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It’s Official – the iPhone 17 Gets a Big Wi-Fi Boost From Apple’s New Chip, but the Pixel 10 Pro Still Beats It
Ookla's global Speedtest data shows Apple’s N1 chip boosts iPhone 17 series Wi-Fi speeds by up to 40% over iPhone 16, with 409 Mbps median in the US.
- Ookla's Speedtest Intelligence data show Apple's iPhone 17 family with the N1 chip delivers up to 40% higher median download and upload speeds than the iPhone 16 series, based on data from Sept. 19 to Oct. 29.
- Apple’s move to a custom N1 networking chip replaces Broadcom in the iPhone 17 lineup, integrating Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread with tighter hardware-software optimisation.
- Ookla’s analysis found the median download speed of the iPhone 17 family rose to 329.56Mbps from 236.46Mbps on the iPhone 16 series, with median upload reaching 103.26Mbps, and 10th‑percentile speeds increasing by 60.
- For users, faster and more reliable Wi-Fi improves streaming, downloads and calls, while Ookla says Apple’s N1 chip’s 160MHz limit `does not materially affect performance in real world use for most people`.
- As 320MHz‑capable Wi‑Fi 7 routers increase, Ookla warns few homes have upgraded, so this shift may alter the close competition between Google Pixel 10 Pro and iPhone 17 speeds.
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Apple N1 in iPhone 17 series beats most Android flagships in Wi-Fi: Report
Apple's in-house N1 networking chip is powering a major jump in Wi-Fi performance on the iPhone 17 series, according to networking and connectivity insights platform Ookla. For everyday users, that simply translates into faster, more stable Wi-Fi, especially in crowded homes, offices, cafes, and airports. Unlike earlier models, which depended on a Broadcom chip for connectivity, the iPhone 17 lineup uses Apple's own custom Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ch…
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