iPhone 7 Issues & Fixes: Apple Intentionally Caps Data?

Reports are currently circulating the web regarding the iPhone 7's data use. An issue regarding Apple intentionally capping the download capability of the iPhone 7.

A research was conducted by Twin Prime, which specializes in mobile acceleration, and Cellular Insights, an independent company based in New York City specializing in RF technologies. The research finds that Apple's latest addition to their array of smartphones, the iPhone 7, particularly the one from Verizon, is not getting the full advantage of Verizon's network capabilities.

The report was denied by Apple in a statement saying: "Every iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus meets or exceeds all of Apple's wireless performance standards, quality metrics, and reliability testing," according to WCCFTECH .

The LTE chip rivalry between Intel and Qualcomm has been known ever since the iPhone 7 was released. Qualcomm has been the provider for Apple's modem chip in the last five years and clearly outperforms Intel modems by 30 percent in overall performance and 75 percent when the signal was at its weakest. Apple still made a huge risk by making two versions of the iPhone 7, which was said to be Apple's marketing strategy to get leverage with Qualcomm in terms of negotiation, according to Forbes. In order not to get the inferior model of the iPhone 7, a couple of tips were provided to spot the difference.

The first method is by checking the back of the device, the model A1660 and model A1661 mean they have a Qualcomm modem while the model A1778 and model A1784 are equipped with an Intel modem. In terms of purchasing an iPhone 7 through a carrier, Verizon and Sprint sell the Qualcomm-powered iPhone while AT&T and T-Mobile sell the Intel-equipped iPhone. Another difference is that an iPhone equipped with an Intel chip will not be on a CDMA network just like the network utilized by Verizon and Sprint.

Apple is allegedly limiting the data speed of its devices to make sure that the iPhone 7 equipped with an Intel chip won't fall behind from those powered by the far more superior Qualcomm-powered iPhone. Having the latest iPhone performing so poorly in one of the fastest networks in the market is not a good sign. Any consumer who pays for services would want to have a 100 percent experience.

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