I am an Apple fanboy. But I am sure if the report said IPhone 12 speed is on top. People will say very different thing in this forum. Same thing applies to Android forum.
Yep. Articles like this one are known as honey-pots because they generate numerous posts from fanboys and haters, each spewing their bullshit, including yours truly.
My 2016 Ford F-150 has a six speed transmission, the new models have ten speed transmissions, therefore I am lagging behind. GMC trucks have a new-fangled six position tailgate. I’m lagging behind once a again. I feel sorry for myself.
And I love speed tests. They’re the tech version of who’s got the biggest schlong today.
You were honest and that's admirable but there are some simple truths that make the question easier to tackle.
The current Apple 5G modem is 'old'. Most of these Android phones will have the advantage of using the newest 5G modems. It was always going to be unlikely that the newer modems would be slower than the models they replaced.
The Apple modem is not on-SoC which brings its own set of compromises.
The antenna design is not going to match that of some competing phones (especially of manufacturers that build equipment at every link of the 5G chain. Apple didn't have a lot of time to really optimise the design with Qualcomm's modem.
This isn't bullshit. It is reality. This is even before you connect it to any network so it wouldn't be all that logical to suppose Apple would have an easy time competing.
As others have said, these speeds are averages and there are many, many variables involved so clearly YMMV.
However, is speed important to Apple? Of course it is. Wasn't a large part of Apple's 5G presentation on precisely that aspect?
Yes, but that is precisely why I was pushing & hoping Apple would release a 5G phone -- mostly to just get that ball rolling.
I am expecting 5G performance (overall) to be much better on the iPhone 13 as both Apple and Qualcomm get their sea legs under them.
Would a 30% speed boost combined with better battery life be out of the question?
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