{
  "id": 8461873,
  "title": "Teardown confirms US iPhone 18 Pro Max lacks Apple's C2 modem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/teardown-confirms-us-iphone-18-pro-max-lacks-apples-c2-modem",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-19T12:53:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/19/teardown-confirms-us-iphone-18-pro-max-lacks-apples-c2-modem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro Max has revealed that the US model uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon SDX80M 5G modem, rather than Apple's C2 chip as touted by the company. According to TechInsights, the iPhone 18 Pro Max in the US features this Qualcomm modem, whereas models sold outside of the US use the Apple C2 cellular modem. Apple's website claims the iPhone 18 Pro uses the C2 modem, but does not specify which modem is used in the US variant.\n\nThe Qualcomm Snapdragon X80 modem used in the US iPhone 18 Pro Max is the same modem used worldwide in the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max. Apple has touted the C2 modem as bringing \"AI-powered improvements to cellular quality and reliability,\" with features such as meaningfully faster uploads and 15% less energy consumption compared to its predecessor.\n\nThe iPhone 18 Pro Max has also been found to have varying battery capacities depending on the region. According to iFixit, the North American iPhone 18 Pro has a battery capacity of 4,288mAh, while EU models have a lower capacity, with the iPhone 18 Pro listed at 4,056mAh and the iPhone 18 Pro Max at 5,391mAh.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Guide",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro battery size just revealed — here's the official capacity from iFixit's teardown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/iphone-18-pro-battery-size-just-revealed-heres-the-official-capacity",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:17:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "iPhone 18 Pro Max’s battery is so big Apple had to add this new feature to iOS 27",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/iphone-18-pro-maxs-battery-is-so-big-apple-had-to-add-this-new",
        "published": "2026-09-19T11:10:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}