I used both verizon and att ones and dont notice any difference in both battery and performance...
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Definitive Qualcomm (A1660/A1661) v. Intel (A1778/A1784) iPhone 7/7 Plus Thread
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Same. I had both versions. No noticeable difference for battery, signal or speed.
I had the ATT iPhone 7 plus with the Intel chip for a week before returning it
for the Verizon Qualcomm version. This is on the ATT network.Both full price unlocked.
My observations:
Verizon (Qualcomm) version definitely has better battery life (consistently 5-10%)
Verizon (Qualcomm) version has better reception without a doubt, where I was dropping calls with the Intel the Qualcomm never disconnected. At home in my office I get 3 bars on the Qualcomm vs 2 on the Intel
The above is from 1 week use with each phone. Let's also remember the resale value and overseas travel options
are much better with the Verizon model.
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for the Verizon Qualcomm version. This is on the ATT network.Both full price unlocked.
My observations:
Verizon (Qualcomm) version definitely has better battery life (consistently 5-10%)
Verizon (Qualcomm) version has better reception without a doubt, where I was dropping calls with the Intel the Qualcomm never disconnected. At home in my office I get 3 bars on the Qualcomm vs 2 on the Intel
The above is from 1 week use with each phone. Let's also remember the resale value and overseas travel options
are much better with the Verizon model.
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My results are the opposite. I'm seeing 1-2hr additional battery life on Intel (10/11hr vs 8/9 hr). Reception and speed are about the same in my case.
I am sure it has a lot to do with the areas in which you travel. One thing is is undeniable is the fact the the
Qualcomm Verizon version unlocked is the World version and will get better resale value when you
are ready to sell.
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I don't disagree with you here - the Verizon version will have better resale value (larger market). But from a day to day use standpoint, Intel seems to be better for me. I'm going to gather one more day of data and report back. I really want to keep/use the Verizon one because of the resale value, but if day to day performance doesn't compare it won't work for me.
Really weird that I see the exact opposite of what you are seeing. Where are you using the phone?
I am generally in the NE USA, Jersey, NYC, NY State, Penn, De, RI, Conn, Mass and Canada.
I am also guessing signal strength is directly related to battery life. In the states above the Verizon
version was much better.
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Resale value argument is valid, overseas travel options is not. you do know that in every other country except for China and Japan the ATT phone is sold and nobody in the world uses CDMA, except for China and Japan and there are a few other Asian countries listed on the apple site. And i've been to China roaming on their network without having CDMA was just fine.
I'm testing in SoCal. 65% use wifi 35% LTE 2-3 bars.
How many hours usage are you seeing on each one?
It's possible that the Intel modem performs better on some bands and the Qualcomm performs better on others. There are a lot of variables... carrier, carrier bands you're connected to most often, how close you are to towers, how much interference there is at your location, etc. I doubt anyone is going to definitively prove that one modem is better than the other unless they have some serious test equipment and a lot of time on their hands. Maybe Anandtech will do a deep dive, but radio testing is one of the most complicated types of testing if you are looking for repeatable, scientific results, so it may even be out of their scope.
If you have no intention of using Verizon it is interesting. Especially if the performance differs between the two and you are on Tmo or ATT
Now that I've used the iPhone 7 Plus for a week. I can tell the signal on T-Mobile is WORSE than my iPhone 6S Plus. I go through the same route on train every morning. With my iPhone 6S Plus I never had problems connecting to LTE. With the new iPhone 7 Plus I can completely have problems throughout my route. It isn't one day of the week this week but every single day since I got my iPhone. My iPhone has the Apple leather case only. In conclusion the Intel part sucks big time. Feel ripped off. Too bad I sent my iPhone 6s Plus back to T-Mobile for exchange.
I went from a 6s to a 7 with T-mo and traded the 6s in. Now my LTE struggles to get above 5 at work where I had 30 before. If i go to the file room I drop to 4G but its faster than the LTE is. No one else here has trouble. I don't know what to do. :/
Mine has an intel.
ZERO problems in calls.
ZERO problems on wifi/lte.
Battery in my plus has been great.
...some people are really nitpicking!
ZERO problems in calls.
ZERO problems on wifi/lte.
Battery in my plus has been great.
...some people are really nitpicking!
I'm in Europe so I have the intel version and with the new 10.1 beta and modem firmware 1.01.06 I've experienced much improved battery life. On par or a bit better than 6s+
