iPhone 16 Pro could get 48MP Ultra Wide camera, Wi-FI 7 support
The iPhone 16 Pro will benefit from an upgraded 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera and Wi-Fi 7 support, an analyst's research note claims, as the rush to be early on future iPhone rumors continues.
Apple has yet to actually launch the iPhone 15 family of devices, but the rumor mill is already going for the iPhone 16. In the latest research note, an analyst claims that the next iPhone 16 Pro release will include an improvement to the Ultra Wide camera.
The note from Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities, seen by MacRumors, discusses a few of the key features of the iPhone 16 Pro. The top one is the use of a second 48-megapixel camera sensor on the rear.
The iPhone 14 Pro range already has a 48-megapixel Main camera sensor, which uses techniques such as pixel binning to improve low-light photography, as well as extra levels of zoom by cropping the image.
Pu believes the Ultra Wide camera on the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will be upgraded from the current 12-megapixel sensor to a 48-megapixel version, bringing the count to two high-resolution sensors out of the three.
This isn't the only camera sensor rumor for the iPhone 16 Pro Max, as other rumors have claimed the possibility of a super-telephoto capability through the use of a periscope lens system.
Wi-Fi 7
Pu's other main claim is that Apple will adopt Wi-Fi 7 with the iPhone 16 Pro lineup. With a capability to use 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands simultaneously, along with 4K QAM, the wireless networking standard should be extremely quick when it comes out.
Theoretically, Wi-Fi 7 could provide Wi-Fi speeds at up to 40Gbps, or four times that of Wi-Fi 6's 9.6Gbps.
There is a problem to Pu's claim, in that Wi-Fi 6 is still being developed. While it was first approved in 2019, and with the first models with support for the standard emerging in 2023, the final version of the standard itself isn't expected until early 2024.
Apple is frequently an early adopter for new technologies, but an early 2024 finalization may be too late in the production cycle for the iPhone 16 to fully adopt. That's not to mention that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max still support Wi-Fi 6, and the iPhone 15 may support Wi-Fi 6e, making a second shift in Wi-Fi standards in two years seem like a big ask for Apple.
Pu's note about a smartphone that's over a year away from release offers information that is promising, but not much beyond any observer's educated guess as to what comes next. Pu also has a spotty track record, as while moves in Apple's supply chain are fairly accurate, product-specific details tend to be relatively shaky.
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2. Networking chips companies(Broadcomm,Qualcomm,Intel,Cisco,etc) already building and testing their version of WiFi-7(802.11be) router and client devices chips. In fact few companies already built and selling WiFi-7 routers.
3. WiFi-7 specs are going through revisions and final/ratified version will be out in 2024 but as usual companies don't wait for the final version long as hardware part is settled. Firmware/software can be updated all along.
4. Apple already bought networking chips team from Intel and also created significant engineering presence in San Diego area to bring in-house design of networking chips.
5. Intel announced. "We are currently developing Intel's Wi-Fi '802.11be' in order to obtain the 'Wi-Fi Alliance' certification, and it will be installed in PC products such as laptops by 2024," said Eric McLaughlin, vice president of Intel's wireless solutions division, at a press conference in South Korea. "We expect it to appear in major markets in 2025."
6. Client devices like phones,tablets,laptops,etc always have implemented newer version of WiFi sooner than wide spread adoption by people in routers.
So why are you publishing this when you so clearly state the case for why this is meaningless? Here's one for you: "Future iPhone Rumored to Support WiFi 8" Or how about: "Rumor States Apple Accessories Will Be USB-C By End of '24" Will these "rumors" end up being true? Probably! Did I just make them up based on nothing but an observer's educated guess? Absolutely! So why not publish these? At least they don't come with Pu's "spotty track record."
Bluetooth 5.4 didn’t deliver more bandwidth for Audio. It will however likely be doubled in 5.5 allowing far better quality. Bluetooth 5.5 could be ready for iPhone 17 and start a major upgrade cycle for all AirPods in time for Christmas 2025.
Wondering if folks doing these guesses are also playing the stock market and trying to shift the Apple stock price?