IPhoneSE 2020 wifi painfully slow??

Both wifi and battery issue with out of the box replacement

This seems like a 2.4 GHz WiFi issue in my case. The 5GHz WiFi network I have works fine but on the SE, the 2.4 GHz network functions approximately at 1/3 speed of other devices I have on that network. There is definitely some firmware problem with the SE I suspect...like it can’t properly use the WiFi spectrum in the 2.4 GHz band. It does work, just is noticeably slower than it ought to be.

I’ve had mine since the end of April so out of the return period. They ran me around with the WiFi issue and still ongoing with it. Second generation AirPods have a popping noise while with voice calls or FaceTime and they admitting that is a problem. Hoping we get enough people supporting this issue to have a clear solution. Otherwise just try adjusting your router. Make sure it isn’t a home WiFi problem. I think the issue has to do with the new generation WiFi chip

I have exactly the same issue. Even if I’m sat right near the router or access point I get 2 bars and not a full 3!! It’s mad. Data transfer is really really slow.

So I decided to do some side by side tests with my work iPhone 8 about 2 years older however I get about 4 times faster in data rate, same test, same files.

test range by walking away from an AP or router. iPhone 8 solid, great signal maintained, iPhone SE 2020. Drops signal, drops to 4G and will not reconnect with SSID, saying wrong password or unable to connect - move closer. TBH if I moved closer I’d be sat on the antenna.

as a previous iPhone SE owner which was great this iPhone is a major disappointment.

all the reviews suggested that this was an updated reworked iPhone 8. It actually falls very very far from an iPhone 8. It’s much worse.

I have done all the supposedly ‘fixes’ offered by Apple and suggestions on this thread and nothing changes.

There is definitely a software, or even worse, a hardware WiFi component problem. If hardware is the cause then this will be Apple in denial that there actually is a problem as they won’t want to fix or recall.!!!!!!

it is bloody annoying.

I've had this problem too. It sometimes drops my internet service. I found that the way to solve it was to go back to the last "page" or website, hit the Enter button to refresh it -- which re-activates internet service again and I'm back on-line! This may be an anomaly but it worked once at least.

i have had my unit replaced already and a senior tech told me that sometimes within the same model you may see they update the model and have an SE a and an SE b so it is possible. I would say it is highly unlikely seeing at they are working on an iPhone SE 2021 model.

I did the 14.3 update with now success. Today I reseted the router and changed the channels setting to Auto for both bands 2.4 and 5 GHZ. Checked the bandwidth which seems ok with 74 MBit for the I phone. Lets see if this helps to get a stable WiFi connection.

Facing the same problem. I just changed the DNS to Google's server and check if it improves. I hope Apple will take care of it soon.

How far you are from router?

Go to the Apple website and submit feedback about the problem as well. They “supposedly” read the feedback

I don’t know if this will help you, but it seemed to help me: I downloaded the iOS 14 Beta and the WiFi seems to work as it should.

We now are on iOS 14.4. Did you do that update?

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for sharing. I was going crazy looking for information online (or someone with the same problem).

My wife is having the same issue. Just bought one and wifi is slow. We compared it to the old iPhone 7 she was replacing and the SE is about 66% slower. Not a problem with 4G, just wifi.

Apple stores are closed here due to the pandemic, so no genius bar either.

Hopefully someone can provide more insights.