10-100 times faster to go through my monthly allotments? We need technology to allow us to have 10-100 times the 4G speed without throttling.
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Apple's Rumored to Debut First 5G iPhone in 2020 With Intel as Modem Supplier
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I just want a damn phone that works at 4G speeds EVERYWHERE....LTE barely works anywhere with ATT unless your under a tower....5G is going to be even worse.
Don't know why carriers are obsessed with speeds instead of coverage....I don't need damn gigabyte speeds on my phone, I don't even use my 200mbps home internet.
Don't know why carriers are obsessed with speeds instead of coverage....I don't need damn gigabyte speeds on my phone, I don't even use my 200mbps home internet.
Double-edged sword -- that's a lot of right-of-way or other leasing agreements to make, plus construction and deploying backhaul.
Yep. Remember all the claims about LTE also and how many years it took to get even close to the hype?
5G is a real alternative to the cutthroat cable companies if you can’t (like me in a rural location) or don’t want to pay for their services.
Have to agree with that one. Apple is a company. Definition of company (from Wikipedia): “business entities with an aim of gaining a profit”.
2020? I doubt 5G will even be available in most cities by then. (The carriers might market something called "5G", though.)
Even reasonably priced 4G without throttling would be huge.
I'm imagining that highly congested areas / peak times would be better
perhaps it's fiber to the tower that is the choke point, but I was under the impression it was the spectrum from the tower to the phones
I suppose more 4g small cells are also a solution there, perhaps there just aren't enough of them as it is
From what I have read, it is this plus the "Internet of Things" that is the real advantage of 5G.
In particular, I think that 5G is a necessity to truly move to fully autonomous vehicles.
As for smartphones, I don't think most will see a real advantage of 5G over 4G. I think Apple is wise to target 2020 for implementation.
That's funny speaking about the company who has repeatedly been more reactive than proactive about their own labor issues.......... but that never happened. (Enter Reality Distortion Field)
Latency matters a lot for webpages, especially newer ones with lots of resources coming from different places. HTTP sucks. Each HTTP request takes 2 round trips, not counting the DNS lookups. With 250ms ping, that's 500ms total. A request for a 5mbit file at 10mbit/s takes just as long queuing the data as it does waiting for latency. Most things get requested in parallel, but not all.
You can look at the timeline in the web inspector in Safari to get a good visualization of this. MacRumors front page takes almost 5 seconds to load fully for me, with strings of requests.
Realistically 5G should also offer more bandwidth than 4G. More towers, less travel distance. Could help with streaming videos. LTE can stream a video fine on a perfect connection, but it's usually not perfect.
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I can guarantee you, this will not make your life any better. The only difference is, your bank account will be damaged if you choose to upgrade. Stick with your X and XS until 2027 and let Apple feel the burn a bit. Just care the device and stop trying use a smartphone to replace what might actually be missing.
Brain tumors will definitely be on the rise with 5G
Considering some of the telecom companies are shutting down the 3G network in 2021, the 5G better be ready by 2020.
Agreed. Being on 4G, I've never once thought I've been starved for cellular bandwidth. If 5G is a detriment to battery life, I'll pass.
Today’s Intel reminds me of when Blackberry was scrambling to buy or build a modern operating system after being quite content to rehash their bread and butter rigs year after year and suddenly seeing new modern devices leapfrogging them. I think it’s too late for Intel. I think it’s just going to be a not quite so slow death. It’s not like no one else is going to go after their server chips too if they think that’s going to save them. The problem they have with desktop chips is only going to be amplified when their power and heat radiating chips are leapfrogged by someone else. And I would bet Apple doesn’t stop with desktop chips after their success on the mobile side.
What are you talking about? It IS about money... Intel gave them a better price. The whole drama stuff happened after.
I really can’t imagine what they’re gonna do with next year’s iPhones. Like, what else is there to do? Lol. Especially in terms of design.
We already have glass backs as a standard, stainless steel frame as a standard, Face ID... very curious what next year will hold. iPhone XI with mostly mostly the same design and then an iPhone 2020 (XX) with no notch?
This is just sad. Intel, as we can see with the performance of the Xs / Xr's (and noticeable performance differences of Intel vs Qualcomm iPhone 8's), is a second rate modem provider. Mediatech isn't supposed to be top rate either. Apple is totally committed to Intel supposedly.
According to the article Intel is having trouble solving heat issues with its initial chip. Apple is banking on using their next chip.
Apple, get over this stuff (with Qualcomm) and give your customers a better modem provider - its impacting the user experience (that's over the line for your customers). The fact mid range Android phones (using Qualcomm hardware) are going to have better cell network performance (modems) compared to top of line iPhones is embarrassing.
Get the $29 battery replacement while you can for your 6s's.
According to the article Intel is having trouble solving heat issues with its initial chip. Apple is banking on using their next chip.
Apple, get over this stuff (with Qualcomm) and give your customers a better modem provider - its impacting the user experience (that's over the line for your customers). The fact mid range Android phones (using Qualcomm hardware) are going to have better cell network performance (modems) compared to top of line iPhones is embarrassing.
Get the $29 battery replacement while you can for your 6s's.
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Yeah, but it seems the USA isn't even good enough for LTE/4G now in many areas due to the size of the country. I'd say the roll out for 5G will take quite a few years. I'd imagine 2021/2022 would be the better time to switch.
I think you could happily buy next year's model and then upgrade a couple of years after that and 5G should be kind of ready.
Hmm. I may buy an XS Max after all. I certainly don’t want to be a schmuck paying $1360 for the 2019 iPhone Max with a 5G iPhone potentially releasing the following year.
Honestly it really won’t make much of a difference since LTE is already good enough but it definitely wouldn’t hurt.
I totally agree that Qualcomm makes the better modem for sure. I made sure to buy the right 7 Plus for that reason.
Honestly it really won’t make much of a difference since LTE is already good enough but it definitely wouldn’t hurt.
I totally agree that Qualcomm makes the better modem for sure. I made sure to buy the right 7 Plus for that reason.
I just love how people seem to think Intel, of ALL companies, is somehow morally superior to Qualcom. Seriously, that's so rich.
For the prices Apple is gouging their consumers, they should expect the best of everything.
For the prices Apple is gouging their consumers, they should expect the best of everything.