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<p>Apple apparently made different versions of the iPhone 7, and one of them might be ... a tad worse.</p><p>It has to do with the <a href="http://cellularinsights.com/iphone7/" target="_blank">speed of the phones</a>. Some iPhone 7s were built with a Qualcomm modem, while others have an Intel modem. Research firm Cellular Insights recently found Qualcomm modems work 30 percent better than their counterparts.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/tim-cook-sees-iphones-everywhere-even-in-a-17th-century-painting/">Tim Cook Sees iPhones Everywhere, Even In A 17th-Century Painting</a></b></p><p>And if you want to make sure you get the faster phone, you'd have to consider switching phone carriers.</p><p>Verizon, Sprint and SIM-free models have the Qualcomm modem. Phones from AT&T, T-Mobile and Telstra have the Intel hardware.</p><p>Before you start feeling cheated, you should probably know that this isn't a first for Apple. You might remember not too long ago that one iPhone model had a variation in its processors.</p><p>Plus, the difference in speeds in the iPhone 7 <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/iphone-speed-modem/index.html" target="_blank">isn't </a><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/iphone-speed-modem/index.html" target="_blank"><i>that</i></a><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/21/technology/iphone-speed-modem/index.html" target="_blank"> noticeable</a>. Cellular Insights found the Intel modems were roughly the same speed as the iPhone 6S.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/wikileaks-supporters-claim-responsibility-for-site-outages/">WikiLeaks Supporters Claim They Broke The Internet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/websites-were-down-friday-morning-because-of-a-cyberattack/">How A Single Attack Can Take Down A Big Chunk Of The Internet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/bike-lock-sprays-thieves-with-vomit-inducing-smell/">This Lock Puts Up A Real Stink If Someone Tries To Steal Your Bike</a></li></ul>