2024-01-17 02:29:44
Apple may be planning a major overhaul of critical iPhone 16 components to improve the performance and speed of its entry-level flagship when that phone arrives this fall.
The tech giant may include 8GB of RAM in all iPhone 16 models this year to boost the device’s performance, Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Fu told investors in a research note this week. Pu added that the devices will also ship with Wi-Fi 6E support, which will allow the phones to take advantage of the faster wireless speeds.
Both updates will provide important upgrades to the iPhone 16 lineup. While Apple doesn’t disclose the amount of memory it includes in the phones, a teardown reveals that the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus offer 6GB of RAM, compared to 8GB for the iPhone 15 Pro models. Increasing the RAM memory even slightly helps performance and paves the way for improved multitasking. There’s also the matter of stronger performance for resource-intensive apps like games and video editing software.
Wi-Fi 6E is an advanced wireless technology that allows devices to access the 6GHz wireless band for faster performance than 5GHz connections. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are the only models that support Wi-Fi 6E.
Apple expanding RAM memory and advanced Wi-Fi to the entire iPhone 16 lineup makes sense. This allows the company to bring better performance to the entire iPhone line without too much investment. It also helps create a noticeable difference between last year’s models and this year’s devices.
Apple, of course, hasn’t commented on any of its plans for the iPhone 16, and likely won’t until it unveils the device later this year. But that hasn’t stopped the rumor mill from publishing a steady supply of reports about what the smartphone could eventually offer upon launch.
According to most reports, the iPhone 16 will have an almost identical design to the iPhone 15, although its iPhone 16 Pro models could offer slightly larger screens measuring 6.3 and 6.9 inches. Apple is also reportedly planning a major camera upgrade that will bring a 48MP ultra-wide camera to the Pro models.
Perhaps most interestingly, reports suggest that Apple could deliver an iPhone 16 Ultra model this year with more powerful features than even its Pro line. There has also been some speculation that Apple could release its first iPhone this year, though that seems a bit more unlikely.
Whatever the case, Apple likely won’t say anything about its iPhone 16 plans for months. But expect to hear a lot from the rumor mill in the coming weeks and months as we get closer to its final launch.
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