iPhone Download Benchmark, and Browser Updated

MacRumors · 08:44 PM

In May, we reported that iPhone browser signature has been seen in the wild, including here at MacRumors.com.

It appears the mobile browser has seen ongoing updates since that time, and has since graduated from mobile version "1A538a" to "1A543a". Small steady improvements are, of course, expected... but after we discovered this new mobile version, a Google search brings up this cached page where the iPhone was benchmarked using a mobile download benchmarking tool at BroadbandReports.com.

How'd the iPhone do? 157K/second (1262 kbps) to download a 1024 kilobyte file.

Quote:

1262kbps 0.223s (1024k) apple.com Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3

The iPhone gave up an apple.com domain address, so it was apparently on Apple's local Wifi network, rather than AT&T's cellular network. All in all, not much additional information as download speeds are affected by a number of different factors... but does show more iPhone footprints around the web.

Eidorian · Jun 9, 2007, 08:30 PM

What an investigation. That's fast for a phone, right? At least on wi-fi is a good web experience.

twoodcc · Jun 9, 2007, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Eidorian

What an investigation. That's fast for a phone, right? At least on wi-fi is a good web experience.

i guess that's fast for a phone. sounds like it anyway.

Stadsport · Jun 10, 2007, 12:05 AM

Er, those are pretty disappointing speeds. EDGE is horrifically slow. I'll consider an iPhone when it has 3G and MMS.

booksacool1 · Jun 10, 2007, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stadsport

Er, those are pretty disappointing speeds. EDGE is horrifically slow. I'll consider an iPhone when it has 3G and MMS.

I dunno... it would be ok for a few emails and a bit of web browsing.

Having said that, I hate any machine on which I don't have my firefox on. I'm addicted to adblock and a custom hosts file

stefanski · Jun 10, 2007, 01:55 AM

My oh my... I can't wait until the end of June. At last the vast majority of people on this planet will no longer have to endure the useless (like this thread here) postings like "Oh my god! Somebody is using an iphone to browse the net!". Finally this hype will come to an end and be replaced by even worse topics like "My iphone is downloading at xyz kb on the AT&T network. Is this normal?" We'll be delighted to see "Post your download speed here" threads. Man, I really can't wait.

WWDC is starting on Monday and MacRumors is full of iphone crap. I wonder how long Steve will resist the urge to pull an iphone out of his blue jeans to show us something really cool.

Apple has well and truly lost its focus. Bring back the old days please. I need cool Mac Hardware and a cool OS. Not something I can use to waste my time with while waiting for public transport.

cheeseman32 · Jun 10, 2007, 02:06 AM

Go to the mobile tests for today and search the page for iPhone, you will get this

969 0.608s (1024k) myvzw.com Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Kevin) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3

although its probably fake as I have never heard of KHTML like Kevin, its still there to debate.

MacinDoc · 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stadsport

Er, those are pretty disappointing speeds. EDGE is horrifically slow. I'll consider an iPhone when it has 3G and MMS.

Er, this has nothing to do with EDGE, it is a WIFI connection.

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Originally Posted by strangelogic

has been 'busy' lately in the media and in the meantime ... I've lost track of what is 'real' and what is 'rumor'. Is ZFS real... SUN said it, but that's enough for SJ to do a reversal on them. Though he is probably so busy tracking down who leaked the att iPhone training manual :yawn:

ZFS is for real. OS X 10.5 is built based on it, and to restart the filing system from scratch would be impractical. It would be a much more time-consuming venture than simply swapping a video processor.

You're right about the AT&T leak - SJ is sure to let them know about his displeasure, although I don't know what he can do about that, because he's pretty much locked Apple in with AT&T for the next 5 years.

timmypv15 · Jun 10, 2007, 07:45 AM

Do you think this could give evidence to the rumor that one of the things Jobs will reveal is that iPhone uses 802.11n WiFi?

Mac-Addict · 08:36 PM

Cool! But I want to see what its like on the AT&T Network.

sanford · Jun 10, 2007, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mac-Addict

Cool! But I want to see what its like on the AT&T Network.

The AT&T EDGE network gets consistent downstream transfer rates of about 48kbps -- a little slower than a good dial-up connection. For Wi-Fi on a mobile device, those transfer rates are about par, if perhaps a little above. But Web access over the EDGE network is bringing back the World Wide Wait. Even browsing will be an egregious pain unless you target sites specifically designed for devices with low-speed wireless connections.

This is why it looks like the iPhone itself is a great device, but the service integration is going to be awful. Even e-mail with attachments will be a pain. This would be okay if you weren't talking two-year contracts of voice with an all-you-can-eat data plan -- you certainly don't won't to be paying a metered rate checking your e-mail or looking up something on the Web.

You'll pay $500 for the device with the storage capacity of an iPod nano. At least $80 a month for your carrier service. A great Web browser that's only useful in range of Wi-Fi access point.

The thing has a great interface and does something interesting things with non-linear voice mail access, etc. But if you're expecting a total mobile communications device at anywhere near the convenience you have with your desktop, you'll be out of luck. Of course all this very attractive interface technology can later surface in a new iPod, but all it's going to do is change the iPod interface, not add functionality to the iPod. I'm not even sure it's a viable iPod interface. We're used to smudged up mobile phone screens but we hate them with our iPods and similar devices. Unfortunately, adding Wi-Fi and/or Bluetooth to the iPods is going to smack battery life.

