The CDMA version of the Apple iPhone X is faster over LTE than the GSM model?

Last year, Apple used Qualcomm and Intel modem chips on the Apple iPhone 7 and Apple iPhone 7 Plus. CDMA models for Verizon and Sprint carried the Qualcomm component while the GSM variants for T-Mobile and AT&T had the Intel modem chip on board. Because the Qualcomm modem chip was much faster over LTE than the one made by Intel, Apple was forced to throttle its speed so that there wouldn't be a huge discrepancy in performance between the CDMA and GSM models.

The same situation is happening this year with the Apple iPhone X. The CDMA version sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 modem chip ...