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iPhone 16e C1 modem: performance is lacking… results so far.

waquzy

waquzy

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Upgraded from iPhone 14 Pro to iPhone 16e and I’m really disappointed with the down/upload speeds. Connected to the same network, speeds are as follows:

iPhone 14 Pro
Down - 550mbps
Up - 45mbps

iPhone 16e
Down - 200mbps
Up - 3mbps (yes three)

Could the phone be still indexing in the background or?

As I use my phone to hotspot all through the house, the performance is extremely important. At the minute it’s lacklustre. Any ideas?
 
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lazy_desi_ said:
what is the benefit you are going to achieve with 550mbps when compared to 200 mbps?

webpages, youtube videos, social media will load with a difference of secs.
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Did you even read my post? I hotspot to my telly, PS5 etc. I stream 4K content on Sky Sports etc. Believe me it makes a difference. I need a good connection.

I’m hotspotting multiple devices thorugh out the house
 
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waquzy said:
Upgraded from iPhone 14 Pro to iPhone 16e and I’m really disappointed with the down/upload speeds. Connected to the same network, speeds are as follows:

iPhone 14 Pro
Down - 550mbps
Up - 45mbps

iPhone 16e
Down - 200mbps
Up - 3mbps (yes three)

Could the phone be still indexing in the background or?

As I use my phone to hotspot all through the house, the performance is extremely important. At the minute it’s lacklustre. Any ideas?
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did the 14P use mmWave? if so, the 16e/C1 modem does not support that.

I see these kinda high speeds on my 13PM when connected to mmWave, not 5G
 
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waquzy said:
“Three” is an UK mobile service provider. This is my 16e:


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ok, so you're in the UK.
I don't really keep an eye on my download speeds over cellular but certainly do know that the speed I'm getting at home (over cellular, US mmWave) has ranged from ~ 275Mbps to ~750Mbps depending on network load I suppose.
Does you cellular plan guaranteed a certain performance?
 
Fuzzball84 said:
I’d really recommend getting Three mobiles purpose mobile broadband modem/router rather than using your iPhone as a hotspot, if you really need a cellular network connection.

Three mobile offer great deals on data only packages for a second “line” or device on the same account.
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But why would I? I have been hotspotting for the past 2 years now without any issues, I even created a thread about it - https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...using-14-pro-as-a-hotspot-for-months.2390496/

Sure I could do it, but why pay extra?
 
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jz0309 said:
ok, so you're in the UK.
I don't really keep an eye on my download speeds over cellular but certainly do know that the speed I'm getting at home (over cellular, US mmWave) has ranged from ~ 275Mbps to ~750Mbps depending on network load I suppose.
Does you cellular plan guaranteed a certain performance?
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I'm not quite sure how much is guaranteed and whatnot, but all I am saying is that the performance of the C1 is a bit of a letdown at the moment. I got an average 500+ Mbps with my 14 Pro. Now I'm struggling to reach 200mbps. Hmm... I might have to return the 16e.
 
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jz0309 said:
did the 14P use mmWave? if so, the 16e/C1 modem does not support that.

I see these kinda high speeds on my 13PM when connected to mmWave, not 5G
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I am one of those lucky ones who gets great mmWave coverage. My 13 PM will smoke the non mmWave 16E any day.
 
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waquzy said:
I'm not quite sure how much is guaranteed and whatnot, but all I am saying is that the performance of the C1 is a bit of a letdown at the moment. I got an average 500+ Mbps with my 14 Pro. Now I'm struggling to reach 200mbps. Hmm... I might have to return the 16e.
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if you are confident that you can rule out network load issues, then that might have to be your course of action.

Can you test the performance at different locations, eg close to the cell tower?

I have not followed in detail the performance of the 16e, there have been articles/threads on that topic including different carriers, at least here for the US. What I recall is that it was deemed a decent performer but lacking mmWave support
 
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jz0309 said:
if you are confident that you can rule out network load issues, then that might have to be your course of action.

Can you test the performance at different locations, eg close to the cell tower?

I have not followed in detail the performance of the 16e, there have been articles/threads on that topic including different carriers, at least here for the US. What I recall is that it was deemed a decent performer but lacking mmWave support
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I will give it another day or so, maybe it's still indexing or whatever... only just got the phone today
 
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Curious to see where this one goes. If I recall correctly, the C1 chip was never intended to match or outperform Broadcom’s modem, hence why it is not destined for the iPhone Pro (not until they match performance, at least). I think it will take Apple a couple of generations to catch up, but catch up they will. For now I would keep enjoying the iPhone 14 Pro - it’s a solid phone!
 
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