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No kidding. My works fine too. What a surprise!

But if we put aside the anecdotes and actually take a look at the science of it you can see why people are reporting the relatively poor performance of the newer models of iPhones.

Here you go: proof that the iPhone Xs and Xs MAX are physically defective and have a broken antenna.

So you're saying that Apple knew their antenna was defective when they released these products. Typical of Apple to blame their design failure on someone else.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/

Sites are starting to link to this guy

That is an interesting link, thanks!

I agree that Apple probably needs to add/adjust an RF amp for higher-gain; but that may be wishful thinking at this point.

It doesn't make sense that Apple would have settled for a lower EIRP than the previous model unless they HAD to for some reason.

Apple may have a dedicated RF lab, but you know who else does and who's required to release those details to the public? The FCC.

Here you go: proof that the iPhone Xs and Xs MAX are physically defective and have a broken antenna. The short version is that all bars should be at or above that red line. Only two are.

Then there's the Slashdot article proving people are seeing real world diminished speeds and signals.

Or you can just Google it. Or wait for the inevitable class action lawsuit we all know is coming.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/

Sites are starting to link to this guy

These people had an iPhone with a superior Qualcomm modem before. Now they have a cheaper one from Intel. Enjoy,

It's almost certainly this.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2...

Apple's decision to forgo Qualcomm this year and source all cellular modems from Intel is not responsible for the RF power output limitations in the new iPhone models. The cellular baseband modem is separate from and well upstream of the amplifiers that generate the conducted power and antennas that generate the radiated power being measured in lab testing.
...where is all that power going? Where is it being diminished? The answer lies in antenna gain.
Indeed, deeper analysis of the FCC OET authorization filings shows the underwhelming EIRP figures to be almost entirely products of negative antenna gain.

So not only do they have shitty modems (yep, other phones with Intel modems have a lot of problems, I cant believe that they've magically fixed them for Apple but no-one else) but they've also got a shitty antenna design (seems to have become an Apple standard).

These people had an iPhone with a superior Qualcomm modem before. Now they have a cheaper one from Intel. Enjoy,

It's almost certainly this.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2...

Apple's decision to forgo Qualcomm this year and source all cellular modems from Intel is not responsible for the RF power output limitations in the new iPhone models. The cellular baseband modem is separate from and well upstream of the amplifiers that generate the conducted power and antennas that generate the radiated power being measured in lab testing.
...where is all that power going? Where is it being diminished? The answer lies in antenna gain.
Indeed, deeper analysis of the FCC OET authorization filings shows the underwhelming EIRP figures to be almost entirely products of negative antenna gain.

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html
https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/antennagate-reduxs-if-so-what-can-apple.html

https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-mostly-fail-to.html
https://www.wiwavelength.com/2018/09/antennagate-reduxs-if-so-what-can-apple.html