Apple’s full iPhone 17 line and the iPhone Air include the company’s brand new N1 wireless networking chip. In a new interview with CNBC, the company has explained the N1’s unique advantages in greater depth than before.
N1 enables a variety of feature and efficiency improvements across iPhone 17 lineup
When Apple launched its latest iPhone lineup, one common feature across every model was the N1 wireless networking chip.
N1 is Apple’s in-house solution for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread.
Essentially, N1 is for wireless connectivity what Apple’s C1 and C1X modems are for 5G cellular connectivity. It’s Apple taking another big step toward controlling the full stack of silicon in its products.
When the iPhone 17 line was unveiled, Apple detailed the following advantages of C1:
The iPhone 17 lineup also introduces N1, a new Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. In addition to powering the latest generation of wireless technologies, N1 improves the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop.
Personal Hotspot and AirDrop improvements are two major upgrades with N1.
Both features can feel like magic when they work reliably. And most of the time they do. But that reliability can make the occasional issues all the more frustrating.
N1 promises to make each feature even more performant than ever.
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