All iPhone 16 Models Support Wi-Fi 7

[MacRumors]

The iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max include support for the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard, according to the technical specifications for the devices.

Wi-Fi 7 was a rumored feature, but the pre-launch rumors that we heard had suggested that the new standard would be limited to the Pro models. That's not the case, with all four iPhones supporting the 802.11be Wi-Fi 7 standard with 2x2 MIMO.

With Wi-Fi 7, the new iPhones can send and receive data over the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously for faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and more reliable connectivity. Wi-Fi 7 offers peak theoretical download speeds of more than 40Gb/s, 4x more than the prior Wi-Fi 6E standard.

iPhone 16 users should see improved latency and better performance in dense environments with the Wi-Fi 7 standard.

The new iPhone 16 models will be available for pre-order this Friday, and are set to launch on September 20.

Article Link: All iPhone 16 Models Support Wi-Fi 7

 

[nutriousmitten]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

 

[breenmask]

"Great, now I can use it with my Wifi 7 router that totally didn't cost an arm and a leg" - said no one ever

 

[RedTheReader]

Wow, they support the latest standard this early on? The iPhone 11 lineup was passed on for the previous iteration and we had to wait until the 12. I’m pleasantly surprised!

… reading that back, it’s sad how low the bar has fallen.

 

[Account25476]

That's good news, it's the rest that is still the same...

 

[contacos]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

No idea. Honestly people just use whatever router comes with your internet plan here 😅

 

[star-affinity]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

🙋‍♂️
At home. TP-Link Deco BE65.

 

[osx64]

Could be in preparation for the lower cost tethered Vision.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

I have never seen a WiFi 7 router, and I just upgraded to WiFi 6 routers late last year. No one in the house could tell a difference.

It'll be another decade before I upgrade again. 🤣

 

[onenorth]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

It will be faster in crowded environments that provide it. Thinking airports, train stations, etc.

 

[flybass]

Does anyone really have more than 1 gigabit / s at home or do that much local area networking? Especially with apple devices where the trend is client -> iCloud...

I fail to see who cares about wifi 7.

 

[BelgianChoklit]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

Future feature proofing. Just like the ultra wideband chip Apple started putting in iPhones in 2019 for the later to be announced AirTag and HomePod

 

[JPack]

This suggests some potentially good news regarding Qualcomm X75 on all models.

 

[JoeShades]

What other rumors were wrong?

 

[kerr]

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E was very short lived

 

[Radeon85]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

Already have Wifi 7 (Netgear RS700) at home and this will be my first Wifi 7 capable device. Upgraded as my old Netgear RAX200 (didn't do 6E) after about 3 to 4 years was playing up on the 2.4ghz band with smart devices at random, buying a new 6E router would have have been stupid when 7 was out and I tend to keep the router for a few years. Plus I needed 6E for VR anyway so I still benefited from that upgrade.

Plus all my smart devices are working flawlessly now so it was worth the upgrade to me.

 

[iGeek2019]

What other rumors were wrong?

I believe I read on Macrumors iPhone 16 Pro Max was going to have a longer focal length - still 120mm.

 

[maxsquared]

I have wifi 7 system at home with my 3 gbps connection, but not upgrading this year, 6e's 1.5 gbps on a phone is more than enough for me, but it's good to see Apple adapt latest tech early though

 

[munpip214]

Does anyone really have more than 1 gigabit / s at home or do that much local area networking? Especially with apple devices where the trend is client -> iCloud...

I fail to see who cares about wifi 7.

It's the same as the modems. You get a modem that supports multi-gigabit, yet you rarely see more than 100-200mbps speeds in real life. With wifi 7 it supports more bandwidth, 5x speed to wifi 6, more discrete antennas, and lower latency, etc. In real life today you might see a marginal speed increase of a few hundred mbps.

What this could enable in the future, is a lower cost Apple Vision Pro device that runs a lot off of the phone instead of its own processing. With high bandwidth and low latency it could do some things to reduce cost of the headset.

 

[Populus]

Do we know anything about the Qualcomm modem and its new features?

I’m usually more concerned about 5G efficiency and coverage than WiFi.

Damn, the phone is gorgeous, especially in that teal green or the electric blue.

 

[FattiesGoneWild]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

Netgear RS700S here!

 

[PerfectChaos]

Hands up, how many people have WiFi 7 routers at home, nevermind in the public domain/wild?

Plenty don’t even have 6, myself included.

 

[rme]

I have never seen a WiFi 7 router, and I just upgraded to WiFi 6 routers late last year. No one in the house could tell a difference.

It'll be another decade before I upgrade again. 🤣

If you have a half-decent internet connection you will definitely notice wifi 5->wifi 7

 

[jocamero]

Does anyone really have more than 1 gigabit / s at home or do that much local area networking? Especially with apple devices where the trend is client -> iCloud...

I fail to see who cares about wifi 7.

I'm an outlier, but I have synchronous 10Gbps fiber to the home, with municipal fiber. It's connected to a Ubiquiti EFG that routes at up to 25Gbps. My current APs all have a 2.5Gbps uplinks. MBP is connected via 10Gbps fiber. So, yes, as a big tech nerd, I'm super excited for Wi‑Fi 7 and its advantages. 🤓

Multi-Link Operation (MLO), is what I'm most excited for. It allows a device to simultaneously use multiple frequencies. (e.g. 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and 6 GHz, all at the same time)

More info: https://www.tp-link.com/us/blog/1067/what-is-wifi-7-s-multi-link-operation-mlo-/

 

[WarmWinterHat]

If you have a half-decent internet connection you will definitely notice wifi 5->wifi 7

We have 300mbit down; gigabit is available but have no use for it and we barely use 300-400gb/month in total with 4 people, so I about we would.