For a long time, Apple's modems were decidedly inferiour, in fact intentionally throttled, so the 'central competitive advantage' was very much on the high-end

For a long time, Apple's modems were decidedly inferiour, in fact intentionally throttled, so the 'central competitive advantage' was very much on the high-end Android side. Nobody cared. I don't think this would be any different if Apple one ever seizes the advantage. Ultimately, no one really gets these speeds anyway due to the data carriers.