Study Finds iPhone XS Max Users Experience More Than Twice as Fast LTE Speeds as iPhone 5s Users on Average

[nekton1]

iPhone XS Max users experience more than two times faster real-world LTE data speeds as iPhone 5s users on average in the United States, according to OpenSignal, although there are caveats to consider.

OpenSignal says it measured speeds on hundreds of thousands of iPhones across the United States from October 26, 2018 to January 24, 2019 and found that iPhone XS Max users experienced an average LTE download speed of 21.7 Mbps compared to just 10.2 Mbps for iPhone 5s users.

iPhone XS users saw an average LTE download speed of 17.6 Mbps, while iPhone 6 through iPhone 8 Plus users posted average LTE download speeds of between 15.6 Mbps and 17.1 Mbps, as measured by OpenSignal.

OpenSignal attributes the faster data speeds on newer iPhones to improved modems and antenna designs in those devices, such as 4x4 MIMO support in the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max compared to 2x2 MIMO on older iPhones, but the results are also likely influenced by socioeconomic factors.

Someone who is still using an iPhone 5s in 2019 could be a price-conscious consumer who is unable to justify the cost of upgrading to a newer iPhone, for example, while relying on a discount carrier with inferior wireless coverage or capped data speeds compared to major carriers such as Verizon and AT&T.

That said, while the results may be somewhat skewed, a newer iPhone should be able to achieve faster data speeds than an older iPhone, assuming it's connected to a cellular tower with the latest LTE equipment.

Article Link: Study Finds iPhone XS Max Users Experience More Than Twice as Fast LTE Speeds as iPhone 5s Users on Average

[doublepost=1550460682][/doublepost]Still completely abysmal compared to 80 Mbs on 5s over wifi though.

 

[C DM]

Maybe if they want to walk around with a cannon ball attached to their ankles... That brick is 95 grams heavier than the SE models... grams turn into ounces, ounces turn into pounds, pounds turn into lost miles, lost miles turns into a poorer fatter lifestyle...

Seems like by that logic slightly heavier load would help by having someone burn up more calories. So sounds like it actually works better.

 

[name99]

I wouldn't say it's dumb, but it might be better to compare the SE as there's only a two year difference between it and the XS Max (instead of the five between the Max and 5S).

Especially when you consider the SE does almost as poorly as the 5S.

Way to miss THE point. The real issue here is the hysteria a few months ago regarding Apple using Intel modems (rated at X million impossibits/sec) rather than QC modems (rated at Y million impossibits/sec) and how this showed that Apple sucked, was going to destroy the iPhone brand, blah blah.

Meanwhile, in the real world THESE are the numbers we see...

 

[I7guy]

[doublepost=1550460682][/doublepost]Still completely abysmal compared to 80 Mbs on 5s over wifi though.

True but my max is getting some good speeds.
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...users-on-average.2169936/page-2#post-27098884

 

[TommyBoyAZ]

Not sure why this is news, but ok.. Generally, we all know that older technology tends to be slower than newer technology. This sounds like a marketing ploy to say, buy the new iPhone Xs Max. I have the iPhone Xs Max and i've never once thought to compare it to my 5s (that I got rid of like eons ago). What have i been missing all my life?

 

[C DM]

Not sure why this is news, but ok.. Generally, we all know that older technology tends to be slower than newer technology. This sounds like a marketing ploy to say, buy the new iPhone Xs Max. I have the iPhone Xs Max and i've never once thought to compare it to my 5s (that I got rid of like eons ago). What have i been missing all my life?

Are you simply going by the headline or what the article and the related materials are actually about?