Jeff Pu has shared a report repeating Ming-Chi Kuo’s earlier report suggesting all iPhone 17 models would get Apple’s custom Wi-Fi chips.
Apple debuted the C1 modem with the iPhone 16e in February 2025. Rumors suggest the C1 will be limited to Apple’s iPhone 17 Slim, but a new Wi-Fi chip that supports Wi-Fi 7 will be used in all new models.
The shift to in-house chips has been rumored by Ming-Chi Kuo since at least October 2024, but he’s been more confident about it in more recent reports. According to a research note seen by MacRumors, analyst Jeff Pu has now repeated that rumor.
Pu believes the Wi-Fi 7 chip design was finalized in the first half of 2024, but oddly that’s the same time frame Kuo suggested Apple had paused development of the chip. Regardless, they seem to agree that it is ready for the fall 2025 iPhone lineup.
The rumor seems likely given Kuo’s history with the supply chain, so we’re rating Pu’s repeat rumor as likely too. Apple will reveal the iPhone 17 lineup in September.
