iPhone 17: Only then also a WLAN chip from Apple-with Wi-Fi 7

The rumors that there is already a separate Apple Bluetooth and/or WLAN chip in the iPhone 16E have apparently not come true. As part of the presentation of the new entry-level iPhone, Apple did not provide any information about this area, instead mentioned the first own modem chip C1 and later also brought journalists into his laboratories. Apparently the iPhone 17 will only be the group's first smartphone in which a Wi-Fi-7 chip from Apple is integrated. This is claimed by the well -known stock market analyst Jeff PU from GF Securities from Hong Kong, who focuses on the manufacturer's supply chain. Ming-Chi Kuo from TF International Securities had recently speculated that Apple installed its own WLAN technology in the iPhone 17.

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iPhone 16e without Wi-Fi 7

What specifically is in the iPhone 16E in terms of WLAN is currently unclear. However, the device does not master the current Wi-Fi-7 standard, instead Only Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2×2 Mimo. It is conceivable that Apple installs an older chip of the long -time supplier Broadcom. Bluetooth is supported in the 16e, as with iPhone 16 and 16 per up to version 5.3. Apple's basic idea should be to combine modem and WiFi/Bluetooth chip in a system-on-chip (SOC) in order to reduce the number of components. However, this did not succeed – even on the iPhone 17, separate components are now expected.

According to PU, Apple will integrate in the iPhone 17-17 in standard and “Air” variant, 17 pro and 17 per Max-Wi-Fi 7 “Made by Apple”. In the iPhone 16, all models from 2024-16, 16 plus, 16 per and 16 per Max-Wi-Fi 7, probably support a broadcom chips. What advantages an Apple WLAN module could have is still unclear. For the group, it means being less dependent on suppliers, he can also tie the hardware closer to its own software and, if necessary, react faster with new standards.

Hope for MacBook 5G

It would be very exciting for users if all the features landed in a single chip, which would then also be installed in MacBooks. Ultimately, even a combination of radio modem, WLAN/Bluetooth and CPU and GPU would be conceivable, even if this brings technical challenges.

Users have been dreaming of a 5G MacOS computer for years, but Apple does not offer it-instead you have to use an iPhone as a hotspot. With increasing integration, this would be much easier for Apple. There have been radio modems in the iPad for years.