iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max to get faster Wi-Fi 6E network support

Apple may limit Wi-Fi 6E connectivity to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models, a leaked internal document showed.

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According to MacRumors, the leaked document posted online by leaker Unknownz21 features diagrams of the iPhone 15's antenna designs. And it appears that Apple will limit Wi-Fi 6E to the iPhone 15 Pro models.

Wi-Fi 6E is a connectivity standard used for wireless network protocols. In simpler terms, the newer the protocol, the faster the internet is on your phone over Wi-Fi.

The Wi-Fi 6 and 6E standards were introduced in 2019 but finalized in 2020. While both are similar, Wi-Fi 6E has one major advantage - it supports the new 6 GHz frequency band for networks, while Wi-Fi 6 will be limited 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks.

It's worth noting that Wi-Fi 7 is also a thing, and is looming on the horizon.

Since it takes a few years for manufacturers to catch up and implement the new standard in devices, once it does arrive, it will be a big leap over Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, which are seen as incremental updates over Wi-Fi 5.

According to the document, Apple plans to limit standard iPhone 15 variants to Wi-Fi 6. While that sounds like a bad thing on paper, most companies still haven't fully switched over to Wi-Fi 6E yet, and Wi-Fi 6 is only now starting to gain some momentum.