Why you should care about the iPhone 7 modem
Experience meets feature
In December last year Fudzilla revealed that the iPhone SE would use an Intel modem. Despite the fact that our sources were confident that iPhone 7 had an Intel modem, we sat on the story as we could not believe that Apple would be ready for such a risk after all, Jobs' Mob is not famous for being cutting edge.
iPhone 7s in Dutch Apple store are all Intel machines
7 Plus too
Fudzilla went to the GPU Technology conference in Amsterdam and our travels took us to the Apple shop in The Hague. Of course we wanted to take a look at the latest non 3.5 inch iPhone 7 phones, and imagine our surprise to learn that all of them were based on Intel stuff.
European iPhone 7 has an Intel or Qualcomm modem
Exclusive: iPhone 7 Plus too
Fudzilla has already written a long article on the iPhone 7 with Intel and Qualcomm chipset that affects USA customers but it turns out that at least some parts of the European Union will get an Intel and Qualcomm based iPhone 7 too. We recommend you to read that earlier piece as the modem performance will affect your overall iPhone 7 experience.
iPhone 7 with Intel doesn’t support CDMA
Confirmed by Apple.com and more
Fudzilla told you that the iPhone 7, or at least some version of it, will come with an Intel modem and Apple has finally confirmed it.
Qualcomm not worried about losing the Apple modem deal
Keen to talk about its 100 other design wins
While the Tame Apple Press has made a big thing about Intel’s winning of a slice of the iPhone modem production, Qualcomm is keen to talk about all the other orders it has won this year.
Intel convinces Mobile boss to stay
Modem conspiracy theories quashed
Aicha Evans, the head of Intel's wireless group has been convinced to remain part of Chipzilla after announcing she was going to quit a week ago.
Intel will not get a big slice of iPhone 7
Qualcomm still favoured
While it had been expected that Chipzilla was going to score a huge win by taking some of Qualcomm’s modem business, it looks like things might be a little more modest.
Intel mobile chip boss gives up
Only took a year
The woman who was supposed to be behind Intel’s mobile chip boost has given up on the job after only a year.
Intel not inside the iPhone SE
Apple stuck with Qualcomm
One of the things that did not get noticed in Apple’s release notes for its rebadged iPhone5S is that the modem was not from Intel.
iPhone SE has Qualcomm LTE modem
Industry insiders confirmed
Contrary to our previous reports we got a tip that iPhone SE will continue using Qualcomm modems and not change to Intel.