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iPhone 11 Pro Said to Offer 13% Faster 4G LTE Speeds Than iPhone XS
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Can we get a fact check on that please. I’m pretty sure that’s BS.
I observed that the LTE speed seems to be slower in US than in Europe.
Maybe it's 13% faster when you are in an area with a good coverage. However, the issue with previous iPhones (XS | XS Max) with Intel modems was that the reception with bad coverage was very bad.
This is exactly what I want to know. I have a dead zone near my house where other family members have older iPhones with Qualcomm modems and they work fine but my XS with the intel modem has issues. Worth the upgrade for me just with that if its Qualcomm
Nice to see they keep improving their 4G tech to the very end - the dual radio Xs series seemed to have some problems (that the single radio Xr apparently didn't). This represents what is probably the best of the Intel modem tech and should be good.
That one is easy. Here in the states the Samsung s10 5G is the main example of 5G you can buy. The 5G phone tech is a serious battery hog, that often overheats and turns itself off (as reviewers have found out). So yeah you don't want to deploy that - especially when the carriers barely have it deployed much (and most users won't notice the difference).
That one is easy. Here in the states the Samsung s10 5G is the main example of 5G you can buy. The 5G phone tech is a serious battery hog, that often overheats and turns itself off (as reviewers have found out). So yeah you don't want to deploy that - especially when the carriers barely have it deployed much (and most users won't notice the difference).
It will be a beautiful phone. But those of us who also have tried Android phones know consumers really got the short end of the stick in Apple’s battle with Qualcomm. For a few years now my Android phones with Qualcomm modems usually have performed better as phones because they’ve had the better modem inside. And apparently often had better mics and antenna arrangements, too.
Android phones also have some features that make you realize what Apple could be doing even with such a mature device. Fortunately I do think Apple is starting to wake up because I see signs Apple wishes to keep up. For example, I was quite pleased to see that zoom audio is a feature for all of the new iPhones. I’m loving that feature on my Note 10+.
But ultimately Apple does have iOS which is the must-have feature for many of us. I have loved using my Android phones but have no wish to go exclusively to them. If push came to shove and I had to give up my second line I would be fine going exclusively with an iPhone.
I feel your pain. I am a semi-rural AT&T customer.
First generation 5G phones are power hog battery killers due to needing to use a separate modem chip. Qualcomm won’t launch an integrated 5G modem until next year.
Early 5G adopters are going to be very disappointed with what they’re getting for all the extra money (both device and data plan) they’ll be paying.
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Its funny how people here think LTE will become irrelevant with 5G... you do realise all the promises about 100% coverage will never come to fruition because of the immense costs associated with it. Most of the rural areas will stay at technology with better penetration/range because nobody will want to invest that much money for such a low population density.
5G most likely will be interesting in metropolitan areas in a couple of years, but for all the rest I expect LTE to stay relevant... which is exactly where I miss high data speeds most
so yeah... this matters.
5G most likely will be interesting in metropolitan areas in a couple of years, but for all the rest I expect LTE to stay relevant... which is exactly where I miss high data speeds most
so yeah... this matters.
Rolling out everywhere? A good portion of the US has yet to even receive 4G LTE, let alone 5G. To install the new 5G antennas here would take until 2025 to even be viable for a few cities. Can’t imagine how it will be for those rural towns.
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13% faster...
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That's 13% across all 4 on average counting both download and upload. It's more when you break it down carrier by carrier. Over 20% faster download on Verizon and 17% faster download on T-Mobile.
Because the Qualcomm deal took too long to make. By then there was no way to meet deadlines.
I think it’s going to be real interesting to see how resale value for these Pros (and even XS’s) holds up this time next year. People can say they’re not interested in the speed that 5G brings, but once they see it in next year’s keynote everyone will want it.
The speeds in the chart are an average over the entire country. You showing one faster test is irrelevant to the point. Do thousands of tests across the whole country and your average will be much lower than can 1 test show.
The actual average LTE speed in the UK for the whole country is only around 30 Mbps.
Same could be said about desktops years ago: Hardware has matured, everything is a box with a screen.
But look how Mac changed under Steve. The first iMac, the second one, the third revision. It all was very different from just a ‘box with a screen’. Same was with laptops. iBook, MacBook Pro. It depends on the imagination and vision. What Samsung is doing now with folding phone is also very different from just a rectangle with a glass. The technology isn’t there yet, but they are experimenting. Hardware hasn’t matured. It will always evolve.
Of course everyone will want it, why wouldn't you take potentially faster speeds for "free".
It's rather that for people who will buy a 11 Pro, next years upgrade probably will be as much iterative as this years upgrade to people with an XS. 5G is just not the must have yet. It most likely will be by the time people with the 11 will want to upgrade again. That's what I suspect at least.
So good that intel sold the modem business because it was ****.
For all those people complaining that Apple should have added a ProMotion display, or 5G, keep in mind that both would have significantly effected battery life. The fact that Apple has added 4-5 hours of battery life, alone, should have been the biggest announcement and get far more positive reactions.
I think Apple designed the 11 and 11 Pro’s to be more future proof with things they really didn’t talk about, like the ultra wide band chip and move to Wi-Fi 6.
I think Apple designed the 11 and 11 Pro’s to be more future proof with things they really didn’t talk about, like the ultra wide band chip and move to Wi-Fi 6.