iPhone 15 Pro Models Support Wi-Fi 6E

[MacRumors]

The iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max are the first iPhones to support next-generation Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, with the standard iPhone 15 models continuing to be limited to Wi-Fi 6.

With Wi-Fi 6E support, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max can connect to the 6GHz band offered by Wi-Fi 6E routers for faster speeds, improved latency, and less interference from other devices.

Connecting to Wi-Fi 6E does require a Wi-Fi 6E router, but there are multiple options on the market now. There are still a limited number of devices that have Wi-Fi 6E support, so for now, the 6GHz band has a lot less congestion.

Apple has been adding Wi-Fi 6E support to its devices since 2022. It is available in the latest iPad Pro models, the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro, the Mac mini, the Mac Studio, and the Mac Pro machines.

Article Link: iPhone 15 Pro Models Support Wi-Fi 6E

 

[Paddle1]

Upgraded connectivity is always nice to have.

It just occurred to me that Apple went out of their way to say "second generation Ultra Wideband chip" to avoid saying U2.

 

[Jandalf]

So useful! Especially as Apple is cutting down on physical ports…

 

[dragoon2745]

Would have been nice had they included Wi-Fi 7 instead since that's now available but they're still just now rolling out 6E to the rest of their product lineup.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I predict the standard iPhone 16 will support Wi-Fi 6E while the iPhone 16 Pro will support WiFi 7. You heard it here first.

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

It would’ve have been nice if they included a WiFi 6E router.

 

[Lakersfan74]

I don’t even know if my router supports Wi-Fi 5 it’s from 2018 from my Internet provider I should ask for an updated one

 

[jrath1]

Cool, but how much more internet speed do people really need using their iPhone?

 

[9081094]

The most funny part is that The WiFi 6E is worth an article. Surely because there isn’t much to talk about in terms of upgrades and innovation.

 

[darngooddesign]

Cool, but how much more internet speed do people really need using their iPhone?

Viewing high res iCloud photos and videos.

 

[emlarsen]

This is legitimately the most underwhelming product announcement I can remember. I have the upgrade every year plan and I’m not sure I even want to deal with the carrier upgrade cost for a USB C port, an action button, and some modest performance boosts.

 

[bradman83]

Cool, but how much more internet speed do people really need using their iPhone?

WiFi 6E is less about speed as it is about reducing congestion - it operates on a much more lightly trafficked bandwidth range than the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. We live in an age where everything wants to connect to WiFi - you can buy a WiFi-enabled toaster - so the more available bandwidth the better for the increasing number of connected devices in our homes (or our neighbors' homes).

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

We need a WiFi router from Apple.

 

[darngooddesign]

This is legitimately the most underwhelming product announcement I can remember. I have the upgrade every year plan and I’m not sure I even want to deal with the carrier upgrade cost for a USB C port, an action button, and some modest performance boosts.

That's what happens when you upgrade every year; meanwhile, I cant wait to upgrade from my XR.

 

[smswings14]

This will be nice for airdropping large files between other devices that support WiFi 6e

 

[emoore33]

This is legitimately the most underwhelming product announcement I can remember. I have the upgrade every year plan and I’m not sure I even want to deal with the carrier upgrade cost for a USB C port, an action button, and some modest performance boosts.

And lots of people said this last year going from the iPhone 13 to 14.

 

[emlarsen]

And lots of people said this last year going from the iPhone 13 to 14.

I’ve been a part of it since iPhone 11. Last year saw the island which was pretty cool.

This year is definitely meh.

 

[chrisf60647]

I dont know. I have an iphone 12 pro and non pro that is due. The 15 looks fine to me. About what I was expecting.

 

[macduke]

Last autumn I bought the best Eero 6E Pro router they had and it was hot garbage, always having problems, no matter what their support tried to do to help.

Only upgraded because my old WiFi 6 ASUS router had problems, and what ended up fixing my problems on my old router, which was overloaded with too many devices from smart home stuff, was putting in a MoCA 2.5Gbps ethernet backhaul to the unit upstairs. This freed up a lot of wireless bandwidth for the wireless spectrum, CPU, or both, and I could repurpose the wireless backhaul as additional spectrum. Also a software update may have stabilized things more.

But I swear I'm not upgrading to another wireless standard until it has been out for a few years. For now I get my 1Gbps connection to my iMac, game consoles, and Apple TV. For iPhones and iPads, 500Mbps wireless is plenty. I will probably look at 6E options later next summer or autumn when the M3 MacBook Pro comes out and I switch away from primarily using a desktop at home.

 

[solq]

I don't know, just got my Asus 4x AX6600 mesh to work in a stable way, it would be really expensive to upgrade for no reason. I have no WiFi speed issues with just 6 anyway, I get stable 1.5Gbps with a Samsung Wifi 6 phone.

 

[jdphoto]

Would have been nice had they included Wi-Fi 7 instead since that's now available but they're still just now rolling out 6E to the rest of their product lineup.

Wi-Fi 7 has not yet been officially ratified and is not expect to be until early 2024 (it's currently a draft specification). Releasing a product with the current draft of Wi-Fi 7 would be risky if things in the standard changes between the draft spec and the officially ratified spec. Not sure if you recall but "draft-N" was a big debacle with too many companies releasing on the draft spec and then the official spec changing causing confusion.

 

[Woodcrest64]

Pfft, Wifi 6E... I prefer to be on a wired connection via ethernet with my iPhone

 

[Velin]

I don’t even know if my router supports Wi-Fi 5 it’s from 2018 from my Internet provider I should ask for an updated one

Forget your ISP's router, they generally suck, and badly. Turn off wifi on that unit, and then get an aftermarket router -- it will be superior, much cheaper if you are paying a monthly fee to the ISP for it, and you can install the regular firmware updates, and replace it when it gets old.

Again, if you are paying a monthly fee for that router, see if you can get rid of it, the monthly charges are outrageous. All you need is the "cable modem" box (which can also be aftermarket with a little research and eliminate another fee) -- just use your own router.

 

[HDFan]

WiFi 6E is less about speed as it is about reducing congestion

Certainly avoiding congestion is nice but for me it is the almost 2x speed increase that is the most important.

I get stable 1.5Gbps with a Samsung Wifi 6 phone.

That's a really good speed. That's around what I get with my Comcast 6E router which limited by the maximum modem speed.

I prefer to be on a wired connection via ethernet with my iPhone

With a 6E phone you will be able to get significantly greater speed, depending on router, network, bandwidth etc.

Forget your ISP's router,

My Comcast 6E router is rather good, quite comparable to my NetGear 6E, although it is far less configurable.

 

[dwaite]

Upgraded connectivity is always nice to have.

It just occurred to me that Apple went out of their way to say "second generation Ultra Wideband chip" to avoid saying U2.

You're saying "all new phone models this year will include U2!" was not something Apple marketing would sign off on?