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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1951210" data-attributes="member: 204485">If like many people you have a dual band router 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz it depends on how your router and devices are set up.&nbsp; Generally if you have just one band (2.4GHz) both phones should show the same number of bars for WiFi reception.&nbsp; I have just tested an iPhone SE (2020) and my new iPhone 16e in our bathroom.&nbsp; The 16e shows 2 bars and the SE only 1 but the minute I open (unlock) the SE it shows 2 bars.&nbsp; This is on a fixed band of 2.4GHz.I'm not too sure how accurately those indicators measure signal strength but performance is the real indicator.&nbsp; You may well find that the later model transfers data faster than the earlier model even on what appears to be a lower reception.&nbsp; Another example is my Sony Bravia Smart TV in our backyard Studio.&nbsp; It says WiFi strength is only 2 bars but live streams HD TV no problem.In Australia we have a Dual band router with &quot;Smart&quot; switch enabled.&nbsp; It senses signal strength on mobile devices and switches from 5GHz to 2.4GHZ if the device is too far away for 5GHz.&nbsp; Previously I had two networks on my router Home 1 which was 5Ghz and Home 2 which was 2.4GHz meaning I had to switch manually by choosing a different network depending where I was.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1951210, member: 204485"] If like many people you have a dual band router 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz it depends on how your router and devices are set up. Generally if you have just one band (2.4GHz) both phones [I]should[/I] show the same number of bars for WiFi reception. I have just tested an iPhone SE (2020) and my new iPhone 16e in our bathroom. The 16e shows 2 bars and the SE only 1 but the minute I open (unlock) the SE it shows 2 bars. This is on a fixed band of 2.4GHz. I'm not too sure how accurately those indicators measure signal strength but performance is the real indicator. You may well find that the later model transfers data faster than the earlier model even on what appears to be a lower reception. Another example is my Sony Bravia Smart TV in our backyard Studio. It says WiFi strength is only 2 bars but live streams HD TV no problem. In Australia we have a Dual band router with "Smart" switch enabled. It senses signal strength on mobile devices and switches from 5GHz to 2.4GHZ if the device is too far away for 5GHz. Previously I had two networks on my router Home 1 which was 5Ghz and Home 2 which was 2.4GHz meaning I had to switch manually by choosing a different network depending where I was. [/QUOTE]

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