5G speeds on iPhone 13 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S21 compared (on Vodacom)

[Jan]

We tested Vodacom's 5G speeds on an iPhone 13 Pro and a Samsung Galaxy S21

Real-world 5G speeds tests revealed that the Samsung Galaxy S21 produced slightly higher results than the recently launched iPhone 13 Pro.

Apple unveiled its new iPhone 13 range in September, with the Pro model sporting a Super Retina XDR OLED screen, a 12 MP camera, and up to 6GB RAM and 1TB storage.

 

[supersunbird]

I wonder what people are downloading on their phones that such speeds matter?

 

[Dolby]

Is slower iPhone not a cleverly designed Apple feature to reduce battery, as well as load on the networks ?

 

[Grep]

So pretty much the same? Can only imagine the amount of data that was used.

 

[G.A.S]

So let me get that straight ... 450 / 8 * 0.49 = R2.76 per second out of bundle (locally)?

The networks are gonna love you if you dare to roam overseas.

 

[3WA]

Can only imagine the amount of data that was used.

Yeah, this article got me curious, so I downloaded a speedtest app...

...turned off WiFi...

...and then realised what the hell I was doing.

 

[McGuywer]

To test the 5G speeds on the two devices, MyBroadband selected a location with good Vodacom 5G coverage.

Try excellent coverage! Then you will see speeds!!!

 

[bwana]

So pretty much the same? Can only imagine the amount of data that was used.

Yeah, this article got me curious, so I downloaded a speedtest app...

...turned off WiFi...

...and then realised what the hell I was doing.

Last I heard Vodacom and MTN had zero-rated data used for the MyBB speedtest app.

 

[Sapphiron]

At these types of speeds latency is far more important.

Apple seems to be lacking on that front.

@Jan, thanks for including the latency numbers as I and other forum members suggested.

How about throwing in a midrange 5G device. See if these house battery priced devices have any advantage on a networking level.