14 DAY TRIAL // Apple’s new-generation iPhone ships on Friday, and one of the questions that have remained unanswered after the September 12 unveiling event is how fast they are in terms of LTE connectivity.
And as it turns out, they’re quite fast, according to a series of tests performed by SpeedSmart and published on Twitter.
The benchmarks were performed against the iPhone X, which is no longer on sale, on all three major US carriers, and according to the results, the new-generation models come with major improvements.
As you can see for yourselves in the screenshots here, both iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max reach higher speeds on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, and there’s a logical explanation for this: both feature 4x4 MIMO, which has a major contribution to improvements in the LTE department.
iPhone XR to be the best-selling model
This technology has been around for a long time on Android, and this is one of the reasons Samsung’s models have always excelled in terms of LTE connectivity, but it’s missing from older-generation iPhones and even the iPhone XR.
iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus come with 2x2 MIMO, and as revealed by these benchmarks, the difference in terms of performance is huge.
New-generation iPhones come with substantial hardware upgrades that bring them closer to their Android rivals. For example, all iPhones have been upgraded to 4GB RAM, a new personal best for Apple’s smartphone, but while several Android devices are still using the same configuration, flagships have already been upgraded to 8GB RAM.
Analysts expect the iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR to be the best-selling models this year, despite the latter clearly coming with some major cost-saving measures in the hardware department. However, pricing is likely to be the main catalyst for growing sales, as the device is available in the United States from $749.