Overview
- Real‑world Ookla results show the C1X reaching near‑parity with Qualcomm’s X80 on median download speeds across many regions, including 352.21 Mbps in the U.S. at just 2.65% below the X80.
- The C1X posts a consistent responsiveness advantage, outperforming the X80 on latency in 19 of 22 markets tested, with notable gains in the U.S., China and Indonesia and exceptions in Taiwan and Japan.
- The new modem delivers a clear generational jump over Apple’s C1 in nearly every market, though improvements were minimal in Brazil, India and Malaysia due to local network characteristics.
- Qualcomm retains a sizable edge in uploads—up to 32% in prosumer scenarios—driven by mature uplink carrier aggregation and stronger performance in multi‑band or mmWave‑reliant markets such as Taiwan, South Korea, the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
- Apple’s positioning cites up to 2x speed over C1, about 30% lower modem energy use, sub‑6GHz‑only support, congestion‑aware task prioritization and a Limit Precise Location privacy option.