iPhone XS (Max): Users complain about connection drops and Wi-Fi problems

The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have been available to buy for exactly one week now. Unfortunately, there are already some problems: users are complaining about Wi-Fi problems and difficulties receiving signals via the mobile network.

Problems despite improved antenna design

The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have been available to buy from Apple and various retailers for a week now. And complaints from users are already piling up, all of whom are complaining about poor reception quality and problems with Wi-Fi connections. For example, the iPhones prefer to connect to 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi networks rather than 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks (this is a Wi-Fi standard that allows faster Internet speeds) or there are connection interruptions when using the cellular network. And this despite the fact that Apple rethought the antenna design of the new iPhones to offer better reception quality.

Antenna Gate 2.0?

At that time, after the presentation of the iPhone 4, buyers also complained about receptionproproblems. The design of the antenna meant that calls would be dropped if you held the iPhone in a certain way. This was called Antennagate at the time. Now some believe that the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have a similar problem. The Verge asked Apple for a comment, the company from Cupertino has not yet received any feedback.