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Title: Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to 'Enhance Connectivity' Post by: HCK on February 21, 2025, 04:05:04 pm Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to 'Enhance Connectivity'
Apple will use its own custom-designed Wi-Fi chip in all upcoming iPhone 17 models, according to industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. (https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2023/01/Apple-Wi-Fi-Chip-Feature-Triad.jpg) Writing in a post on X (https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/1892605046078259711) (Twitter), Kuo said the switch to in-house Wi-Fi chips will "enhance connectivity across Apple devices" while also giving Apple a cost reduction. All current iPhone models are equipped with a combined Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip supplied by Broadcom, but Kuo has previously said he expects Apple to equip "nearly all" of its products with its own in-house Wi-Fi chip "within about three years." Kuo in October (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/31/kuo-iphone-17-apple-wi-fi-7-chip/) predicted that at least one iPhone 17 model launching next year will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi chip. In the previous report, Kuo said Apple's chip would support "the latest Wi-Fi 7 spec," but he did not provide any further details, and his latest post does not mention a Wi-Fi version number. All four iPhone 16 models already support Wi-Fi 7 with Broadcom's chip, but they have some limited specifications (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/10/30/m4-mac-models-no-wi-fi-7/). Jeff Pu, another analyst who covers companies within Apple's supply chain, said in November 2024 (https://www.macrumors.com/2024/11/01/iphone-se-4-5g-modem-jeff-pu/) that only the iPhone 17 Pro models will be equipped with an Apple-designed Wi-Fi 7 chip, but Apple's plans may have changed since then. With Wi-Fi 7 support, iPhone 17 models could leverage the 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously when paired with a compatible router, enhancing data transfer speeds, reducing latency, and improving overall connection stability. Qualcomm states that Wi-Fi 7 can achieve peak speeds exceeding 40 Gbps, making it up to four times faster than Wi-Fi 6E. Apple's Wi-Fi chip is distinct from the C1 modem (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/19/apple-unveils-c1/) chip that Apple debuted in the iPhone 16e (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/19/apple-announces-iphone-16e/) on Wednesday. However, it is believed that Apple wants to combine these into a single component. Ultimately, the goal is to create a wireless setup where the components are tightly integrated and more energy efficient, allowing Apple to cut down on the battery use of cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth technologies.<div class="linkback">Related Roundups: iPhone 17 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17/), iPhone 17 Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-air/), iPhone 17 Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-17-pro/)</div><div class="linkback">Tag: Ming-Chi Kuo (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ming-chi-kuo/)</div> This article, "Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to 'Enhance Connectivity' (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/kuo-iphone-17-models-apple-designed-wi-fi-7-chip/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/kuo-all-iphone-17-models-will-feature-apple-designed-wi-fi-chip-to-enhance-connectivity.2449793/) in our forums Source: Kuo: All iPhone 17 Models Will Feature Apple-Designed Wi-Fi Chip to 'Enhance Connectivity' (https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/20/kuo-iphone-17-models-apple-designed-wi-fi-7-chip/) |