As you may recall, two years old Galaxy S10 was the first smartphone in the world to support the Wi-Fi 6 standard. Last week, Samsung launched the world's first phone to support the newer Wi-Fi standard – Wi-Fi 6E. It is the highest model of the new flagship series Galaxy S21 – S21 Ultra.
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The new wireless standard uses the 6GHz band to double the theoretical data transfer rate from 1,2GB/s to 2,4GB/s, which Broadcom's chip makes possible. The S21 Ultra is specifically equipped with the BCM4389 chip and also has support for the Bluetooth 5.0 standard. Faster Wi-Fi speeds paired with Wi-Fi 6E certified routers will enable faster downloads and uploads. With the new standard, it will be faster and easier, for example, to stream videos in 4 and 8K resolutions, download large files or play competitively online.
At the moment, only two countries in the world - South Korea and the USA - appear to have the 6GHz band ready for use. However, Europe and countries such as Brazil, Chile or the United Arab Emirates should join them this year. The new standard is supported by both chipsets that power the Ultra, that is Exynos 2100 and Snapdragon 888, which in terms of connectivity also offer support for 5G, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, NFC and USB-C 3.2.
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