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iPhone X test shows INTEL outperformed QUALCOMM

I’m looking through the test, but I believe it’s flawed because it’s not accounting for network performance that could affect speeds.

The article BGR links to doesn’t seem to be very authoritative.
 
This has actually been posted and discussed. Minimal difference on a very short term test. Not real world usage.

That said:

I was gonna ask on a new thread. But, while here has anyone used the iPhone X Intel and Qualcomm on ATT, this year.? Did you see any difference in signal strength or call quality?

Seems to be minimal difference this year. Just wondering if the Qualcomm may still do better in low signal areas.Read some posts on reduced call quality with Qualcomm on ATT.
 
rugmankc said:
I was gonna ask on a new thread. But, while here has anyone used the iPhone X Intel and Qualcomm on ATT, this year.? Did you see any difference in signal strength or call quality?

Seems to be minimal difference this year. Just wondering if the Qualcomm may still do better in low signal areas.Read some posts on reduced call quality with Qualcomm on ATT.
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Nope, no different at all.

The 7+ and 8+ I was using on ATT were Intel chipset, and the X I have now I got at Bestbuy, which is a Qualcomm version. I see no difference with my reception at all.
 
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tromboneaholic said:
The article BGR links to doesn’t seem to be very authoritative.
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They've been doing that a lot recently. :-(
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All that being said, here’s the important numbers: On AT&T and T-Mobile, the two networks that support both the Qualcomm and Intel iPhone X models, the Intel phone was faster. On AT&T, Intel iPhone X averaged 30.13Mbps, while the Qualcomm iPhone X averaged 27.46Mbps. On T-Mobile, the Intel phone averaged 33.34Mbps, and the Qualcomm device averaged 26.54Mbps.
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If they are on the same network at the same time and in the same place, then Apple has definitely slowed down the Qualcomm chip.

In my own testing between an iPhone X (Intel) and an LG V30 (Qualcomm), the LG V30 will have data throughput as much as 25% - 30% quicker than the iPhone.

The V30 has got up around 100 Mbps several times!
 
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All that matters to me is quallcomm one is the simfree version that i can get more coins when i resell it.
 
The article points to controversial data from "SpeedSmart" - a new and unknown speedtest company. The size of the data set is not revealed.

It goes against every other report we've seen, including data from PCMag and Ookla Speedtest.

Is SpeedSmart trying to get clicks and build brand recognition with a controversy? Probably.

"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." The data source presented here is questionable in reliability and certainly not complete.
 
The advantage of the Qualcomm modem last year was not maximum throughput (as mentioned already, the bandwidth is capped artificially). It was its ability to maintain a stable connection in very low signal environments, something which I don't believe has been comprehensively tested with this year's modems.
 
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Atomic Walrus said:
The advantage of the Qualcomm modem last year was not maximum throughput (as mentioned already, the bandwidth is capped artificially). It was its ability to maintain a stable connection in very low signal environments, something which I don't believe has been comprehensively tested with this year's modems.
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This is exactly what I would like to know for sure on ATT network. At the moment I am leaning back to ATT to be "sure" I have no call issues.
 
it would like to really know about this for sure- guessing that it won't matter next year if they just use intel ???
 
RickG said:
it would like to really know about this for sure- guessing that it won't matter next year if they just use intel ???
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Yeah unless you get that guy who hacked the phone 7 and put a headphone jack in they could try and put in a qcom chip on the iphone XS. But probably close to impossible since its part of the SOC
 
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it would like to really know about this for sure- guessing that it won't matter next year if they just use intel ???
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This year, the results are leaning towards Qualcomm. Results from iPhone 8, which uses the same modem as iPhone X, shows QCOM leading.

I would not be surprised if Intel closed the gap on LTE next year.
 
Yet another comparison that I cannot understand (like 8 vs. X comparisons). Why does it matter which is marginally faster? The more important metric would be maintaining sufficient speed, no? Computer network throughput speeds matter as you are moving large files that take minutes or longer. How many big files are people moving through LTE? The largest thing I download through LTE is media streams. For this application, it doesn't matter if one is twice as fast as the other as long as it goes fast enough to maintain buffered streaming. Strength of signal and maintenance seem to be the more relevant metric. Does it matter that one beats another in a straight speed test, speed which won't/can't be used? Perhaps an irrelevant pissing contest that a side must "win" because there has to be a winner? BTW, the winner is X on Intel. JK!
 
Septembersrain said:
That's easy enough to understand. Qualcomm is not running at full capacity. It has been crippled. It's in Apple's best interest to make Intel appear victorious. That is a move to silence the debate of Intel VS Qualcomm. Just my opinion.
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Well, I hope Apple knows what they're doing.

I was very close to just not buying an iPhone X this year, and after I got one I was close to sending it back...and it had to do with the V30 appearing to be almost as good as the iPhone with processing, and very clearly better with data throughput.
 
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My only concern is which one performs better with low signal on ATT.
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This. Overall speed is not the concern - Apple will make sure both perform similarly with software on this front. The issue is coverage at low signal strength, this is where the QCOM modem excels.

Very week coverage where I work. My coworkers Intel X jumps in and out of no signal, my QCOM X (both on AT&T) sits with a perfectly usable 1 bar.
 
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