9to5Mac:
A new study from OpenSignal published today looks into the cellular performance of the most popular iPhones going back to 2013. While there’s nothing too surprising in the findings, it does nail down exactly what average speeds each model sees, how much owners of older iPhones are missing out, how much iPhone cellular speeds have grown over the years, and a few other interesting details.
For those with an iPhone 5s, 6 or 6 Plus, the research shows that those models are capable of roughly half of the cellular speeds that the new iPhone XS and XS Max are.
I knew older iPhones were slower but half speed may be enough to convince my wife to upgrade her iPhone 6 Plus.
I can see those numbers. I moved from a 6S Plus to a Max and it felt a bit snappier but not several fold faster… and the chart shows about a 50% gain which feels right.
well, depends on your region and your contract. i‘m living in a big-ish city in europe and am paying for 50Mbps 4g. And that‘s what I usually get on my iphone 8 – no use in buying a faster iphone when you got good reception, enough cell towers and your‘re reaching the theoretical speed limit anyway.
i‘d suggest you first check your lte-speed using an app like okla‘s speed test over a couple of days – maybe on your phone and on your wive‘s simultaneously, if you‘ve got the same carrier and lte speeds.