Report: iPhone 12's 4G/5G Speeds Slower Than Most Android Phones

A new study published today claims that 4G and 5G information speeds on iPhone 12 series lineup are slower than the most Android smartphones bachelor in the market, despite having a newer Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 modem.

A new report published pastOpensignal claims that iPhone 12 performs poorly compared to the other Android smartphones. Samsung thoroughly dominates the chart, with most 60% of the summit 25 fastest 5G smartphones. Apple ranks poorly and is placed at the last position when it comes to 5G data speeds.

Samsung'southward latest Galaxy S21 tops the chart with an average 5G/4G download speed of 56 Mbps. OnePlus 8T+ took the 2nd spot with an average information speed of 49.three Mbps. Apple tree'south latest iPhone 12 isn't seen anywhere in the superlative 25 fastest 5G smartphone list. The iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max had average download speeds of 36.9 and 36.2 Mbps, while the iPhone 12 and 12 mini came in at 29.6 and 32.nine Mbps, respectively.

5G and 4G data speeds on the iPhone 12 series are still approximately xviii% slower than the fastest 5G smartphone, the report claims. Despite the poor functioning, the report lauds Apple for narrowing the gap with Android manufacturers. The average download speed for Apple devices has increased over ii.3 times since introducing the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 modem in iPhones.

The report finally says that Apple has some communicable upwards to practice. With iPhone 12 being its starting time 5G smartphone, the company is jump to improve its operation, whereas companies like Samsung are into their third yr of introduction of 5G smartphones. Apple is known to be testing its own 5G modem for iPhones, though the iPhone 13 series, launching later this year, is still expected to feature the Snapdragon X60 modem.

Our Take

My experience with the iPhone 12 has been the complete contrary. From what I've seen in the by month, my iPhone 12 has been performing better than my previous smartphone, both in instance of data speeds and phone call connections. A identify where I didn't get whatever betoken, I'one thousand able to stream 1080p videos there, and the 4G operation has been good overall.

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