Greater Share of iPhone 13 Models Expected to Support Ultra-Fast mmWave 5G

[Biglethal69]

I’d say that 50% doesn’t include iPhone sold to Australia. Dunno if aus isp would include mmWave. AFAIK only sub 6ghz is supported, which doesn’t really provide much faster speed than 4G.

What a load of Garbage MM wave is available all over the Gold Coast and in Brisbane and other capital cities I get over 700 Mbps download and almost 150mps upload on 5G and 100 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload on 4G so I’m not sure what planet you’re from but you’re definitely in the wrong area maybe you just need to move.

 

[dwaltwhit]

No one wants to build infrastructure until more phones support it. Manufacturers are slow to adopt until the infrastructure is in place. One will have to push the other and it looks like apple is doing the pushing.

 

[boss.king]

Now even more people will be able to hold their phone just right on the corner of a single street to watch their battery deplete before their eyes.

 

[JPack]

What a load of Garbage MM wave is available all over the Gold Coast and in Brisbane and other capital cities I get over 700 Mbps download and almost 150mps upload on 5G and 100 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload on 4G so I’m not sure what planet you’re from but you’re definitely in the wrong area maybe you just need to move.

Nope, the mmWave auction was just finished in May 2021. There are zero deployments in Australia.

But it's true that mmWave isn't much faster than mid-band 5G.

 

[McKodiak]

The unlimited data plan prices need to drop. Without cheaper plans, I don’t care how fast it is.

 

[Mr. Dee]

5G has turned out to be the most useless feature in 2020 with so many working from home and using WiFi. I suspect maturity won’t kick in until about 2023, but at least your iPhone 12 won’t feel obsolete.

 

[goobot]

I don’t even have ltea where I live and I live in a pretty densely populated area. The rollout of new network technologies has been quite disgraceful honestly. Hspa+ and lte did not take anywhere near as long as this

 

[maxfromdenmark]

This might be another reason for the rumored larger batteries.

or higher refresh rate screens

 

[xDeadTechx]

Going to be holding off until the rumored fabled iPhone foldable is announced. Kinda tired of the candy-bar style.. the iPhone 12 Pro Max is a great phone and half the time 5G speeds are slower than what I would have had on LTE.

Though anyone coming from a 8/8+ or X probably would find this a great upgrade.

 

[Wackery]

It would be great if the mobile providers actually provide mmWave in greater capacity. Also I find that speeds on regular 5G aren’t really much different than LTE in most cases.

LTE is still really good.

my LTE connection is actually faster than my wifi.

 

[827538]

While I agree mmWave is mostly useless gimmick I don’t think the far more useful sub 6GHz rollout has been slow. If anything it feels faster than the 4G/LTE rollout.

While not as drastic as an improvement as LTE was, it’s still a solid gain. VoNR support is the part I’m really looking for in this years iPhones which is supported with Qualcomm’s X60 modem unlike the iPhone 12’s X55.

People forget the issues that arose with the rollout of 4G/LTE.

 

[Biglethal69]

Nope, the mmWave auction was just finished in May 2021. There are zero deployments in Australia.

But it's true that mmWave isn't much faster than mid-band 5G.

I should know I work for a telco. 😎

 

[JPack]

I should know I work for a telco. 😎

Yet, you provided wrong info. 😄

 

[Phone Junky]

I have 5G coverage where I live. 5G has been turned off on my 12 Mini since I got it. LTE is fast enough for me.

 

[M5RahuL]

You sounds like a troll.

or iJustine on MR !

 

[hot-gril]

Microwaves are not the same as mm waves, it’s literally in the name

3G, 4G, and 5G all operate in the microwave frequency range, which differs depending on who you ask, but it seems like everyone agrees that 2.4GHz up through 30GHz are all microwave.

 

[hot-gril]

Yet, you provided wrong info. 😄

Just like telco does

 

[hot-gril]

Hardly anyone has changed the way they use cellular data since 3G.

Yeah, but new devices have started using cellular data, including home modems. 5G actually makes a lot more sense for home internet than for mobile phones.

 

[dirtylilhobo]

All the hoopla over 5G and very little implementation so far, at least on the Verizon network. Still LTE for a majority of coverage and just occasional fragmented areas of 5G.

 

[lostngone]

Microwaves are not the same as mm waves, it’s literally in the name

Don’t tell them it is similar to the frequency they are already using at the airport for the TSA body scanners.. 😄

 

[lostngone]

LTE is still really good.

my LTE connection is actually faster than my wifi.

My LTE connection “can” be faster than my wifi but most times it is not!

 

[Wackery]

My LTE connection “can” be faster than my wifi but most times it is not!

Mine pulls 320/15 regularly, Canadian data is expensive, but it can be reliable

 

[Biglethal69]

Just like telco does

That’s only your useless opinion.

 

[sean+mac]

If they are planning to bring support to Canada in the next 3-4 months, it would have been nice if the 2021 iPad Pro 5G models included the mmWave frequencies as well. I didn’t notice the difference in specs published for Canada* so I didn’t realize confirming just now we did indeed got a different model than in the US here: A2461 (compared to the US A2379.) I did know the phones were different in this regard.

Oh well. The rollout hasn’t even started here for mmWave, so it wasn’t really critical to my buying decision – more so interesting for future US travel.

* I thought I had briefly looked up the 5G specs – purely out of curiosity – but must have missed the country-specific notes, or was looking at the US specs at the time.

 

[lostngone]

Mine pulls 320/15 regularly, Canadian data is expensive, but it can be reliable

I am in Alaska, also very expensive.