The iPhone17 Pro series, sold in the US, has a 5G mm wave antenna installed on the top of the unit rather than on the side.
Only models sold in the US can use 5G mm-wave communication, but the iPhone 17 Pro series sold in Japan also comes with parts like 5G mm-wave antennas.
Models sold in Japan also have parts like 5G mm wave antennas.
With the iPhone17 Pro series and iPhone Air, not only a camera module but many other components are installed inside the rear camera bump, allowing for increased battery space, allowing for large-capacity batteries to be installed.
It was rumored before the announcement that the iPhone 17 Pro series 5G communication antenna would be installed around the rear camera bump and on the bottom of the back of the housing, so it is thought that the 5G mm wave antenna was installed on the top of the main unit.
Parts like 5G mm wave antennas are glass or ceramic shielded material
The iPhone17 Pro series, which is sold in the US, is capable of 5G mmWave communication, and models sold in Japan are not compatible.
Specifications for the iPhone17 Pro series sold in the US
However, when I checked the design of the iPhone 17 Pro series on the Japanese homepage, I found that the top of the iPhone 17 Pro series is equipped with parts similar to the 5G mm wave antenna, just like the US model.
This part appears to be made of glass or ceramic shielding material, but there is no 5G mm wave antenna inside, so 5G mm wave communication cannot be performed with the iPhone 17 Pro series sold in Japan.
Specifications for the iPhone17 Pro series sold in Japan
In Japan, 5G millimeter wave supply areas are increasing, mainly in urban areas.
Although the communication range is narrower than the 5G sub6, the area available is gradually expanding in Japan (rather than a wide area).
Below is a service area near Shinjuku Station on au, and the red 5G sub6 offers the entire range.
However, there are many 5G mm wave provision areas (marks that look like white circles) among them.
When will the release date for 5G mm wave compatible models in Japan?
Just as the iPhone, which only supports eSIM, which was pre-sold in the US, has now become the same as the iPhone 17 series that will be sold in Japan, future iPhones will also be sold in Japan, as it is expected that 5G mm wave compatible models will be sold in Japan as part of the current 5G mm wave antenna.
Photo:Apple, au
Source: iPhone Mania
