# ‘No discernible sacrifice’: The iPhone Air offers market-leading performance in one key way, new report says

> Network firm Ookla benchmarked the iPhone Air’s C1X iPhone modem The results show it surging ahead of the iPhone 16e It’s also on par with the Qualcomm X80 chip in the iPhone 17 Pro Max When leaks revealed that Apple…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/phones/no-discernible-sacrifice-the-iphone-air-offers-market-leading-performance-in-one-key-way-new-report-says?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69c15d870ec1c1c3dd9a800a)
- **Published:** 2026-03-23
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #qualcomm #iphone #apple #report #modem #ookla #performance #chip
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