Tag: iPhone modems

FTC charges Qualcomm with monopolizing key smartphone chip; alleges extracted exclusivity from Apple in exchange for reduced patent royalties

Tuesday, January 17, 2017 5:06 pm3 Comments

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm Inc…

Analyst: Apple’s going to dump Intel modems if they keep lagging Qualcomm

Monday, December 5, 2016 11:28 amMonday, December 5, 201615 Comments

Apple apparently has throttled the speeds on the QCOM modems to keep the experience consistent across carriers…

Yes, Apple is throttling download speeds for iPhone 7 and 7 Plus Verizon and Sprint versions

Saturday, November 19, 2016 10:19 amSaturday, November 19, 201650 Comments

Apple wanted the cost savings and flexibility of having two chip sources but also wanted the different versions of the phone to be as similar as possible…

Apple’s modem choices may leave Verizon iPhone users feeling throttled

Friday, November 18, 2016 4:01 pmFriday, November 18, 201611 Comments

It turns out not all iPhone 7 units are created equal…

Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus has huge LTE difference between carriers

Friday, October 21, 2016 1:30 pmFriday, October 21, 20168 Comments

The iPhone 7 Plus you buy might offer inferior LTE performance versus the same model you could buy from another carrier…

Tests show iPhone 7 Plus models with Qualcomm modem perform significantly better than those with Intel modem

Thursday, October 20, 2016 3:36 pmThursday, October 20, 201622 Comments

Over the past five years, Apple’s modem supplier was Qualcomm, but this year, Apple has taken a different approach…