Interesting. I thought they had the same antennas.My iPhone XR is horrible compared to my iPhone X so it's going back. < 1 Mbps vs 20 Mbps indoors. Both on channel 12. I've tried everything but nothing seems to fix it. Shame as I like it otherwise.
My iPhone XR is horrible compared to my iPhone X so it's going back. < 1 Mbps vs 20 Mbps indoors. Both on channel 12. I've tried everything but nothing seems to fix it. Shame as I like it otherwise.
Yes. Apple did, for their FCC submission. Signal strength is significantly better on the XR compared to the XS Max.Haven't received my Xr yet. Any one with an Xr to test the reception? The signal issue on Xs is driving me crazy...
My XS has no issues with LTE at all and I get 4G in more places than my iPhone 7 (UK) and Wi-Fi is great I get a signal outside on 5Ghz in a car (of one bar) but that's more than my iPhone 7 had and its though 4 walls and the car too. Not all XS/XS Max models have LTE issues and it does seem more prevalent to US carriers but that's just by looking at this forum, no hard data of course.Same as 6s for me as far as signal strength. Glad it’s not like the Xs and Xs max.
What is amazing is that both the Xs & the XR use the same XMM7560 modem, which means the antenna design on the XR must be superior in some way or that using it to its full 4x4 mimo config is causing the signal to degrade slightly.Yes. Apple did, for their FCC submission. Signal strength is significantly better on the XR compared to the XS Max.
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With good signal though, the XS Max willl be faster due to the 4x4 configuration. The XR is 2x2.
Same design as iPhone X I believe with a different modem, and as mentioned not all users suffer this issue oddly enough. Wi-Fi wise I have no issues at all. I guess carrier updates and a few firmware updates will sort things out along the way. I get a much better signal on the XS than the 7 thats for sure. Back to Wi-Fi I guess a lot is also down to the router that people use, and does it support 4x4 MU-Mimo and do you have more than two devices using Mu-Mimo to take advantage of this feature as well.What is amazing is that both the Xs & the XR use the same XMM7560 modem, which means the antenna design on the XR must be superior in some way or that using it to its full 4x4 mimo config is causing the signal to degrade slightly.
What is amazing is that both the Xs & the XR use the same XMM7560 modem, which means the antenna design on the XR must be superior in some way or that using it to its full 4x4 mimo config is causing the signal to degrade slightly.
Some people speculate that it's the stainless steel band that's hurting RF signal capture on the XS and XS Max.
The FCC figures, plus the new testimony of people saying that they have an XR that has better signal than an XS tends to bear this out, at least anecdotally.
This is also why so many people are saying that no change to iOS can help LTE RF signal capture, because it's hurt by the stainless steel.
The WiFi signal issue was assisted by an iOS change because in the case of WiFi, iOS was preferring a 2.4 GHz signal when it was close to a 5.0 GHz signal that it should have grabbed.
Was gonna say that as the X is made out of the same steel.Stainless steel blocks RF signals just as much as aluminum does. It's not the stainless steel band.