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iPhone 16 Pro Models 'Widely Expected' to Support Wi-Fi 7

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The upcoming iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are "widely expected" to support Wi-Fi 7, according to Taiwanese supply chain publication DigiTimes.

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Wi-Fi 7 support would enable the devices to send and receive data over the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously, resulting in faster Wi-Fi speeds, lower latency, and more reliable connectivity. Wi-Fi 7 is expected to offer peak theoretical data transfer speeds of over 40 Gbps, a 4× increase over Wi-Fi 6E.

Wi-Fi 7 support for iPhone 16 Pro models was previously rumored by supply chain analyst Jeff Pu. The devices should be released in September.

iPhone 15 Pro models gained support for Wi-Fi 6E, while all iPhone 11 through iPhone 14 models support standard Wi-Fi 6.

Article Link: iPhone 16 Pro Models 'Widely Expected' to Support Wi-Fi 7
 
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Given that even the regular iPhone 16 will use an A18 with one less GPU (and possibly one less CPU) core, I wouldn't be surprised all iPhone 16 models will support 802.11be (WiFi 7). And all may support at least USB 3.2 1x1 10 gigabits per second connectivity through the USB Type C connector.
 
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I have an Omada EAP 783 Wifi-7 access point and with the 6Ghz band alone my iPhone 15 PM gets around 1600 up and down if I am in the same room as it. Other then if I am uploading backups of photos to One Drive what is the use case for this speed?

My WiFi-7 Intel BE200 enabled PC one room away can get 2500Up/Down connected to a MLO SSID I set up between 5 and 6Ghz bands to the same access point. Though I still prefer my 2.5Gbe ethernet connection on the same PC for online gaming.

I truly want to know other then nightly backups what people are using this speed for? Uploading ProRes video to the cloud? My cell contract isnt up until the iPhone 18 comes out so it doesn't matter to me if the new model has it or not other then the cool factor of saying I have a WiFi 7 iphone.
 
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I have an Omada EAP 783 Wifi-7 access point and with the 6Ghz band alone my iPhone 15 PM gets around 1600 up and down if I am in the same room as it. Other then if I am uploading backups of photos to One Drive what is the use case for this speed?

My WiFi-7 Intel BE200 enabled PC one room away can get 2500Up/Down connected to a MLO SSID I set up between 5 and 6Ghz bands to the same access point. Though I still prefer my 2.5Gbe ethernet connection on the same PC for online gaming.

I truly want to know other then nightly backups what people are using this speed for? Uploading ProRes video to the cloud? My cell contract isnt up until the iPhone 18 comes out so it doesn't matter to me if the new model has it or not other then the cool factor of saying I have a WiFi 7 iphone.
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So it can still remain faster when the signal decays.
 
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kupua said:
If all things being equal...
why is Wi-Fi 7 support being a thing lol
think they should bring forward the folding phone as I can see MUCH MORE peeps being interested and using that than wifi 7 duh
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Well, wiFi 7 allows a lot more devices per router, and all at very high speeds. If your WiFi 7 router is connected to cable modem or fiber optic modem that runs at gigabit speeds, your WiFi 7 enabled device will get real gigabit download speeds.
 
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timroycny said:
I have an Omada EAP 783 Wifi-7 access point and with the 6Ghz band alone my iPhone 15 PM gets around 1600 up and down if I am in the same room as it. Other then if I am uploading backups of photos to One Drive what is the use case for this speed?

My WiFi-7 Intel BE200 enabled PC one room away can get 2500Up/Down connected to a MLO SSID I set up between 5 and 6Ghz bands to the same access point. Though I still prefer my 2.5Gbe ethernet connection on the same PC for online gaming.

I truly want to know other then nightly backups what people are using this speed for? Uploading ProRes video to the cloud? My cell contract isnt up until the iPhone 18 comes out so it doesn't matter to me if the new model has it or not other then the cool factor of saying I have a WiFi 7 iphone.
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You’re just referring to your simple home setup.

But when 7 rolls out to event venues, sporting events, public spaces, things like a crowded McDonalds, etc that is when 7 really shines.

Better speeds, better on the edge, all in high congestion with tons of connections.

