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iPhone XS Max Is the mobile reception on the xs Max even worse than iPhone X ?
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Hair!!!New emojis thought, right??!!?!?!??? OMFG!!!!!!!
Well it does also fix the charging issue which is very sporadic but is getting all the attention.New emojis thought, right??!!?!?!??? OMFG!!!!!!!
There isn't going to be a software release next week addressing the issue some are having in the thread.
If your phone is one of the ones affected, you either return it before the 14 day window closes, or you keep it and hope Apple releases a update to specifically address the problem.
If your phone is one of the ones affected, you either return it before the 14 day window closes, or you keep it and hope Apple releases a update to specifically address the problem.
That's a good point and an interesting angle. Yes, Apple has been known to ban people, so that could well be the case. However, reviewers in general don't focus much on RF performance, even though it's a very important part of the phone.
Yes, it is almost surely a hardware issue. Software can only do so much when the antenna design just isn't very good. Ironically, based on the FCC test results, it looks like the Xr may have much better RF performance for a lower price. I wonder if the Xs and Xs Max are just going to be a flop and they'll sell a ton of Xrs?
Your post is very interesting, and the penetration of bands is true, it scales up and down the spectrum. However, phones do not choose what band they are on... they are assigned a band by the radio at the cell site. However, the phone has to feed back information about the quality of it's signal that the tower uses to decide what band to go onto... maybe that's what the engineer was referring to. However, for Wi-Fi, the client is what decides what band to choose, which is why different phones on the same AP will do different things when picking which band to go on, or which AP to roam on in a multi-AP setup.
We had a bumper or had to hold it right
But I agree, it had some of the best reception in low signal areas once I added the bumper. It allowed to text and/or make calls. Better than my 7+, 8+ or now the XSM.
I am an outdoor person and at times miles away from towers etc. With this I need the basics (text and calls) and not surfing the web or speed tests.
In this area my current experience is that the XSM is falling behind my work 6, my prior 8+ and my wife’s XS.
Her XS is similar to the 6 and her prior 8.
Good information. But Physically Sprint LTE issues are tolerable. WiFi Range is less than Galaxy S8 Plus.
However color and display charactersistis are much improved over my OG launch day FL serial number unit.
Being blacklisted is definitely a problem. It would be great if all of the reviewers got together and covered this. Apple would have to ban all of them and risk not having anyone left to invite to their keynotes.
Today I was making my normal dropoff of a kid in my carpool. At her house last week on the Max my signal only came up to two bars 4G. Today on my 8 Plus at the same house at the same spot where my car parked last time was full bars LTE. I really don’t know what to make of it all. My Max is packed and presumably being returned by my husband so my testing, such as it is, is done. My husband keeps comparing his Max to his S9+ and a Huawei and says they’re all performing close enough he can’t really claim a problem with his Max. His office building blocks a lot of carrier signals as it is. He’s not worried and is keeping his Max.
I returned mine for other reasons stated elsewhere.
I’m planning on ordering an Xr. I hope it won’t have any problems. I like the new camera. Lol, I appreciate “Beautygate”. At my age I need all the help I can get.
Waiting for I-Justine to do a video on reception gate At least it would be pretty to look at !
You have till Friday to setup a return ! Software is very unlikely to fix these problems
At least it would be pretty to look at !You have till Friday to setup a return ! Software is very unlikely to fix these problems
That would be a very windy video.Waiting for I-Justine to do a video on reception gate
Has anyone who's posted in here with LTE connectivity and speed issues installed 12.1 beta 2 to see if it corrects anything?
I have the beta installed. I am on Verizon. LTE B4 is still weak compared to my Pixel 2 on the same cell site/sector.
Interestingly it seems pretty good on the main coverage band B13. Actually better than my Pixel 2 at my home by a few dBm now.
I'll do more comparisons tomorrow when I get out and about.
Interestingly it seems pretty good on the main coverage band B13. Actually better than my Pixel 2 at my home by a few dBm now.
I'll do more comparisons tomorrow when I get out and about.
I will give you a few responses in advance.
- haven’t heard of that.
- it is operating as it should. Not responsible for weak carrier signals.
- genius support tests show within specs
Unless Apple would admit a small number of units may be affected
At this point these phones simply don't hold enough "wow" power to warrant keeping them if they have nagging issues like this. They're just too expensive for such nonsense. I mean, in the end we're still looking at an iphone screen, a bit bigger but still the same old thing. And for $1100+?
