Slice was served U1 Ultra Wideband was introduced by Apple in 2019 with the iPhone 11, and since then the company has only integrated it into the Apple Watch Series 6 and iPhone 12. Although some rumors have indicated that the headset AirPods Max It will contain the U1 chip, but it came without it, but it was equipped with the H1 chip, and the H1 and U1 should never be confused, there is a big difference between them. Learn the reasons for not adding the U1 chip in the new AirPods Max headphones!
The difference between the H1 chip and the U1 chip
The H1 chip is an alternative to the W1 chip used in the original AirPods, and the H1 chip in the second generation of AirPods deals with rapid pairing with Apple devices, maintaining a Bluetooth connection, and more, and has been developed and using a new version of Bluetooth for better and faster connections, and the addition of "Hey Siri" support “As well as better manage power and battery to increase talk time.
As for the U1 chip, it was presented for the first time in iPhone 11 models last year, and for those who do not know its function, it allows precise positioning through "Ultra Wideband" UWB radio waves. In other words, UWB-enabled devices can detect their exact location relative to other devices in the same room. In this way, I was able to improve spatial awareness by accurately measuring the distance between two devices that support UWB technology by calculating the time spent by radio waves between them, which is of course much more accurate than Bluetooth LE and Wi-Fi.
Apple's use of Ultra Wideband technology is still limited so far, as it uses it to enable directional sharing of AirDrop in iOS 13 and later versions faster with the closest device so that it takes into account where you point your phone in relation to the device you are trying to share files with, just direct the I- Fone to his device and it will be first on the list.
The U1 chip is also used with UWB technology to allow users to unlock their cars without taking the iPhone out of the pocket.
But the company promised to use it extensively in the future. It's very likely to see it in the long-rumored AirTags, which analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said would definitely support UWB technology, which should allow users to locate missing items more precisely.
In HomePod mini, the U1 chip is used for quick connection between HomePod and iPhone, so users can switch playback content between iPhone and HomePod mini with one click. Apple could have enabled a similar feature on the AirPods Max if it supports the U1 chip, as well as its support for the new Find My feature, which is rumored to be adopting UWB tracking in the future.
Thus, the U1 chip is present in all iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 models, Apple Watch Series 6 models, and HomePod mini, but Apple did not add it in the second generation of the iPhone SE, Apple Watch SE, or later models of the iPad. Any iPad Air and iPad Pro. Apple has also not released any Mac that supports this technology yet.
Remarkably, several leakers claimed that the AirPods Max “which has been dubbed AirPods Studio in rumors” will be equipped with the U1 chip, including Jon Prosser, the famous leak, who stated that the U1 chip is coming for many new Apple devices, including This includes the Apple Watch 6, HomePod mini, and AirPods Max. His leaks were only approved for Apple Watch 6 and HomePod mini, but AirPods Max did not support UWB technology.
As Mark Gorman of Bloomberg said on Twitter, that Apple had more technologies and features that could have been integrated into the AirPods Max, but some of them were canceled during development so that the product is ready before the end of 2020, and of course, the U1 chip was one of these features that was sacrificed. Out.
It is worth noting that AirPods Max is now available for orders in the US and other countries, but shipping estimates range from 3 to 14 weeks, depending on the model chosen. The cost of the speaker is $ 549 in the US.
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Or does Apple support AirPods Max with the U1 chip so that it will advance it in the next version, otherwise there will be nothing new that Apple will offer in the new version ... Honestly, Apple is astonishing its audience
Very expensive, but there is definitely a reason
We are waiting for the ifixi team to break it up! Possible with it and did not say !?
The price is too high
You did not answer the question why was u1 not added to the speaker?
They didn’t work in Babylon to answer you
Not worth the acquisition or the experience. Exaggerated price and poor specifications in relation to the rest of the giants. Better quality and price
Headset price is more expensive than the Playstation 5 price
Excellent article, Mr. Mahmoud, the explanation with expressive pictures The information reaches us easily and easily, thank you.