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Turnpike

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I'm having a hard time getting used to the square feel in my hands of the 12 Pro vs the curved feel of the 11 Pro (both are in the Apple Silicone Cases) but the reason I'm not even tempted to stay with my old phone is that the 12 Pro has MUCH better WiFi reach... I work in a multi-room shop, and wifi is a good distance from me and around some corners, and I often had to hold my iPhone 11 Pro up towards the open doorway for more of a straight unobstructed path to the wifi, but the 12 Pro connects instantly laying flat on my desk... I'm shocked at what a difference there is, enough that I won't consider continue using my more physically comfortable phone just because of the performance boost.

Funny thing is, the comparison chart on Apple's site shows they both have the same WiFi specs... maybe it's an antenna thing.

Has anyone else noticed much of an improvement? I realize not many people can/do use them both side by side every day.
 
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I also noticed an improvement, in places where i had no signal from my 5GHz wifi with the 11 pro i now have 2 stable wifi bars with the 12 pro.
 
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Same here - the 12 has better signal reach in 5GHz Wifi.

Currently I have 802.11AC but now looking to get an 802.11AX WiFi 6 router to match my incoming 1Gbps ISP.....

I really wish Apple continued to make Time Capsules with 802.11AX.... :(
 
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