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iPhone 13 Lineup May Support Game-Changing Wi-Fi 6E, Larger iPhone SE Unlikely in Early 2021
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I have no need for WiFi-6 at home. The 1GB Fiber speed is fast enough for the few times I actually use it.
As to the SE, (2020) I see no need to continue with the phone with the debut of the iPhone 12 mini. It would be rather redundant, in my opinion.
As to the SE, (2020) I see no need to continue with the phone with the debut of the iPhone 12 mini. It would be rather redundant, in my opinion.
Have you ever been in a highrise apartment, hotel, or office buiding in the US?
It’s about time to ditch the numbering scheme anyway. At a certain point the numbers start sounding silly. Introducing iPhone 23. Introducing iPhone 47. Introducing iPhone 79.
Apple almost has to change it at a certain point.
As devices per person increase, were seeing the need to increase the number of base stations per square foot, not the bandwidth.
I used to work in a large hotel where the only limit to the available wifi was how tightly people were packed in the ballrooms. Each 50' wide x 137' deep ballroom had 8 access points.
But when the airwalls were open and you had a single 137'x960' room, trying to get 4000+ iPhones to successfully roam across APs was nearly impossible. So the APs that were closest to the entrance doors were always getting overwhelmed and only once they'd take a crap and everyone's phones would switch to the actually closest AP to their seat did things settle down.
It’s a custom in some countries, but Apple doesn’t seem all that superstitious when it comes to number skipping. I remember have iOS 13 for most of this year in fact.
I am waiting for HF wifi which transmits on 11 meter band, allowing you to hook your phone to a 16 pill linear amp and switch it to the superbowl channel and get that keydown and drop the maul over the android mud ducks with weak modulation. Internet all over the neighborhood coast to coast.
Rather than a larger iPhone SE, I'd pretty much like a cheaper and smaller iPhone SE.
I'm among those who still surf the web with a computer or a tablet and take pictures with a DSLR camera. I couldn't care less about high end and large iPhones. The phone is just to phone and chat + just little things that do not require a recent A chip.
I just want to stay within Apple ecosystem, but with a small and cheap phone.
BRING THE iPHONE SE MINI TIM (and take my money, but not much, deal?)
I'm among those who still surf the web with a computer or a tablet and take pictures with a DSLR camera. I couldn't care less about high end and large iPhones. The phone is just to phone and chat + just little things that do not require a recent A chip.
I just want to stay within Apple ecosystem, but with a small and cheap phone.
BRING THE iPHONE SE MINI TIM (and take my money, but not much, deal?)
Looks like he never used a WiFi 60Ghz (formerly WiGig) Device... so far no-one has been able to replicate it's latency & speed. While 6Ghz Wifi will probably best it's speed, i'll highly doubt they can achieve the latency delivered by 60Ghz WiFi & necessary for VR/AR.
Just purchased and installed a Wi-Fi 6 mesh router system too! Did not know about the “E” enhancement until today! Cannot return it either! Wonder how long till the router manufacturers jump on the Wi-Fi 6E bandwagon? I just hate buying something that is going be obsolete in a few months time!
Apple had iOS 13, so why would they skip iPhone 13? What’s your reasoning?
I only know of one Asus router that supports it but I don’t think you can buy it yet. There will be a bunch coming in 2021 as it uses the existing 802.11ax standard, but includes the massive chunk of 6Ghz spectrum so it’s an easier upgrade for manufacturers.Just purchased and installed a Wi-Fi 6 mesh router system too! Did not know about the “E” enhancement until today! Cannot return it either! Wonder how long till the router manufacturers jump on the Wi-Fi 6E bandwagon? I just hate buying something that is going be obsolete in a few months time!
I was going to say the same thing. Funnily enough iOS was a pretty bad release initially so it sort of lived up to its ‘13’ superstitions.
In the US for sure, but not everywhere has had it so rough and are wearing masks on a daily basis. If the vaccines prove to be effective then by the time the next iPhone ships people are hopefully going back to normal, or at least not needing mask daily. I could see them sticking with Face ID, particularly given the iPhone will likely be on the market for a few years.
I think what the OP is referring to is Apple going back to using the S designation. Hence, iPhone 12, iPhone 12S.
You are right though they will most likely call it the iPhone 12s.
I doubt that Apple will go back to the S naming scheme, because then we end up with the iPhone 12S Pro Max, and iPhone names start sounding nearly as bad as Samsung’s phone naming scheme.
