The iPhone 15 will likely upgrade the UWB chip for better integration with the Vision Pro
Apple officially unveiled the Vision Pro headset at its developer conference a few weeks ago, and it is set to launch in the US market in early 2024. Now a new report says that the company will use more advanced chips in the iPhone 15 series to help further integrate its ecosystem to host this headset.
“Ming-Chi Kuo”, a well-known Apple analyst, in something He announced on his Twitter page that Apple is busy upgrading the hardware specifications of iPhones to create a suitable ecosystem around the Vision Pro headset. He wrote: “This ecosystem is one of the key success components for Vision Pro and includes integrity Compatible with other Apple hardware products and parts like Wi-Fi And UWB They have a role in it.”
The first step in this direction will apparently be the upgrade of the Ultra Wideband chip in the iPhone 15. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 15 will likely use a new version of this chip more optimal And More reliable will be.
The UWB chip in iPhone 15 is manufactured with a new process
“The iPhone 15 is likely to be upgraded in terms of UWB specifications, and the chip will be made with the 16nm process instead of the 16nm process,” says Ko. 7 nm process It is built to have higher power and lower power consumption for close interactions.”
The U1 “ultra-wideband” chip was first introduced in the iPhone 11 and has been present in all of the company’s phones since then. This chip is also present in AirTag, Apple Watch Series 6 and later, HomePod Mini, the second generation of the original HomePod and the charger case of the latest generation of AirPod Pro.
Apple uses UWB for various tasks, and Ko believes that the upgraded version of the U1 chip will improve features such as Find My, Handoff, AirDrop, and more.
The well-known analyst also says that next year’s iPhone, the iPhone 16, will likely be the first Apple phone from Wi-Fi 7 benefits. This technology will also help to integrate the products of Cupertinos in a network and improve the Apple ecosystem experience.