Today as part of its iPhone Air unveiling , Apple introduced a brand new C1X modem—the successor to the company’s in-house C1. Here are the details.

Apple’s ‘Awe dropping’ event today has been packed with new hardware.

One surprise announcement was the introduction of a new in-house Apple cellular modem.

Rumors indicated that the new iPhone Air would include the same C1 modem introduced earlier this year in iPhone 16e.

Instead, iPhone Air is getting a

For the iPhone Air, Apple announced a brand new chip, called the N1 chip. The N1 chip manages the Bluetooth, WiFi and Thread radios inside the new iPhone.

The N1 is a custom Apple design, to achieve better wireless performance and power efficiency. Apple specifically said it improves the performance of features like hotspot and AirDrop.

This means Apple has replaced another one of the core iPhone components with a chip of its own design. This follows the success of Apple silicon for CPU, GPU and with

Apple hasn’t yet shipped the M5 MacBook Pro, but next year the company is rumored to debut an M6 model featuring a “total redesign” that’s thinner and lighter. And that redesigned MacBook Pro with an OLED display just got a fresh timeline update.

Next year, Apple is expected to ship two very different new MacBook Pros. Early in the year, the M5 MacBook Pro is expected, which will continue the current hardware design and largely be a spec bump update.

But later on