SpeedTest data shows Apple's N1 chip lifts the floor on iPhone WiFi performance
3 days ago
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- Apple introduced the N1, its first in-house wireless chip, replacing Broadcom chips in iPhones.
- The N1 supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread smart home protocol.
- Ookla's analysis shows iPhone 17 with N1 has faster Wi-Fi speeds than iPhone 16.
- Median download speed for iPhone 17 was 329.56Mbps vs. 236.46Mbps for iPhone 16.
- Upload speeds improved from 73.68Mbps to 103.26Mbps with the N1 chip.
- N1's performance boosts are most noticeable in the bottom 10th percentile of tests.
- iPhone 17 didn't top global charts; Pixel 10 Pro and Xiaomi 15T Pro had better speeds in some metrics.