a decade, so it knows how to get the most from your hardware. For example, Apple’s first modem will not be unlikely to manage to make it completely improved.
So, what do you take away from this comparison? The main takeaay is that T-Mobile users will better serve by the owner of one of the best Android phones in areas without any or limited coverage. However, if you live in a city with better coverage, you will not actually notice the difference in 5G connections.
