The feature gap between the iPhone and iPhone Pro may widen with the 2023 models. according to a leaked antenna design document obtained by , the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max will have WiFi 6E connectivity, while their more affordable siblings will not. A schematic document depicting the antenna architecture of the iPhone 15 line suggests that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will continue to use the older WiFi 6 standard.
Some of Apple’s latest devices, including the recently announced M2 variants and , sports WiFi 6E connectivity, but the company has yet to roll out the feature more widely. It promises faster connection speeds and lower latency than standard WiFi 6, provided your device has a compatible WiFi 6E router to connect to. The omission of WiFi 6E from the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus probably won’t hurt most consumers. most homes and businesses are running older WiFi 5 and WiFi 6 routers.
whom MacRumors notes that in the past Apple has not restricted the availability of new WiFi standards for iPhone Pro models. First , the differences between the Pro and standard models were fairly insignificant unless you had an interest in photography. However, as of last year, only the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max came with Apple’s new A16 Bionic chip. Dynamic island cutting and the ProMotion display. It looks like the company is trying to find more ways to differentiate its Pro models from their more common counterparts. Other features that could be exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max include Apple’s upcoming A16 chipset, a titanium frame, and more RAM for multitasking, according to past reports. Phones can also sport .
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