The upcoming iPhone 15 Pros will repportedly use the high-speed Wi-Fi 6E connectivity customary, and non-Pro fashions will stick to the common Wi-Fi 6.
If correct, the iPhone 15 Pro mannequin house owners will take pleasure in sooner and extra dependable wi-fi connectivity when utilizing Wi-Fi 6E networks.
Wi-Fi 6E runs on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands whereas additionally utilizing the 6GHz one to increase knowledge switch speeds, decrease latency, enhance connection reliability and cut back interference. The 6GHz band is unique to Wi-Fi 6E gadgets.
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Wi-Fi 6E might be restricted to the iPhone 15 Pros
Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley just lately famous that Wi-Fi 6E might be restricted to the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, whereas the common iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus ought to use Wi-Fi 6.
AppleInsider reminds us that paperwork leaked in January revealed that Wi-Fi 6E assist could be coming to the iPhone 15 Pros.
The iPhone 14 household helps Wi-Fi 6 however not Wi-Fi 6E. In different phrases, the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max might be the first iPhones to assist Wi-Fi 6E.
Wi-Fi 6E may play an essential position in Apple’s future endeavors round its AR/VR headset. Analysts have suspected that the firm’s upcoming Vision Pro headset makes use of Wi-Fi 6E, however this hasn’t but been confirmed. You can get a Wi-Fi 6E router from well-known manufacturers like Asus, Netgear, TP-Link and others.
Wi-Fi 7 is coming to the iPhone 16 household
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated that the iPhone 16 household in 2024 will acquire assist for the Wi-Fi 7 customary, leading to optimized integration with the Vision Pro headset.
Wi-Fi 7 will likely be “more conducive” to the integration of Apple merchandise operating on the identical native community, Kuo stated, whereas offering “a better ecosystem experience.”
The Wi-Fi Alliance stated Wi-Fi 7 is 4.8× sooner than Wi-Fi 6 when used with a Wi-Fi 7 router, bringing knowledge switch speeds of no less than 30 gigabits per second.
Using Wi-Fi 6E on Apple gadgets
The following Apple gadgets presently assist Wi-Fi 6E:
- MacGuide Pro (14-inch, 2023)
- MacGuide Pro (16-inch, 2023)
- Mac mini (2023)
- Mac Studio (2023)
- Mac Pro (2023)
- M2 iPad Pro 11-inch (4th era)
- M2 iPad Pro 12.9 inch (sixth era)
To take pleasure in Wi-Fi 6E at your own home, you want a dual-band router or entry level that helps Wi-Fi 6E and has each 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands enabled. To keep away from compatibility issues, you will need to set the identical title for all bands.
For additional data on utilizing Wi-Fi 6E with Apple gadgets, together with ideas for the way to get the greatest wi-fi efficiency, make sure to learn Apple’s support document.
