iPhone 15 could be the first iPhone to feature Wi-Fi 6E

A new analyst note suggests that Apple will be bringing Wi-Fi 6E to the iPhone 15, bringing the device in line with other Apple devices like the Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and iPad Pro.

Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O'Malley shared a research note, seen by MacRumors, that posits Apple will add Wi-Fi 6E support to its upcoming iPhone 15 lineup.

Currently, it's yet to be determined whether support will be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Wi-Fi 6E works on the same 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands that Wi-Fi 6 does but also works over the 6GHz band. This enables faster wireless speeds and less signal interference. To use the 6Ghz band, devices must be connected to a Wi-Fi 6E router.

Wi-Fi 6E isn't new to Apple's current device lineup — the current generation 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini all feature it.

The iPhone 14 lineup features standard Wi-Fi 6, despite previous rumors suggesting that it would see an upgrade.

The iPhone 15 is anticipated to release at the 2023 fall Apple Event, and analysts have already begun making predictions for Apple's next generation of smartphones.

Some believe the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus will feature a 3-stacked sensor and 48-megapixel wide lens, the same as the iPhone 14 Pro models.

Regarding the higher-end iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, some analysts expect that Apple will add a 12-megapixel periscope lens geared toward improved optical zoom.

Both the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are anticipated to have an A17 chip built with TSMC's 3-nanometer technology, 8 gigabytes of RAM, and a new titanium frame.

11 Comments

eightzero 3145 comments · 14 Years

About 1 year ago

AppleInsider said:

Wi-Fi 6E works on the same 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands that Wi-Fi 6 does but also works over the 6GHz band. This enables faster wireless speeds and less signal interference. To use the 6Ghz band, devices must be connected to a Wi-Fi 6E router.

Cool. Sure would be nice if Apple made a Wi-Fi 6E (airport) router. And offered it with a VPN service.

bala1234 167 comments · 6 Years

I upgraded my home wifi to 6E and sure enough downloads speeds seem to have doubled in compatible devices. But in real life usage I don't know if its that big of a difference. So meh... More consequential/disruptive thing will be is it going to be the first usb-c iphone?

bala1234 said:

I upgraded my home wifi to 6E and sure enough downloads speeds seem to have doubled in compatible devices. But in real life usage I don't know if its that big of a difference. So meh... More consequential/disruptive thing will be is it going to be the first usb-c iphone?

I'm not exactly sure why that would be consequential or disruptive, but fairly 6E kinda isn't either. Pretty sure iP15 is gonna be USB-C. One thing for sure: Tim will tell us that this is the greatest iPhone ev-ar.

iOS_Guy80 899 comments · 5 Years

The latest router I’m using from Spectrum is 6E compatible. It will be nice though when they activate their signal to 6E to support it. Will hold off upgrading my 12.9 iPad Pro till then.

jfabula1 167 comments · 2 Years

Its a whammy…..get iPhone 15Pro and not upgrading your wi-fi transmitter and provider to 6E speeds, which probably mostly will not, you will be stuck in highway 54 still.