iPhone 16 Pro Said to Feature Wi-Fi 7 Support, 48MP Ultra Wide Camera

[MacRumors]

Next year's iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models should feature Wi-Fi 7 support and an upgraded 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera lens, according to Jeff Pu, a tech analyst at Hong Kong investment firm Haitong International Securities. Pu revealed this information in a research note about the tech industry released today.

More details about these potential features are outlined below.

Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 devices will be able 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. With technologies such as 4K QAM, Wi-Fi 7 is expected to offer peak data transfer speeds of over 40 Gbps, a 4× increase over Wi-Fi 6E.

Apple is still rolling out Wi-Fi 6E support to its devices. The key advantage of Wi-Fi 6E is support for the 6GHz band for increased bandwidth, whereas regular Wi-Fi 6 is limited to the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Apple has so far added Wi-Fi 6E to the iPad Pro, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Studio, Mac Pro, and Mac mini, and the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are also expected to support the standard.

The progression would be as follows:

• iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max: Wi-Fi 6
• iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max: Wi-Fi 6E
• iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max: Wi-Fi 7

48MP Ultra Wide Camera

An upgrade to a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide lens on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max should allow the lens to capture more light, resulting in improved photos when shooting in 0.5× mode, especially in low-light environments.

iPhone 14 Pro models already have a 48-megapixel Main lens that uses "pixel binning" to merge data from four pixels on the camera's image sensor into one "super pixel" for improved low-light capture. With the iPhone 16 Pro models, this technology is expected to expand to the Ultra Wide lens, which is currently a 12-megapixel lens.

This also means that iPhone 16 Pro models should be able to shoot 48-megapixel ProRAW photos in Ultra Wide mode. These photos retain more detail in the image file for more editing flexibility, and can be printed at large sizes.

Timing

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 16 lineup in September 2024, so the devices are still over a year away from launching. Early rumors should always be treated with more skepticism, as Apple's plans could change over time.

It's also worth nothing that Wi-Fi 7 might not be finalized until late 2024, so there is a chance that the standard will not be ready in time for the iPhone 16 Pro.

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[phill85]

DEFINITELY waiting for the iPhone 16 Pro

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Very nice! sounds like a compelling upgrade.

 

[rictus007]

First I’ll need to upgrade my home network … I only have WiFI 5 and 6 APs

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Hope the first iPad Pro OLED gets Wi-Fi 7 too.

 

[dk001]

have to see what the progression and cost of the WIFI 7 routers will be.
A bit pricey atm ....

 

[vertsix]

I hope they do away with the Dynamic Island soon. It's an eyesore. Can't wait until the iPhone looks like this.

 

[miric]

C'mon. Too near. Let's talk about iPhone 20.

 

[miric]

I hope they do away with the Dynamic Island soon. It's an eyesore. Can't wait until the iPhone looks like this.

Just buy this ugly phone. Why wait for Apple?

 

[abatabia]

This isn’t helping my already waning enthusiasm for the 15.

 

[klasma]

have to see what the progression and cost of the WIFI 7 routers will be.
A bit pricey atm ....

And the Wifi 7 spec isn’t even finalized yet.

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

This isn’t helping my already waning enthusiasm for the 15.

The 15 line is clearly a “S” year. Nice upgrades but not nearly as compelling as the 16 line in 2024 will be. Still gonna upgrade this year though.

 

[dk001]

And the Wifi 7 spec isn’t even finalized yet.

May be but they are being advertised

 

[btrach144]

I don’t see wifi 7 in iPhones next year. Probably in 2025.

Apple now seems to wait until second gen wifi chips👌, with better power efficiency.

 

[SactoGuy18]

Only one problem: has anyone built a WiFi 7 (802.11be) router that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?

 

[dk001]

I don’t see wifi 7 in iPhones next year. Probably in 2025.

Apple now seems to wait until second gen wifi chips👌, with better power efficiency, come out.

I agree with you and see that as optimistic.
Can you share your thoughts why?

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Only one problem: has anyone built a WiFi 7 (802.11be) router that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?

No they haven't. But hey this is why it's on the iPhone Pro and not the regular iPhone

 

[klasma]

May be but they are being advertised

I know, but personally I’d wait for future models. No need to be an early adopter of a draft standard.

 

[arkitect]

In my next life I know what I'm going to be…

No crystal ball needed…

 

[rjjacobson]

DEFINITELY waiting for the iPhone 16 Pro

Yes I love my 14 ProMax just fine still have lots of lightning stuff for it, but charge wirelessly, like the mute button. The 15 Pro line is like a 14 s ProMax personally for me. 16 ProMax thought sounds like the camera stuff that draws me the most will be in for some major improvements

 

[alayal]

question: if the 48mp on the regular camera allow for x2 optical zoom, do this means the 48mp on the ultra wide will allow more than x0.5?

 

[rjjacobson]

Very nice! sounds like a compelling upgrade.

Yep @TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️ that is why I am keeping my 14 ProMax which I love and not bothering with the ”S” upgrade that the 15 Pro Line appears to be (we shall see on the 12th/13th of course so I might change my mind then—last chance LOL).

The 16 Pro has the camera stuff that sounds like lots of major improvements which draws me, I only have pre WiFI. 6 router (the old Apple Extreme) still chugging away so not a draw, I find the 14 ProMax to be plenty fast for me, battery is fine (97 percent now and 108 cycles).

I also have and this is crucial to me personally, l an after purchase Mazda installed CarPlay in my 2015 Mazda 6. It is wired only and uses regular USB so to connect the new phones I will need a USB-3 to USB-c in the 15 and 16 so I can wait another year. I think I have one such cable near MacBook Pro M2 Pro 16 inch so I can update/backup iphone to macbook anyway so will maybe use it when I am fully USB-c on the 16 ProMax

 

[Dulcimer]

It took Apple years to put 6E on their devices. The iPhone still doesn’t have it and is rumored to get it this year. That’s over 2 years later than when the first smartphones got it.

But we’re supposed to believe they’ll shove the even newer WiFi 7 standard as soon as next year? Nah.

 

[jz0309]

I think the iPhone 17 will be the ultimate iPhone for me…
/s

 

[rjjacobson]

First I’ll need to upgrade my home network … I only have WiFI 5 and 6 APs

Yeah that part not appalling I am still running (and have a spare) my trusty old AirPort Extreme so stuck at Wifi 5 which works ok for us with all our stuff but looking to see what I can do down line.