Why does my stylo 4+ have such weak wifi reception?

[Android Central Question]

I have tried it on multiple different networks so i know it's not my router. My lg stylo 4+ is 3 months old and has always had this problem. My previous phone, Samsung J7, could steam video smoothly from the entrance/bottom of my driveway, approx 80yds away from my router. My stylo 4 gets glitchy on my front porch and loses connection at the top of my driveway, 20 yds away from my router. In other networks i have to be in visual distance from the router to connect. I've had only one other issue with this phone, when listening to Pandora, if i receive a phone call and answer it, Pandora resets and i lose whatever song i was listening to. Sucks but i can live with it. The wifi issue however, has me quite irritated. I only pay for wifi because 4g is spotty in my area. Now it seems my $250 phone is just too cheap for wifi. I'm doubting changing settings can solve this issue. Is hardware upgrade really my only option? So not worth it.

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Do you have a case on? If so, try taking it off -- is the reception still poor?

 

[Kuzify]

Removing the case makes no change. Also LG tech support wants me to factory data reset. I know that would be pointless....

 

[B. Diddy]

Is the phone connecting to a 5 GHz wi-fi band or 2.4 GHz? If you're using 802.11n, then 5 GHz will have worse range than 2.4 GHz (but if you're using 802.11ac, this shouldn't matter).