IPhoneSE 2020 wifi painfully slow??

Is anyone else having wifi problems w the new iPhone SE?


It runs in all cases about 75% slower than miy old iPhone 6s. I am on a 1GB fiber internet connection, with Apple Airports throughout.


I generally use the 5GHz spectrum.


A full phone reset, and using only factory settings, makes no difference. At all ...

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Posted on May 1, 2020 8:57 PM

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Posted on May 4, 2020 12:23 AM

I have similar inconveniences.


I have identified two problems, all values given - D/U [Mb/s]:


1) iPhone SE 2020 has noticeably worse wifi range than my previous iPhone 6s. In the place where 6s connects to my 5GHz network and still reaches 20/4, SE does not detect the network at all. The range on the 2.4GHz band is also worse and shows about one beam less. Sometimes, even close to the access point, a message is displayed saying that the network cannot be connected. This does not happen on any other device (4 iPhones, 2 iPads).


2) iPhone SE 2020 has a problem with the simultaneous use of the 2.4GHz band over wifi and bluetooth. When I turn off bluetooth, the bandwidth increases significantly. For example, near access point it increases from 29/44 to 98/82, far from access point it increases from 8/13 to 23/37.


I have already started regretting this purchase.


My setup is: Mikrotik hEX, UniFi AP-AC-LR

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Sep 11, 2020 11:19 AM in response to kaival5

Tremendous Wifi issues in new iphone se 2020


does anyone has this


i was using iphone 6 since last 6 years

was happy with that 

just a little slow but no other issues


i was not a fan of face id and phone with nodge so when i saw se 2020

i bought it


bt have tremendous wifi issues

my iphone 6 shows full wifi bars in my room

bt se 2020 only shows 1


poor wifi 


after surfing to all possible things as read in discussions of apple and youtube videos

nothing happened 

even waited for update 13.7

even updated but nothing changed


went to apple store they took the iphone after i tried to convince with my problem


they returned my device 3 days later telling the issue has been resolved 

but still the problem is there 


i am now so much frustrated that i want to sell my 20 days old phone 

i used my iphone 6 which i now use as secondary phone for 6 years bt this fone i cant handle it 


poor apple service and support 

really broke my heart 


Sep 13, 2020 6:22 PM in response to Stephen Pollak

I just got this SE2020 a month a go. Had the iphone 7 the last 4 years. But ever since I have this new iphone it is drama With the wifi.

If I want to use chromecast I need to switch everything else off except the wifi. I cannot use 4g and wifi at the same time because the phone will constantlt switch to 4g. I work at home so normally I am on wifi 95% of the time, I am affraid it is now the other way around. :( Is Apple aware of these issues and are they planning on fixing them?

Sep 19, 2020 7:58 AM in response to Theseriousobserver

iOS 14 did not resolve my weak Wi-Fi issues. Reception is still very weak and not up to what I’d expect, especially compared to our other phones.


My daughters original SE has stronger connectivity without the drops than this new SE2.


I’d say it is about 20% weaker than the original se, and 30-40% weaker than the 7 plus.


My data usage has skyrocketed as a result.

Sep 27, 2020 7:17 PM in response to iphone_bp

Also it’s not a router problem as I’ve had my router replaced, SIM card charged, they given me a replacement unit. No fixes. I think it’s the new chipset they decided to use that supports faster speeds. Even on higher speed models the range is spotty. Even the Apple store tech though the signal strength on my phone was off but he said there wasn’t anything he could do since it passed all the diagnostics.

Oct 18, 2020 2:45 AM in response to Cweeduk

If a case contains metal or other conductors it will affect antenna performance. If a case is made of only non-conductive plastics and silicone, it will not affect antenna performance. This is universally true as the frequency and direction of radiation propagation is only affected when the transmission medium has substantially differing permittivity and permeability constants. For most plastics, these constants are nearly identical to that of air.


Please be careful to not obscure the performance problems indicated here with your comment about cases. It is a separate train of thought for a separate thread.

Dec 23, 2020 4:16 PM in response to Stephen Pollak

+ 1 here fresh I phone se 2020 and the WiFi connection gets sometimes that bad that I think I am back to the 90s and a modem connection. I need to connect and reconnect every time.


My old android Huawai holds the connection stable all day long.


Brand new phone and now I have three major bugs. Heating up when loading. Wired Bluetooth Connection as well as an unstable WiFi connection.


Makes the impression that Apple is lousy in QC?

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