Apple Unveils iPhone 16e, With In-House Chip That Cost Billions
The Company is Installing its Long-Awaited Cellular Modem in its Lowest-Priced iPhone
Apple announced the iPhone 16e on Wednesday, an update to a budget-friendly version of its flagship device. The most significant change to the phone will be invisible to users. Inside the phone is Apple’s first in-house cellular chip—a critical component for smartphones that enables cellular connections. The chip, which Apple dubbed the C1, is a long-awaited next step in Apple’s efforts to make more of its own technology, and especially to wean itself from having to pay billions annually to cellular-chip-maker and rival Qualcomm.
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