iPhone 5 speed on wifi?

[logicpro7]

Is there a wifi speed limit on the iPhone 5?

Speedtest results in the same location and time return...

i5 - 20mbps down / 9mbps up
Mbp - 38mbps down / 9mbps up

[cruzmisl]

I've seen larger numbers over LTE on an iPhone 5 speedtest result, so the maximum speed is whats supported by its hardware.

How many times have you done the test on both? You will get different results each time.

[wxman2003]

Originally Posted by logicpro7

Is there a wifi speed limit on the iPhone 5?

Speedtest results in the same location and time return...

i5 - 20mbps down / 9mbps up
Mbp - 38mbps down / 9mbps up

Try changing servers. Oddly, on my iMac I get 58 Mbs DL speeds on wifi while my iPhone got 25 Mbs. I switched servers on my iPhone app and get 50 Mbs DL. Those speed apps are only as good as the servers you are using. Plus, you computer uses a full web site version, while your phone is using a mobile version. Plus your router can also distinguish between a computer and mobile device and that could affect your speeds too.

[logicpro7]

Originally Posted by cruzmisl

I've seen larger numbers over LTE on an iPhone 5 speedtest result, so the maximum speed is whats supported by its hardware.

How many times have you done the test on both? You will get different results each time.

I have done tests over the last few days and the results do vary but not by much.

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Originally Posted by wxman2003

Try changing servers. Oddly, on my iMac I get 58 Mbs DL speeds on wifi while my iPhone got 25 Mbs. I switched servers on my iPhone app and get 50 Mbs DL. Those speed apps are only as good as the servers you are using. Plus, you computer uses a full web site version, while your phone is using a mobile version. Plus your router can also distinguish between a computer and mobile device and that could affect your speeds too.

Thanks for the info. I will try a different server.

Looks like the mbp speed test is correct as that is the same speed that the fibre bband engineer confirmed at installation.