Internal Apple Document From Leaker 'Unknownz21' Confirms Wi-Fi 6E Will Be Limited to iPhone 15 Pro Models - MacRumors

Multiple rumors person suggested that the next-generation iPhone 15 models will follow the Wi-Fi 6E standard that Apple has already introduced successful the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro, and present a leaked papers appears to corroborate Apple's plans.

Sourced from researcher and Apple leaker Unknownz21 (@URedditor), the papers features diagrams of the ‌iPhone 15‌'s antenna architecture. D8x refers to the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro models, and the accusation indicates that the faster Wi-Fi 6E specification volition beryllium constricted to the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro and ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro Max.

The modular ‌iPhone 15‌ models, labeled arsenic D3y, volition proceed to usage Wi-Fi 6 alternatively than Wi-Fi 6E. For further reference, D7x refers to the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, and D2y refers to the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus, with the papers outlining antenna plan changes betwixt the ‌iPhone 14 Pro‌ and ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro. MacRumors has seen further documentation indicating that Wi-Fi 6E volition beryllium a Pro lone feature.

As of now, Wi-Fi 6E has already been added to immoderate of Apple's merchandise lineup, but it is constricted to the latest ‌iPad Pro‌, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro models. Apple has not antecedently restricted caller Wi-Fi standards to a Pro iPhone, but the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro models volition person respective features that are not disposable successful the ‌iPhone 15‌, and limiting it makes consciousness from a outgo and availability perspective.

Wi-Fi 6E allows devices to link to routers and modems that enactment the Wi-Fi 6E standard, but it is simply a newer exertion and is not yet widespread. Wi-Fi 6E routers are readily available, but due to the fact that they person lone started launching implicit the past fewer years, galore radical and businesses person not yet upgraded. Wi-Fi 6E routers see the 6GHz set successful summation to the 2.4 and 5GHz bands, and to usage 6GHz, some a Wi-Fi 6E router and a Wi-Fi 6E instrumentality are required.

Compared to Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E offers much bandwidth, providing faster connectivity speeds, little latency, and accrued capacity. Wi-Fi 6E provides 1.2GHz much spectrum successful the 6GHz band, and it tin enactment full location gigabit coverage, multi-gigabit connectivity for venues, and it has the bandwidth for higher information streams similar those utilized for AR and VR experiences.

Since Wi-Fi 6E requires some routers and devices to enactment the standard, it is mostly an bare set astatine this clip with small traffic, which means ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro models with Wi-Fi 6E volition beryllium capable to link to Wi-Fi 6E networks that don't person overmuch contention successful presumption of postulation from different devices.

Unknownz21 has successful the past leaked accusation connected devices similar the ‌iPhone 14‌, and backmost successful 2020, helium was capable to root a copy of iOS 14 up of its launch, sharing details astir the update. Unknownz21 told MacRumors that the diagram is "only the extremity of the iceberg" and that further leaks connected the ‌iPhone 15‌ series, including afloat images, volition beryllium coming up of erstwhile the ‌iPhone 15‌ models are scheduled to determination into the EVT (engineering validation test) signifier successful March.

Documents that helium has obtained besides corroborate that the ‌iPhone 15‌ Pro models volition diagnostic faster 3nm A17 chips and solid-state measurement and powerfulness buttons. The ‌iPhone 15‌ models volition proceed to usage A16 chips, arsenic antecedently rumored, and volition not diagnostic the redesigned measurement buttons.