GoKawiilApple products use a wide mix of wireless specifications. Bluetooth 6, 5.3, and 5.0 appear in different iPhones, iPads, Macs, and more. Apple also uses different W-Fi technologies with currently sold products featuring Wi-Fi 7, 6, 6E, and even Wi-Fi 4. Visualize what hardware uses which spec below.
Mac
Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 6 Bluetooth 5.3 MacBook Neo (A18 Pro) ● ● MacBook Air (M5) ● ● MacBook Pro (M5) ● ● MacBook Pro (M5 Pro/Max) ● ● Mac mini (M4) ● ● iMac (M4) ● ● Mac Studio (M3 Ultra/M4 Max) ● ● Mac Pro (M2 Ultra) ● ●
Among Macs currently sold by Apple, only the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro use Wi-Fi 7. Apple’s other Macs in the current lineup use Wi-Fi 6E. Every Mac introduced in 2026 uses Bluetooth 6. MacBook Neo is the only Mac with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6. Apple’s other Wi-Fi 6E Macs use Bluetooth 5.3.
iPad
Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 6 Bluetooth 5.3 iPad Pro (M5) ● ● iPad Air (M4) ● ● iPad mini (A17 Pro) ● ● iPad (A16) ● ●
Apple brought Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 to the iPad before the Mac, starting with the M5 iPad Pro in 2025. The new M4 iPad Air introduced in 2026 also features Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. The current iPad mini, introduced in 2024, uses Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. The lower-priced iPad uses Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
iPhone
Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 6 Bluetooth 5.3 iPhone 17 Pro ● ● iPhone Air ● ● iPhone 17 ● ● iPhone 17e ● ● iPhone 16 ● ●
Apple adopted Wi-Fi 7 with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro in 2024. The iPhone 15 Pro before that used Wi-Fi 6E in 2023. The new iPhone 17e is the only model currently sold by Apple with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3. The older iPhone 16 uses Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3. Apple’s flagship iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max all use Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, just like the flagship iPads and Macs.
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