iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?

[mydogeatsbeats]

I noticed on my X a downgrade to my 6S now I feel like my reception on the Xs Max is even worse.

The 8plus is also better than the X.

What is your experiance?

I feel like having more often no 3G or LTE/4G or Even no reception

 

[ROLLTIDE1]

How are you measuring reception ? Cause bars don't mean crap

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

I feel like having more often no 3G or LTE/4G or Even no reception

 

[jettie1767]

How are you measuring reception ? Cause bars don't mean crap

I agree with this statement. I was in Iceland last week and I see full bars and I had zero reception. Couldn't send text, IG, etc.

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

I dont mean bars I mean exactly what you described !

 

[chabig]

I feel like having more often no 3G or LTE/4G or Even no reception

How do you quantify "feel"?

 

[mspman]

I’ve noticed a drop in reception going from iPhone 8+ to XS max, definitely. And yes I am basing that on bars.. but it’s all other things being equal.. same spot, same time, same weather. Perhaps the bars are being misrepresented.. that’s possible. But I’ve also noticed when I leave my parking garage, I can be on the highway before my phone reconnects. That’s actually the worst part bc I’m worried about missing a call.

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

I’ve noticed a drop in reception going from iPhone 8+ to XS max, definitely. And yes I am basing that on bars.. but it’s all other things being equal.. same spot, same time, same weather. Perhaps the bars are being misrepresented.. that’s possible. But I’ve also noticed when I leave my parking garage, I can be on the highway before my phone reconnects. That’s actually the worst part bc I’m worried about missing a call.

That is exactly what I mean!

I also only have 3G on places where I had LTE before
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How do you quantify "feel"?

Its just that I feel, that I have more often no data reception

 

[Truefan31]

well that's seemingly discouraging if true. Waiting on mine, but will compare obv when it comes.

 

[Smoothie]

Someone posted this link in another thread. Test data submitted to the FCC shows somewhat poor results for the effective power output and antenna gain. Antenna gain should impact both the strength of the output of the phone as well as its reception.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-xs-rf-performance.2138078/#post-26473501

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

Someone posted this link in another thread. Test data submitted to the FCC shows somewhat poor results for the effective power output and antenna gain. Antenna gain should impact both the strength of the output of the phone as well as its reception.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-xs-rf-performance.2138078/#post-26473501

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html

Oh man ... seems like Xs Max is the worse

 

[gmanist1000]

Mine seems better

 

[indychris]

I looked in this morning just to see if anyone else was noticing worse reception. This seems far worse for me than my 8+. Data speeds for downloading apps are abysmal for me right now and an area that before was weak but usable now has ‘No Service’ with my XS. Leaving to drive to Phoenix on Monday. Guess that’ll be a good test and I suppose I’ll take my box along in case it doesn’t perform well.

 

[5105973]

Darn. I bought this in part for stereo audio recording capability and for better modem performance and call quality than I’d been getting on my intel 8 Plus. I guess I’ll just see how it goes.

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

Darn. I bought this in part for stereo audio recording capability and for better modem performance and call quality than I’d been getting on my intel 8 Plus. I guess I’ll just see how it goes.

Yes me too I thought with the max my reception would be better
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I looked in this morning just to see if anyone else was noticing worse reception. This seems far worse for me than my 8+. Data speeds for downloading apps are abysmal for me right now and an area that before was weak but usable now has ‘No Service’ with my XS. Leaving to drive to Phoenix on Monday. Guess that’ll be a good test and I suppose I’ll take my box along in case it doesn’t perform well.

That is what I am also noticing, but ofcourse no real proof yet .

 

[5105973]

Yes me too I thought with the max my reception would be better
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That is what I am also noticing, but ofcourse no real proof yet .

It’s hard for me to tell because I’m at home on WiFi.

Lol, I need to call my dad. My phones get subjected to the Dad test. If he yells “Are you calling me from the bottom of a well again?” I know there’s a problem. I’ve been having to call him from my Android phones for years because iPhones either have a mic or modem problem— or both. I’m not sure.

And I need another road trip. But that’s another month away. Regardless, I am planning on keeping this phone. I’ll just be a bit disappointed that things have gotten worse on this front. But that’s Apple...we’ve been holding our phones wrong for years now.

 

[Mac'nCheese]

How are you measuring reception ? Cause bars don't mean crap

I don't want to derail the thread too much but yeah, wtf with bars? I have full bars sometimes and data is slow as crap or a video I'm watching totally freezes.

 

[Truefan31]

Oh man ... seems like Xs Max is the worse

Can it be enhanced with software updates or no? That’d be discouraging.

 

[Nocaster]

Antennagate redux

 

[benboy12]

I am also noticing poor reception/speed. I upgraded from a 7+ to XS Max on Verizon.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I haven’t had any problems thus far. Granted I haven’t traversed a great deal in just under 24hrs.

 

[shadow82x]

Not noticing any major changes versus the Qualcomm chip in iPhone X

 

[eyedoc2020]

Probably not a bad idea to mention what network you are on as well.

 

[Phone Junky]

Antennagate redux

But the camera is awesome.

 

[mydogeatsbeats]

But the camera is awesome.