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    Ultra–wideband technology

    Feb 04, 2020 3 minutes

    YOUR iPHONE CAN tell altitude, distance and now direction thanks to the inclusion of a brand new chip in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. The new U1 chip was mentioned during Apple’s By Innovation Only event in September 2019, with the company promising it would deliver “amazing new capabilities” in future.

    The U1 chip enables Ultra–wideband (UWB) capabilities on iPhone. UWB is a wireless communication technology that has two major advantages over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: it’s less power–hungry and more secure. While the tech has actually been

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