March 17, 2021 – ExpressVPN has been performing very well lately, with all users able to connect quickly with its Automatic, IKEv2, and Lightway protocols for direct App connections in Windows, Mac, iOS/iPhone/iPad, and Android. Today’s test task is to test the official recommended “Auto+6 servers” on three devices, Mac/Win10/iPhone, mainly to let readers know the speed of these three devices after successful connection. In Mac and Win10, “YouTube Connection Speed”, “SpeedTest”, “Netflix Fast” will be used to test. In iPhone, “SpeedTest”, “SpeedTest Video” and “Netflix Fast” will be used for speed testing. We hope that this test will provide some reference for you in your use.
The daily speed test will help you understand the following three points:
1. the server connection success rate of the VPN in the device under test.
2. the server connection time of the VPN in the tested device.
3. the speed of the VPN after a successful connection to the server in the device under test.
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Starting Time: Mar 17, 2021, 1:24 PM
Local network: 300M China Telecom / WiFi / China Mobile 4G;
Device: Windows10 / Macbook / iPhone;
Protocol: Automatic;
For testing on the iPhone, I would first take a screenshot of the ExpressVPN interface on the phone after it was connected, then take a screenshot of the speed test through SpeedTest (Speedtest has two tests, one for server speed and one for video speed), then upload the screenshot to Word on the computer, and the last step is to match the web page with the time page, and then take the screenshot after it is neatly laid out.
It is worth noting that in the Mac version 10.2.1 (8) of ExpressVPN, the Lightway-TCP connection protocol is actually found, which is the first time I saw it in the official version, before it was only available in Beta. At the same time, there is no Lightway-TCP protocol in the latest 10.1.0 (11) version of Windows 10, only the Lightway-UDP protocol, which was already there. In the latest official version of the iPhone 10.0.4 (18764), the Lightway protocol is still not supported (only Auto, UDP, TCP, IKEv2 four protocol options). macbook + Lightway-TCP combination I will find time to test as soon as possible.
Macbook + Auto + Official recommend 6 servers: 10.2.1 (8)
Mac – USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 175 ms. Download: 113 Mbps. Upload: 11.2 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 17253 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 43 Mbps;
Mac – Hong Kong- 4: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 196 ms. Download: 131 Mbps. Upload: 12.2 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 7548 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 49 Mbps;
Mac – Japan – Yokohama: First success; (Time efficiency: 21s)
Speedtest Ping: 64 ms. Download: 62.6 Mbps. Upload: 29.4 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 8401 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 2.9 Mbps;
Mac – Singapore – Marina Bay: First success; (Time efficiency: 67s)
Speedtest Ping: 85 ms. Download: 67.0 Mbps. Upload: 0.06 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 298 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 68 Mbps;
Mac – UK – Wembley: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 227 ms. Download: 78.8 Mbps. Upload: 7.33 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 5203 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: The server not support Netflix;
Mac – USA – Santa Monica: First success; (Time efficiency: 42s)
Speedtest Ping: 141 ms. Download: 65.0 Mbps. Upload: 4.58 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 101 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 6.5 Mbps;
Windows10 + Auto + Official recommend 6 servers: 10.1.0(11)
Win10 – Hong Kong – 4: First success; (Time efficiency: 14s)
Speedtest Ping: 296 ms. Download: 21.85 Mbps. Upload: 7.72 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 2313 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 20 Mbps;
Win10 – Japan – Yokohama: First success; (Time efficiency: 12s)
Speedtest Ping: 145 ms. Download: 29.07 Mbps. Upload: 15.51 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 137 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 4 Mbps;
Win10 – USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 140 ms. Download: 96.05 Mbps. Upload: 18.15 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 24327 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 34 Mbps;
Win10 – Singapore – Marina Bay: First success; (Time efficiency: 5s)
Speedtest Ping: 88 ms. Download: 81.29 Mbps. Upload: 18.32 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 8711 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 69 Mbps;
Win10 – UK – Wembley: First success; (Time efficiency: 7s)
Speedtest Ping: 226 ms. Download: 70.71 Mbps. Upload: 14.77 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 17126 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: The server not support Netflix;
Win10 – USA – Santa Monica: First success; (Time efficiency: 6s)
Speedtest Ping: 158 ms. Download: 31.34 Mbps. Upload: 0.79 Mbps;
Youtube Connection Speed: 84 Kbps;
Netflix Fast: 6.7 Mbps;
iPhone + Auto + Official recommend 6 servers: 10.0.4(18764)
iPhone – Hong Kong – 4: First success; (Time efficiency: 88s)
Speedtest Ping: 256 ms. Download: 75.6 Mbps. Upload: 19.9 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 240 p;
Netflix Fast: 36 Mbps;
iPhone – Japan – Yokohama: First success; (Time efficiency: 43s)
Speedtest Ping: 86 ms. Download: 83.8 Mbps. Upload: 18.3 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 480 p;
Netflix Fast: 5.9 Mbps;
iPhone – USA – Los Angeles – 5: First success; (Time efficiency: 63s)
Speedtest Ping: 156 ms. Download: 91.0 Mbps. Upload: 14.9 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 720 p;
Netflix Fast: 37 Mbps;
iPhone – Singapore – Marina Bay: First success; (Time efficiency: 3s)
Speedtest Ping: 83 ms. Download: 93.0 Mbps. Upload: 27.4 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 2160 p (4K) ;
Netflix Fast: 81 Mbps;
iPhone – UK – Wembley: First success; (Time efficiency: 4s)
Speedtest Ping: 225 ms. Download: 22.0 Mbps. Upload: 8.03 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 1080 p;
Netflix Fast: The server not support Netflix;
iPhone – USA – Santa Monica: First success; (Time efficiency: 73s)
Speedtest Ping: 163 ms. Download: 90.7 Mbps. Upload: 13.6 Mbps;
Speedtest Video: 1080 p;
Netflix Fast: 37 Mbps;
Conclusion: The above is the result of testing the official recommended method of ExpressVPN in Windows 10, Macbook, iPhone, the “Automatic” protocol option + 6 servers to connect to mainland China today. Although the official recommendation of only 6 servers, but I found that long-term test, can connect successfully far more than these, you can try the United States, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom and other regional servers, there should be many can connect. In addition its IKEv2 and Lightway protocols are also available, you can refer to my previous test report.
Since ExpressVPN is the first to launch the Lightway-TCP protocol in the official version of Macbook, I will test it tomorrow.
Today’s Connection Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Today’s Speed Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★