I still think Apple will certainly at first sell a ton of these, but I'm going to be at a loss as to exactly why. Beyond fashion. T-Mobiles Sidekick product sells very well and is very popular to own, but it's a *cell* phone with *keyboard*. Wooh. Again, I repeat this AT&T's glory, as they'll entrap a bunch of Mac and iPod customers with the iPhone into their over-priced, lackluster voice and data service. For Apple, the benefit will all be in PR for another successful gadget.

path2k7 · 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanford

T-Mobiles Sidekick product sells very well and is very popular to own, but it's a *cell* phone with *keyboard*. Wooh.

You're really showing your ignorance in how the Sidekick works. Try a Sidekick 3 for more than 2 minutes at a T-Mobile kiosk and you'll understand how wrong you are. The sidekick has an amazing UI and is easy to use, it has the 3 major instant messaging applications (AIM, MSN, Yahoo - each with great clients), an okay web browser, a great email client, and really niche add-on applications such as a Terminal client that are for total geeks.

Do your research before calling something like that a "cell phone with a keyboard", give me a break.

pdpfilms · Jun 9, 2007, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

The iPhone gave up an apple.com domain address, so it was apparently on Apple's local Wifi network, rather than AT&T's cellular network. All and all, not much additional information, but more iPhone footprints around the web.

Key info here, folks! Don't expect these speeds on your EDGE service.

yagran · Jun 9, 2007, 08:33 PM

trusty iphone. j'adore l'iPhone

SciTeach · Jun 9, 2007, 08:34 PM

That's not too bad of a speed. We aren't at the technology level of transferring at T1 yet. Give

a year or two

psychofreak · Jun 9, 2007, 08:35 PM

I find it creepy that we can get these deets...

NJDevils44 · Jun 9, 2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by psychofreak

I find it creepy that we can get these deets...

haha yea,

thanks though!

A Pittarelli · Jun 10, 2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by psychofreak

I find it creepy that we can get these deets...

i whole heartedly agree

Vidd · Jun 9, 2007, 08:36 PM

That doesn't sound too bad for such a small device. I wonder how it compares over the network rather than wifi, though.

Airforce · Jun 9, 2007, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vidd

That doesn't sound too bad for such a small device. I wonder how it compares over the network rather than wifi, though.

Eh, my old Dell Axim would get better speeds over wifi back when I was in college. I don't think this is the max speed this device can get, but rather what speed it can get on that network.

hayesk · Jun 10, 2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SciTeach

That's not too bad of a speed. We aren't at the technology level of transferring at T1 yet. Give

a year or two

A T1 transfers at approximately 1500kbps. So, actually it is probably at that technology level.

path2k7 · Jun 11, 2007, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SciTeach

That's not too bad of a speed. We aren't at the technology level of transferring at T1 yet. Give

a year or two

Yes we are, it's called EVDO, and it's on Verizon and Sprint.

juanm · Jun 9, 2007, 08:37 PM

Hey, that's nice!
Try saying it with a lascivious french accent "iPhone, j'adore"

aLoC · Jun 9, 2007, 08:38 PM

So... will it be able to link in to your home WiFi network (when close enough)?

SheriffParker · Jun 9, 2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aLoC

So... will it be able to link in to your home WiFi network (when close enough)?

Um, yes.

Jun 9, 2007, 08:30 PM	#2
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Jun 10, 2007, 02:06 AM	#7
cheeseman32 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	KHTML Like Kevin... Go to the mobile tests for today and search the page for iPhone, you will get this 969 0.608s (1024k) myvzw.com Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420+ (KHTML, like Kevin) Version/3.0 Mobile/1A543a Safari/419.3 although its probably fake as I have never heard of KHTML like Kevin, its still there to debate.

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Jun 10, 2007, 12:05 AM	#4
Stadsport macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006	Er, those are pretty disappointing speeds. EDGE is horrifically slow. I'll consider an iPhone when it has 3G and MMS.

Jun 10, 2007, 01:55 AM	#6
stefanski macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2004	My oh my... I can't wait until the end of June. At last the vast majority of people on this planet will no longer have to endure the useless (like this thread here) postings like "Oh my god! Somebody is using an iphone to browse the net!". Finally this hype will come to an end and be replaced by even worse topics like "My iphone is downloading at xyz kb on the AT&T network. Is this normal?" We'll be delighted to see "Post your download speed here" threads. Man, I really can't wait. WWDC is starting on Monday and MacRumors is full of iphone crap. I wonder how long Steve will resist the urge to pull an iphone out of his blue jeans to show us something really cool. Apple has well and truly lost its focus. Bring back the old days please. I need cool Mac Hardware and a cool OS. Not something I can use to waste my time with while waiting for public transport.

Jun 10, 2007, 07:45 AM	#9
timmypv15 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	Do you think this could give evidence to the rumor that one of the things Jobs will reveal is that iPhone uses 802.11n WiFi?

Jun 9, 2007, 08:34 PM	#15
SciTeach macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NEK	That's not too bad of a speed. We aren't at the technology level of transferring at T1 yet. Give a year or two

Jun 9, 2007, 08:35 PM	#16
psychofreak Retired Join Date: May 2006 Location: London	I find it creepy that we can get these deets...

Jun 9, 2007, 08:36 PM	#19
Vidd macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2006	That doesn't sound too bad for such a small device. I wonder how it compares over the network rather than wifi, though.

Jun 9, 2007, 08:37 PM	#23
juanm macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spain	Hey, that's nice! Try saying it with a lascivious french accent "iPhone, j'adore"

Jun 9, 2007, 08:38 PM	#24
aLoC macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2006	So... will it be able to link in to your home WiFi network (when close enough)?