iPhone 15 will offer new features to integrate with Vision Pro. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo detailed Apple’s plans to better integrate iPhone with the Vision Pro ecosystem, starting with iPhone 15 after the launch of the Vision Pro ecosystem. ‘summer.
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In a new post on Twitter, Kuo says Apple will aggressively update iPhone hardware specifications as part of its effort to build a competitive ecosystem around Vision Pro. Pros, including integration with other Apple hardware products, and their main specs are Wi-Fi and UWB,” Kuo explains.
The first step in this process will reportedly be to upgrade the Ultra Wideband chip inside the iPhone 15. According to Kuo, the iPhone 15 will likely use a new version of the Ultra Wideband chip (the current version is the U1 chip). ), to be more efficient and more reliable.
“iPhone 15 will likely see a UWB specification upgrade, with the manufacturing process moving from 16nm to 7nm, allowing for better performance and lower power consumption for interactions,” Kuo says.
Apple’s U1 chip first debuted in the iPhone 11 and has been included in every iPhone model since. The U1 chip is also present in the AirTag, the Apple Watch Series 6 and later, the HomePod mini, the second generation HomePod and the latest generation AirPods Pro charging case.
Apple uses the U1 chip for a number of things, including Find My features, Handoff, Precision Finding, AirDrop, and more. Kuo believes that an updated version of the U1 chip will improve the performance of these features and also play a key role in the integration between Vision Pro and other Apple products.
Looking further ahead, Kuo says the iPhone 16 should be Apple’s first iPhone with support for Wi-Fi 7 technology. “The iPhone 16 will likely be upgraded to Wi-Fi 7, which will further running on the same local network and will provide a better experience in the ecosystem”.
Wi-Fi 7 is the next generation standard for Wi-Fi technology and promises a dramatic increase in transfer speed and data throughput. In fact, the Wi-Fi Alliance has specifically outlined the benefits Wi-Fi 7 will deliver for virtual and augmented reality technologies:
Even more exciting is the next generation of AR and VR content. WiFi 7 unleashes a world of possibilities to explore new virtual worlds with fully interactive content. With ultra-high speeds and imperceptible levels of latency, users can immerse themselves in these worlds with lifelike responsiveness and new sensory technologies that elevate the experience beyond our wildest imaginations.
Apple has not yet offered specific details on what type of hardware is inside the Vision Pro headset. However, it is clear that the Vision Pro will use some of this next-generation technology and Apple hopes that in the future the headset will integrate deeply with the ‘iPhone and other devices.