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Qualcomm Incorporated is rapidly diversifying beyond handsets, targeting $22 billion in non-handset revenue by 2029, driven by AI, automotive, and IoT segments. Apple’s shift to in-house modems ...

Qualcomm revealed that this new X85 5G modem features 5G mmWave support, 400Mhz download bandwidth in the Sub-6Ghz spectrum, and satellite connectivity, none of which are found in Apple’s C1.

At first, I would expect connectivity to be inferior to Qualcomm-powered iPhones, but the iPhone 16e will show how important features like mmWave are to consumers and to Apple’s carrier partners.

Moving away from Qualcomm. According to the mystery source, the C2 modem is identified as C4020 within Apple, but that’s the only detail we know for now.

Qualcomm says that laptops with the Snapdragon X Plus 8-core will be available from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung, with “select devices” available to purchase now.