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@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Hardware is vital to security. Modern smartphones pose a challenge with lots of
Apple makes their own SoC on their platforms, which affords them a lot of control over how it works. You can read about how they integrate their hardware tightly on their [Apple Platform Security](https://support.apple.com/guide/security/hardware-security-overview-secf020d1074/web) page.
Apple has started to replace other components as well, with their newest phones boasting their N1 wireless chip that handles Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread connectivity as well as their in-house cellular modem. Apple has a lot of control over the components in their phones which avoids supply-chain issues that other OEMs run into, with each third-party component relying on a third party to [patch security vulnerabilities](https://binarly.io/blog/the-firmware-supply-chain-security-is-broken-can-we-fix-it) and fix bugs in their firmware.
Apple has started to replace other components as well, with their newest phones boasting their N1 wireless chip that handles Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Thread connectivity, as well as their in-house cellular modem. Apple has a lot of control over the components in their phones, which avoids supply chain issues that other OEMs encounter, where each component relies on a third party to [patch security vulnerabilities](https://binarly.io/blog/the-firmware-supply-chain-security-is-broken-can-we-fix-it) and fix bugs in their firmware.
![Graphic showing the supply chain of various OEMs, and Apple bypassing the whole supply chain because they use their own firmware and hardware](../assets/images/ios-vs-android/binarly-graphic.png)