If Apple wants to sell the most expensive phone on earth, it should build the best phone on earth, without exception and certainly without bugs.
Bit of an exaggeration, I can name 3-4 more expensive average consumer devices more; not counting 10-12 luxury phones special made like Vertu. Huawei Mate RS is $2000+ And they have buggy laggy Android on them too.
And $999/1099 are far from the most expensive on the planet; not everyone got the loaded ones.
You posted really good info. And this issue really bothers me.
Results on my XsMAX are
Weak WiFi Signal Range. I could go 30 feet out my front door. With my S8+ Samsung phone and it was only 2x2 MIMO.
I can’t go 10 feet out the from door and it drops the WiFi completely. Not a huge deal.
On Sprint LTE. Less bars but stronger signal.
One or 2 bars will be useable.
I had seen someone post in here about posts being removed in Apple's Support Forums. It just happened to a post a made. I posted this in there and they took it down.
I tested the signal strength for a few hours prior to making my decision to send them back. On average in my house the iPhone XS was getting -10 dbm to -15 dbm worse signal than my Pixel 2. That's a pretty big difference. Especially considering the reception at my house in pretty good on T-Mobile. I was standing in my front door with the door open and my Pixel 2 was at -87 dbm and the iPhone XS was at -95 dbm. I turned 90 degrees to the left with the door still open and the iPhone XS dropped to -106 dbm. Still standing in the same place just not facing out the door. The Pixel 2 didn't change. That right there was the biggest indication to me that the antenna are sub-par in the iPhone XS. In my basement the iPhone XS couldn't even get a signal, and since my basement is finished I hangout down there. Based on the difference in signal strength at my house I wouldn't get any signal at my in-laws at all since my Pixel 2 has a fairly weak signal there to begin with. Based on what I experienced and what that FCC report says I think the antenna issues in the iPhone XS will only get more traction. There is definitely a problem. It reminds of the horrible antenna in the Galaxy Nexus as compared to the Motorola Droid Razr HD years ago. Whenever I was going to be traveling and using Google Maps I had to pop my SIM into the Moto because the Galaxy Nexus would drop reception a lot because it had weaker antenna/reception.
In my home office the average ratings for signal strength were:
Pixel 2 -100 dbm
iPhone 5C -100 dbm
Nexus 6p -100 dbm
iPhone XS -110 dbm
One of those is not like the other.
I tested the signal strength for a few hours prior to making my decision to send them back. On average in my house the iPhone XS was getting -10 dbm to -15 dbm worse signal than my Pixel 2. That's a pretty big difference. Especially considering the reception at my house in pretty good on T-Mobile. I was standing in my front door with the door open and my Pixel 2 was at -87 dbm and the iPhone XS was at -95 dbm. I turned 90 degrees to the left with the door still open and the iPhone XS dropped to -106 dbm. Still standing in the same place just not facing out the door. The Pixel 2 didn't change. That right there was the biggest indication to me that the antenna are sub-par in the iPhone XS. In my basement the iPhone XS couldn't even get a signal, and since my basement is finished I hangout down there. Based on the difference in signal strength at my house I wouldn't get any signal at my in-laws at all since my Pixel 2 has a fairly weak signal there to begin with. Based on what I experienced and what that FCC report says I think the antenna issues in the iPhone XS will only get more traction. There is definitely a problem. It reminds of the horrible antenna in the Galaxy Nexus as compared to the Motorola Droid Razr HD years ago. Whenever I was going to be traveling and using Google Maps I had to pop my SIM into the Moto because the Galaxy Nexus would drop reception a lot because it had weaker antenna/reception.
In my home office the average ratings for signal strength were:
Pixel 2 -100 dbm
iPhone 5C -100 dbm
Nexus 6p -100 dbm
iPhone XS -110 dbm
One of those is not like the other.
Thanks for posting proof that apple is trying to cover this all up. I also had a couple of my post removed. This is leaving a very bad taste in my mouth and I am actually thinking about picking up a Pixel 3 next week and this is coming from someone who has owned every Iphone since the Iphone 4.
When did all the engineers log on? Now it’s a definite hardware issue that can’t be fixed with software.