Apple’s 5G Wi-Fi Is Being Skipped

Apple iPhone 5S and 5C has provided us with few surprises with most of the talks on the internet before the official news from Apple turned out to be true. The rumours in the social media and other websites gave us an insight to most of Apple’s changes from their previous iOS and their gadgets.

The absence of the 802.11ac in the new smartphone proved to a surprise to many who were following Apple’s changing Wi-fi standards. Others expected Apple to match the Wi-Fi specifications of the iPhone’s main competitor, Samsung Galaxy S4. The S4 uses faster and better capacity 802.11ac standard on the 5 GHz bandwidth. On the other hand, the iPhone uses 802.11n on the 2.4 GHz band.

The benefits of Wi-Fi that come with adopting the 802.11ac standard are higher data rates, connecting more devices simultaneously and overall reduced latency.

The backwards-compatible 802.11 ac standard is referred by some as 5G Wi-Fi. However, theoretically, it offers up to 1.3 Gbps when compared to the 450 Mbps ceiling of 802.11n-equipped devices. It crack the gigabit barrier through 802.11ac Wi-Fi. It is expected to be impacted by factors like physical barriers, network congestion and interference.

While the iPhone 5s is improved tremendously, it pushed Apples in front of the smartphone competition. In fact, it is a significant step forward for Apple. Their decision to skip 802.11ac shows that the company has no idea of playing catch-up game with Samsung. This news would disappoint many fans who were looking for a flare-up between Apple and Samsung.

The conclusion is that Apple still relies on its main features which they can improve upon. The 8012.11ac is a little too early in development for Apple to seriously consider improvements and rectifications. Apple needs to depend on its brand value for the success of the release of their new smartphone.

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