The iPhone 14 Pro Max set some records for median download speeds with mobile connections over the last year. Now the first report from Ookla reveals how much faster the iPhone 15 Pro Max is when it comes to cellular performance – spoiler almost 100% faster.

Ookla shared its latest mobile performance report comparing the major US carriers for download and upload speeds, consistency, availability, and more today.

Included in that, the report shows how the most popular smartphones in the US stacked up in Q3 2023 for download/upload speed and latency.

Back in fall 2022, iPhone 14 Pro Max earned the crown but then lost the title for the fastest cellular speeds in Q4 as well as Q1 2023.

Now the first study from Ookla with iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is in and the results are quite impressive.

The iPhone 15 Pro Max crushed all the other devices on the list with a median download speed of 251.37 Mbps. That was even about 10% faster than the 15 Pro.

Compared to the 127.83 Mbps that the iPhone 14 Pro Max saw in Q2 this year, the 15 Pro Max delivered a 96.6% faster median download speed.

But last year, right after the 14 Pro Max launched, the highest average download speed Ookla measured was 147 Mbps. That dropped as iPhone 14 Pro Max adoption grew to level out at 127 Mbps by Q2 this year.

Curiously, the Qualcomm X70 modem that the 15 Pro and Pro Max (and 15 and 15 Plus) use are generally touted as offering up to 24% faster 5G speeds, but there seems to be a lot greater gain possible.

Source: 9to5mac