Nice to hear. Without comparing them side by side, I do not notice an obvious speed difference between my previous 12 mini and current 15, however I do notice that 15 now connects to 5G networks in spots where 12 mini would stay on 4G and also switches networks faster and gets a better signal when roaming. 👍
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iPhone 15 Models Have Up to 54% Better 5G Download Speeds Than iPhone 14 Models
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wow. they dont even show the S23 Ultra. What's up with that?? Just Flip Phones.
I knew it!! The S 23 Ultra 5G download wastes the iPhone 15 Max. Puts it to shame. Thats why it is not listed in this Mac rumors article.
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The larger the speed, the more capacity there is per sector/site for other people to use. One of the main points of 5G NR is to use large swaths of bandwidth in the mid-band and high-band (mmWave) spectrum. This is to ensure everyone gets fast speeds and the network doesn’t bog down. It’s a win for consumers!
Agreed. Are all these super-fast 5G speeds so people can run Speedtest? Where the real-life use tests on a phone? Is there one? Streaming is a fixed rate. Doesn't matter how fast your pipe is. How many people move extremely large files over cellular? I know that even on super-fast WIFI, browsing can still be sluggish due to websites and ads, so, really, what's the point of super-fast 5G?
That's where you're getting that Pro goodness.
Also it has more RAM which always helps everything, despite what Apple seems to think for the majority of their Macs. If there's enough RAM to load this entire test as opposed to having to page, that would show a significant difference. Not sure if that's what's happening here but it's plausible.
Seems it just has higher throughput overall. It's reading the data from the antenna and processing it faster. Kind of like attaching an old slow computer with a gigabit network card. Sure, the network card can do it, but can the rest of the computer actually keep up?
Not as extreme in this case obviously but the same concept.
On re-reading it seems clear the bigger models have better speeds even at non-Pro. Not sure about that one. As far as I know bigger models won't necessarily have better reception because they're not bigger enough to make a difference.
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Same as the point of incrementally improving all technology. Remember the infamous and disputed phrase, 640k aught to be enough for anyone. The numbers just keep getting bigger across the board.
Kind of like iPhones. Buy a new one every year and it doesn’t seem that big a leap. Wait five to ten years and it's a huge improvement, and you'll be glad they were making those incremental improvements in the mean time.
So to answer your question no, right now there may not be a lot of tangible benefit but as technology grows and becomes more demanding we will find uses for it and one day it will seem like what we have now isn't enough compared to what we'll be able to do then.
The amount of computing power it takes just for me to write this post would be considered absolutely wasteful by the computer scientists of the 70s and 80s who were just fine with Emacs and BBS.
That's fine and dandy, but it doesn't help those who already have 5G capable smartphones (IP 12 & up & Android) but can't get 5G in their areas.
T-Mobile/Mint Mobile don't have a decent 5G infrastructure (neither does Verizon/MVNOs) in northern New England, as service is spotty, making it almost useless until the cellular companies builds up and out their 5G system, which it is albeit slowly.
Glad we can get LTE/4G in many areas.
T-Mobile/Mint Mobile don't have a decent 5G infrastructure (neither does Verizon/MVNOs) in northern New England, as service is spotty, making it almost useless until the cellular companies builds up and out their 5G system, which it is albeit slowly.
Glad we can get LTE/4G in many areas.
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It's unfortunate that the carriers make people think they need it and that theirs is the fastest when almost no one needs it.
Can’t tell the difference between my 15 and 13 in terms of speed so I can’t see why there’d be a difference from 14 to 15
That’s probably the least scummy thing the cellular cartel does. How about things like lobbying the FCC to lower the definition of broadband to the pittance they are willing to provide.
I don't notice much of a difference but I've always had good 5G speeds with T-Mobile. Typically download 600-700 Mb/s.
Good thing I'm in Northern CA, US - Bay Area...the center of terrible cell coverage. iPhone 14 Pro. I'll assume the 15 won't do much better.
It’s not all about how fast you can get something downloaded at peak speeds. When the signal is one bar I’ve found that 5G can be a lot more usable than LTE.