7 also completely gets rid of the need for the vast majority of homes to ever need any type of wired connections AT ALL. I know 6 is that way for most people currently, but 7 really maxes out those “Gig” connections from the cable and fiber companies.

It really is a huge step forward for WiFi
 
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since we know the M4 from the ipads...i hardly to believe the A18 pro will have wifi 7 into SoC
And since this is digitimes, this rumour to get real fall to 10% chances
 
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Can't think of a single use case for this beyond AirDrop once the Macs get it. Most residential internet in the US caps out around 1-2Gbps and it has been kinda stagnant in that area for a bit. If you're the kind to have WiFi 7 routers already setup in your house, then your previous WiFi 6E setup would've been plenty of capacity. If you're the type to be on the bleeding edge like this, you probably already had several in a mesh or wired backhaul config using either an ethernet or MoCA setup, so the edges of your network are covered.

And even if they weren't, and your iPhone drops to only 500Mbps or so, I still fail to see the problem. There is nothing on a phone that can even use that kind of speed outside of maybe AirDrop locally. I have gigabit at my house and my Mac is on ethernet through a Thunderbolt dock most of the time and it's pretty rare that I get speeds beyond 500Mbps when connecting to anything when I check iStat. Usually Amazon S3 buckets max out my connection and that's about it.
 
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timroycny said:
I have an Omada EAP 783 Wifi-7 access point and with the 6Ghz band alone my iPhone 15 PM gets around 1600 up and down if I am in the same room as it. Other then if I am uploading backups of photos to One Drive what is the use case for this speed?

My WiFi-7 Intel BE200 enabled PC one room away can get 2500Up/Down connected to a MLO SSID I set up between 5 and 6Ghz bands to the same access point. Though I still prefer my 2.5Gbe ethernet connection on the same PC for online gaming.

I truly want to know other then nightly backups what people are using this speed for? Uploading ProRes video to the cloud? My cell contract isnt up until the iPhone 18 comes out so it doesn't matter to me if the new model has it or not other then the cool factor of saying I have a WiFi 7 iphone.
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The benefit of Wifi 7 isn’t the speed (which is theoretical), it’s more robust connections and less interference when you have many users and/or competing networks.
 
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Wow a bunch of people here complaining that THEY can't find a use for something, so therefore that thing MUST be useless for everyone else.

If these people ran the world we'd still be on 802.11b.

/edit. Just to add to this: Sure, you likely don't need Wifi 7 at home right now, but you sure as 💩 will love it at that conference, or at the airport, or at a stadium. Wifi7 handles congestion SO much better. It's not just about speed to the device, it's also about how many devices are using the wireless in your area and how your devices and the base stations communicate in this crowded RF environment.

Half the people here thinking the world revolves around them in their little cabin in the remote Arkansas wilderness. Think bigger.
 
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We upgraded to the Netgear Orbi 960 WiFi 6E mesh system with 4 nodes last year. They have been pushing the Orbi 970 WiFi 7 since early 2024. We have good speeds.

The ethernet cable used when our home was built in 2002 is probably Cat 4 or 5 so we connect three of the Mesh units with that as the 4th lacks a nearby ethernet port. Of course they use WiFi 6E as an interconnect. We have one gigabit ethernet from the cable company over copper. We have a 10Gb hub for the backup drives on a Mac mini M2 with 10Gb ethernet port, the M1 MacStudio with 10Gb ethernet port and the main backup server.

The harsh reality is the backup systems use "hard" drives so data transfers are throttled to the throughput speed of the RAID array. The two computers have large SSDs that are much faster than the RAIDs so these are queuing data to send at the available transfer speeds.

There are lots of vintage Apple accessories and two televisions in the home that have to be on 2.4Ghz.

Everything streams with no stuttering so we are optimized for now for signal use.

The conversations on the Apple forums are making the iPhone 16 models appear to be another waste of time and money upgrade like the iPhone 15 from my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I will wait and see the actual specs on release day but may delay another year.

I will wait and see the if the M4 MacBook Max specs are intriguing. My M1 14" MBProMax 64GB ram and 4TB SSD is still working just fine.
 
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