Apple Maintains 5G Market Lead in Q1 2021 Despite Vivo and Samsung Gains

[velocityg4]

This must be a US thing, I've not seen a 5G fee fere in norway, as long as there us 5G coverage in the areay you are in ( narionwide coverage by at least one mno ( and by extension all the vmnos that use their network) by the end if nex year

Must just be some carriers too. T-Mobile sent me a notice that 5G is being included with my current plan at no extra charge. Now in two years when I get a used iPhone 12 Pro. I'll be able to make use of 5G.

 

[GtrDude]

Yes sure, Apple shipped them, but they're staying on the shelves and are not selling fast as Apple thought.

 

[theonlyeyes]

Strategy analytics is been imprecise in the past. They report shipments. At the end of the year, samsung is always down. Who spend money buy iPhone. Rightly. I saw promotion strong discount about samsung’s smartphone (normally of mid range price )with a bike like gift.

 

[Freeangel1]

Most 5G plans have anywhere from 15GB to 30GB download limit in a month. Plus higher price

So I just stick with Cable

 

[cbaca51]

5G is useless right now. Not gonna even be worth it for YEARS

 

[MacBH928]

Ahhh..yes...5G the technology that was supposed to create the next excitement to upgrade your phones but was overshadowed by the COVID19 pandemic.

There's barely any 5G here. Most is 5G with LTE anchor which, ahah, the iPhone doesn't support.

But anyway. LTE is fast enough for me (about 200MB/s). 5G is nice on paper... but it doesn't add a lot of benefit. Especially considering the battery impact it has.

I thought LTE max capability is 100Mbps or so?

 

[velocityg4]

Most 5G plans have anywhere from 15GB to 30GB download limit in a month. Plus higher price

So I just stick with Cable

Watch as SpaceX gets their satellite network up a running. Suddenly cellular carriers will magically be able to make those unlimited plans truly unlimited for the same price.

 

[IceStormNG]

I thought LTE max capability is 100Mbps or so?

Nope. LTE supports connecting to multiple base stations at the same time to get more throughput. It also depends on the frequency used. The lower frequencies have more range, but less bandwidth (often used in rural areas), while it's the other way round for higher frequencies.
LTE at my carrier "supports" (aka: is advertised) up to 300MB/s.

Speedtest with iPhone 12 on LTE (indoors, rural area). Upload is crap, but download is way beyond 100MB/s.

 

[MacBH928]

Nope. LTE supports connecting to multiple base stations at the same time to get more throughput. It also depends on the frequency used. The lower frequencies have more range, but less bandwidth (often used in rural areas), while it's the other way round for higher frequencies.
LTE at my carrier "supports" (aka: is advertised) up to 300MB/s.

Speedtest with iPhone 12 on LTE (indoors, rural area). Upload is crap, but download is way beyond 100MB/s.

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well now I am upset, I am subscribed to 5G home internet and I am getting 300-400 to the router but to my iphone 150-250 is expected, and I am in a suburban area. This means I am paying 5G prices for LTE speeds. Speedtest.net average mobile speeds is 50ish Mbps, you seem to be a rare situation.

 

[IceStormNG]

well now I am upset, I am subscribed to 5G home internet and I am getting 300-400 to the router but to my iphone 150-250 is expected, and I am in a suburban area. This means I am paying 5G prices for LTE speeds. Speedtest.net average mobile speeds is 50ish Mbps, you seem to be a rare situation.

Well it depends on your carrier. How much bandwidth they have, how many people are using that cell, how many cells they have and also whether they throttle users for no good reason (some carriers do that even though there's capacity).

I always get above 100MB/s in the areas where I am and when I'm connected to LTE (in rural areas there are still spots without LTE coverage).