This iPhone 15 feature could be Pro-only

In recent days, rumors have accumulated that the iPhone 15 family will be the first generation to be able to access the 6 GHz band that 6E Wi-Fi routers open up.

Unfortunately, it seems that this report is only half true. If the leaked internal documents turn out to be legit, it looks like Wi-Fi 6E will be reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra only.

According to the leaker Unknownz21 (opens in a new tab) and shared by MacRumors (opens in a new tab)the documents show a basic diagram of a smartphone with various antennae scattered around the frame.

The docs refer to two upcoming devices – D8x and D3y – and how they differ from D7x and D2y (presumably the current generation iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro). A part with two antennas contains the label “WiFi 6e (D8x only)”, which, assuming the document is real, almost confirms the omission for the standard iPhone 15.

The MacRumors report adds that the site has seen “additional documentation indicating that Wi-Fi 6E will be a Pro-only feature.”

The Pro division

If you don’t have a 6E Wi-Fi router, you probably won’t care too much, but it’s still interesting to know how Apple views its iPhone Pros.

In the past, the differences between the Pro and non-Pro models were obvious enough that even tech novices saw the benefits of paying a little more. Think of the power (and physical number) of the cameras, the smoother screen and the physical size of the Pro Max.

This generation has proven to be a little too efficient, with Pro models frequently out of stock while regular versions languish on the shelves. For the tech-obsessed, the reasons seem obvious: the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus use last year’s chips and aren’t much of an upgrade. Frankly, you better get a refurbished iPhone 13 Pro, as I wrote before.

Apple is said to be considering a number of options to correct the imbalance this year, including a possible price drop and narrowing the differences between Pro and non-Pro. The latest rumors seem to support the latter, at least superficially, with the introduction of Dynamic Island and a rumored 48MP camera upgrade.

Something like WiFi 6E, though? It’s far from a common enough concern, and it’s probably something Apple can limit without anyone but hardcore users noticing. Notably, these hardcore users are the people who gravitate toward the Pro options anyway.

Of course, this could all be a hoax, but Unknownz21 has a pretty solid track record, having already provided a copy of iOS 14 (opens in a new tab) ahead of launch in 2020.

This document, the leaker says, is “just the tip of the iceberg”, promising MacRumors that more iPhone 15 leaks, including full images, will follow in March when the phone passes the testing phase. technical validation.

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