5G mmWave signals can travel only short distances but they deliver the fastest wireless speeds reaching 1Gbps and can potentially peak at 3Gbps. However, due to mmWave’s inability to cover large chunks of ground, the use of the technology is usually limited to major cities like New York even though mmWave signals often cannot penetrate buildings. This leaves mid-band 5G as the Goldilocks of wireless right now as this service travels farther than mmWave and is faster than low-band.
The bezels on the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max are the thinnest on any iPhone ever made. | Image credit-Apple
iPhone 16: A3081
iPhone 16 Plus: A3082
iPhone 16 Pro: A3083
iPhone 16 Pro Max: A3084
Not having to use a SIM tray is a positive for U.S. iPhone 16 users since there is no worry about someone stealing the card from your device, inserting it on his phone, and wiping you out by having access to your two-factor authentication codes thus allowing the thief to change the passwords to your financial apps.
To reiterate, only U.S. iPhone 16 models have the combination of 5G mmWave support along with no SIM tray (leaving users to have their eSIMs activated remotely). This means that U.S. iPhone 16 series users could arguably have the fastest and safest 2024 iPhone models available.