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iPhone 16/Plus What does Wi-Fi 7 do?
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Not much, https://www.tp-link.com/us/wifi7/ and you need a compatible router, which I'd guess most don't.
As for models supporting 7, all of them https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/all-iphone-16-models-support-wi-fi-7/
tldr; mostly marketing
As for models supporting 7, all of them https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/09/all-iphone-16-models-support-wi-fi-7/
tldr; mostly marketing
Nothing unless you connect to a wifi 7 router. And even then, nothing you will notice.
So presuming your home is equipped with a modern WiFi 7 router and you have a good internet service subscription, you’ll see a huge boost in internet speed on your phone.
Wifi 6e (the outgoing tech) reached a peak of 9.6gbs, where WiFi 7 can reach a peak of 46gbs. It does this by utilizing all available WiFi signal bands at once afaik. Basically far better tech. As the others stated it’s new, WiFi 7 has only been around since last year so most have not upgraded to it yet. Personally as I have a WiFi 7 setup I’m quite excited to see how well it will work.
Wifi 6e (the outgoing tech) reached a peak of 9.6gbs, where WiFi 7 can reach a peak of 46gbs. It does this by utilizing all available WiFi signal bands at once afaik. Basically far better tech. As the others stated it’s new, WiFi 7 has only been around since last year so most have not upgraded to it yet. Personally as I have a WiFi 7 setup I’m quite excited to see how well it will work.
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I am excited to see as well, but I am doubtful it will be a noticeable difference as it is very fast now already.
i imagine it will be mostly useful for uploading large files or downloading games (very excited to try running RE4 on my phone
) but yeah in most cases it probably won’t be a hugely noticeable upgrade.
I have two NanoHD's in my house, and they serve decent WIFI
UI exposes excellent hard/soft, but imo, they traditionally surf the backside of the wave...it will probably be two years (or more) before UI brings v.7 products to the masses
Nothing better than real wi-fi experience from Cambium : https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/products/wifi/x7-35x-wi-fi-7-indoor-access-point/ // Great price/service and delivers the best performance.
Wi-Fi 7 is still in its infancy there couple of features not available yet on the actual chipsets. It will take some time for everyone to transition but eventually we will get there
Wi-Fi 7 is still in its infancy there couple of features not available yet on the actual chipsets. It will take some time for everyone to transition but eventually we will get there
I haven’t upgraded to wifi 7 yet. I will probably start when MBP supports WiFi 7, and I plan to upgrade to iPhone 19 or 20.
Practical measurements so far show net peak rates around 3-4 Gbps under optimal conditions (access point at close range) for single Wifi 7 devices. It’s still about three times the practical net peak rates for Wifi 6E.
hah it figures the marketing for it would push it far and above what its capable of, but that also makes sense since I never got close to what the "peak" of 6e was.