Telecommunications & Media
U.S. iPhone 18 Pro Max teardown shows Qualcomm X80 modem, not Apple C2
A teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro Max sold in the United States found it uses Qualcomm\'s Snapdragon X80 modem rather than Apple\'s in-house cellular modem, 9to5Mac reported, citing TechInsights. Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro uses its C2 modem, and the iPhone 18 Pro Max sold outside the United States also uses C2. Apple has not said why the U.S. model keeps a Qualcomm modem. TechInsights also identified Apple’s N1 wireless module and a new mmWave antenna module.
