A recent study highlights that the iPhone 17 series, including the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air, delivers significantly faster Wi-Fi speeds compared to the iPhone 16 series. This improvement is attributed to Apple’s new N1 chip, which offers up to 40% faster download and upload speeds than the previous Broadcom Wi-Fi chip. The study, based on global user data, shows enhanced Wi-Fi performance across all tested countries such as the United States, France, and Japan.
In the U.S., the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air series achieved a median Wi-Fi download speed of 409 Mbps, marking a 17% increase over the iPhone 16 series. Despite the N1 chip’s 160 MHz channel bandwidth limitation for Wi-Fi 7, this does not significantly impact real-world performance for most users. While Google’s Pixel 10 Pro series slightly outperformed the iPhone 17 with a speed of 335 Mbps compared to 329 Mbps, the N1 chip still represents a substantial upgrade. Prospective buyers of the iPhone 17 or iPhone Air can be assured of excellent Wi-Fi performance.
