A new group of tests from Ookla shows that the new Apple-built modem in the iPhone 17 series is helping people achieve more stable and faster connections on average. This is a significant move for Apple, as the iPhone modems were among the last components manufactured by third-party suppliers.

The test says that globally, the iPhone 17 sees median speeds of 329Mbps, while the iPhone 16, with its Broadcom modem, averages out at 236Mbps. It also says that in the bottom ten percent of speeds, the iPhone 17 series performs around 60 per cent better than its predecessors. Interestingly enough, this is all done on the 160 MHz spectrum instead of the flashier 320Hz that some other flagships advertise. This demonstrates that there’s more to a connection than just brute speed.

Notably, the iPhone

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