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iPhone XS Max Iphone XS Max 5G? I know it’s not supposed too....
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Nope. It says 5Ge. It’s some kind of misleading marketing from what I can remember. It obviously is not 5G. Google it...it created quite a stink a while ago.
Like the other responder said, this is not 5G, this is 5GE, a marketing ploy by AT&T. 5GE is the same as LTE
This is old fake news.
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Some AT&T iPhones Displaying Misleading '5GE' Icon in iOS 12.2 Beta 2 [Updated]
Some AT&T users who have installed the new iOS 12.2 beta are noticing their iPhones displaying a '5G E' connection to AT&T's network, which is AT&T's misleading name for an "upgraded" version of 4G LTE. AT&T began rolling out its fake 5G icon to Android smartphones in early January, and it now...
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I figured it was something like that. Just figured it would make an interesting picture. Probably shoulda googled first.