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PansexualEmoSwan t1_ixawzad wrote

This information brought to you by: macworld

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unpeople t1_ixb4jwu wrote

MacWorld is one of the biggest sites on the web for Apple news, so this shouldn't come as a shock. The study was done by Ookla, which has no affiliation with Apple or MacWorld.

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tcwillis79 t1_ixg5wrb wrote

Still weird. Apple isn’t doesn’t make the modems and I don’t recall any of the tear downs mentioning anything remarkable about their choice. Maybe good antennas or something.

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unpeople t1_ixgsq21 wrote

Yeah, the article says that Apple is using the same Snapdragon modem that most current Android models are using. I couldn't tell you why the iPhones are faster, but Apple has historically been able to wring a lot of juice out of their devices. iOS needs and uses less RAM than Android, for example, and iOS has had low-latency MIDI for a decade or more, while many Android devices still struggle with it. But, who knows? Also, this speed test was only conducted in the U.S. and the U.K., so it's not necessarily the case that iPhones are faster at 5G everywhere.

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Biffingston t1_ixb6n6y wrote

But at what point does it even matter that you have the fastest/"Best" anything?

For example, if your car can do 200 MPH does it really matter if someone else's can do 210?

Both examples are under ideal conditions anyway, I'm sure.

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unpeople t1_ixb7vyh wrote

You're complaining to the wrong person, I just pointed out who conducted the study.

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pfotozlp3 t1_ixbk33d wrote

For network bandwidth YES IT DOES MATTER. I can use the “210 mph” to its fullest on a daily, constant basis. I can’t with an automobile, that will only make my junk bigger than yours.

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Haccordian t1_ixbxunp wrote

But I need you to know my junk is bigger than yours.

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schmaydog82 t1_ixb8f80 wrote

It doesn't really matter but people are interested in/talk about lots of things that don't matter

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Biffingston t1_ixbgqjz wrote

it's gonad measurement at a certain point. I mean can the average person goong to be able to tell the difference between 4K and whatever format is going to come next?

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schmaydog82 t1_ixbhi76 wrote

I mean for people who are into tech it’s still somewhat interesting, even as a quick “oh neat”

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wolbeas t1_ixbsjl1 wrote

It matters when Android phone makers ask you thousands of dollar while giving you less than your money's worth.

It's not about having the best, it's about having what you paid for

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Skylantech t1_ixcxpbe wrote

The real world macdaddy of all things Android.

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