If the iPhone had outperformed the Galaxy would you be congratulating Intel? Or would you be congratulating Apple?
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iPhone XS Proves Faster Than iPhone X but Slower than Galaxy Note 9 in LTE Speed Test
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Intel designed the iPhone modem, so probably Intel. Heck, it'd be double so because Intel was behind last year and it would be an amazing feat to be ahead this year.
Because I can't fully speak to hypothetical scenarios. I mean, I could say that 100% totally Intel but I can't speak for the hypothetical me.
You misspelled "whiner." I don't know where you think you are, but this is a MacRumors forum.
I wish Apple would stop screwing around and just buy Qualcomm. With the money they have pissed down the drain the past few years on share buybacks, they could easily have purchased Qualcomm. It's time for Apple to get serious about this issue!
The Intel XMM 7560 LTE modem in the iPhone XS and XS Max beats the Intel/Qualcomm modems in the iPhone X, but it isn't quite as fast as the X20 modem used in the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, according to data sourced from Cellular Insights and Ookla and shared by PCMag.
Cellular Insights compared Apple's iPhone XS Max with the iPhone X equipped with an earlier Intel modem, the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, and the Google Pixel 2 using the 20MHz channel of Band 4, used by Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and several major Canadian carriers. Download speeds were tested at full strength and at a lower signal to determine overall comparative performance.
According to the data, in situations where there is strong signal, the 4x4 MIMO antennas in the iPhone XS and XS Max offer double the speeds compared to the iPhone X, and also help improve speeds in weak signal conditions. Compared to the Note 9 and the Pixel 2, the iPhone XS Max is a bit slower, but the difference is slimmer as signal gets weaker.
At signal levels below -120dBm (around zero and one bar of reception), the iPhone XS Max becomes more competitive with the Android phones using the Qualcomm X20 modem, but at the lowest signal, the Qualcomm X20 modem outperforms the Intel modem in the new iPhones.
Real world testing pulled from Ookla speed test results also suggest the iPhone XS is a good deal faster than the iPhone X. On average, the iPhone XS offers 6.6Mb/s faster download speeds on all U.S. carriers, and even better performance on Canadian carriers with a 20.2Mb/s speed boost.
AT&T is the carrier in the United States that appears to be seeing the biggest speed boost, while the difference is smaller on Verizon and Sprint. AT&T and T-Mobile iPhone X models used Intel modems and Verizon and Sprint used Qualcomm modems, which could account for the difference.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 9 with Qualcomm X20 modem outperformed the iPhone XS in both the United States and Canada, with the Galaxy Note 9 offering mean download speeds of 43.2Mb/s and the iPhone XS offering mean download speeds of 38.9Mb/s. Data for Ookla's speed comparison was collected during the week of September 24.
Despite the favorable results on these performance tests, many new iPhone XS and XS Max users have complained of LTE connectivity issues on the new devices. PCMag speculates that this is due to problems with the first versions of the iPhone XS firmware, which could be causing trouble with signal reception.
During testing, PCMag was unable to find "any issues in the hardware" that would explain negative experiences, suggesting problems people are experiencing can perhaps be fixed through a future software update.
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Whoa your car went 1mph faster than mine on the highway. Amazing. So deserving of congratulations.
Companies aquire other companies for their ip all the time. Why wouldn't they be allowed to?
Qualcomm is the biggest SoC vendor for their only real mobile competition. And I also doubt Apple would give any better terms for licensing the tech to companies like Samsung.
Who gives a crap? Seeing as Verizon caps downloads for App Size > 150MB and requires a lan/wifi to update I really don't care about theoretical speed tests.
And did you notice how his car also gets .001 higher MPG than yours? Truly awesome! Absolutely stellar, I tell you!
I don't see anywhere in that where you explain why Apple isn't allowed to acquire Qualcomm...
Because it would be anti competitive?
Help me figure out where my bias is, then.
You attributed better performance for the Samsung modem to the manufacturer but you won't do the same when it comes to Apple.
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I'm not making the argument, just stating what I believe to be the obvious reason behind Michaels comment.
Oh. I'm obviously biased toward Apple. Understood. And I'm obviously biased against Samsung. This makes perfect sense when I bought an iPhone 8 last year and a Note 9 this year.
I've even praised the Note as being the phone I'm going to try to stick to for three or so years. But in biased. Yep. You caught me.
It couldn't be what I said, that I don't really like hypothetical scenarios.
At one time I had a car that could top out at 193 mph. Shrug. Made no difference to me.
Unacceptable. Say what you want but Samsung has made a huge strides in the phone market. Now they are leading.
Apple fans we can deny it all we want and say so minimal but if Apple was still in the lead we would be saying figures and of course and you get what you pay for..
Now we’re saying it’s minimal..
Come.
On.
Apple fans we can deny it all we want and say so minimal but if Apple was still in the lead we would be saying figures and of course and you get what you pay for..
Now we’re saying it’s minimal..
Come.
On.
Lol to all the people who defended that horrible intel radio in the 8/X... I dropped NEXT so I could get a sim free 8+ last year. The intel radio on the att carrier locked 8 was a serious POC
At least the latest gen radio is decent compared to the competition...
At least the latest gen radio is decent compared to the competition...