iPhone 16: Advances on Wi-Fi and 5G

The schematic diagram for the upcoming iPhone 16 and 16 Pro continues to come together through rumors and rumours. According to analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities, who always follows these developments closely, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will be equipped with 8 GB of RAM compared to 6 currently. Which would put them on par with the iPhone 15 Pro (whose successors won't budge on this point).

Another advanced alignment is the alignment of the Wi-Fi standard in use. The 15 Pro uses Wi-Fi 6E and the 15/15 Plus uses Wi-Fi 6. And in the fall, everyone will find themselves using Wi-Fi 6E. This connection allows greater stability and speed over short ranges thanks to the use of the 6GHz band. During our tests on the 15 Pro, on some occasions we noticed a little over a 40% increase in downloads with Wi-Fi 6E compared to Wi-Fi 6.

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In terms of connectivity, the iPhone 16 Pro will adopt Qualcomm's latest 5G modem, the Snapdragon X75 5G Advanced that was unveiled a year ago, says Jeff Pu. While the 16 and 16 Plus will remain on the X70 already used in the 15 and 15 Pro range.

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Apple usually does not differentiate between its iPhone models in this component. The analyst here repeats the hypothesis he already presented last October (read also that Apple's internal 5G modem will not arrive before 2025).

The future iPhone 16 Pro has already been shown in images