[wps]

I think the most valuable part of this “e” lineup is the in-house developed modem. The power and security benefits are probably enormous.

[jesterson]

Indeed. I have 16e from it's launch and can't be happier. Battery life is incredible while no issues with connections whatsoever (I am heavy traveler so can test it on multitude of telco hardware)

[bytesandbits]

do you run two eSIMs when traveling and if so how is stability / battery life?

[jesterson]

Always 2 SIM/esim running simultaneously. Compared to previous non-apple modem it's night and day battery-wise.

Didn't notice any issues with connection speed/stability.

[jeffbee]

If the 17e had that chip, wouldn't it have Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6? It has neither of those.

[varenc]

From the press release:

> iPhone 17e also features C1X, the latest-generation cellular modem designed by Apple

But the 17e iPhone seems to lack the Apple developed N1 chip that provides Wifi 7 + Bluetooth 6. So presumably they're using off the shelf components for Wifi and Bluetooth in the 17e.

[alwillis]

The modem chip (the C series) and the N series are two different chipsets.

For example, the 16e has the C1 modem but the standard Broadcom (or whoever) Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chipset.

[lxgr]

I really hope this makes it to the Pro line soon.

I couldn't care less about multi-gigabit 5G speeds (my 15 Pro can already practically get ~2 Gbps – who really needs that in a battery-powered phone?!); give me better battery life (my 15 Pro gets warm to the touch doing absolutely nothing in some 5G scenarios) and better security (e.g. carrier-side location tracking prevention) any day.