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Qualcomm Says Every Android Manufacturer Will Have 5G Flagship Phone by End of 2019
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Actually had to do that a few hours ago via my hotspot to my iMac! Played Rocket League, one of the most latency dependent games out there. Worked fine. Didn’t notice a difference compared to my home internet that was down tonight.
I stand corrected then. Out of interest, what do you get at Speedtest.net for latency on that connection. I can sometimes get as low as 10ms on Virgin Media.
I really can't think of any application on a mobile phone that needs this speed.
Something like this might be interesting at some point, when passengers in self-driving cars have long waits and require real time rendering of the surroundings in detail. Many years will certainly pass before then.
It's wise that Apple only implements technologies that actually benefit people in their everyday lives. I hope Apple keeps their useless marketing birds locked up in this question.
One must not jump on every train to feel front.
Something like this might be interesting at some point, when passengers in self-driving cars have long waits and require real time rendering of the surroundings in detail. Many years will certainly pass before then.
It's wise that Apple only implements technologies that actually benefit people in their everyday lives. I hope Apple keeps their useless marketing birds locked up in this question.
One must not jump on every train to feel front.
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Not sure which 5G networks they'll use their shiny new 5G phones on. Has there been any significant rollout of the technology yet?
Mmmm you'll still be guinea pigs in 2020, as Apple won't be using Qualcomm, that will be in their second year of 5G, but Intel that will have just released their first product with it.
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I have unlimited data, for £15 a month. You?
Wifi is 15ms. T-Mobile is 75ms. There is a difference, no doubt. It’s just not very perceptible. A twitch shooter you might see a difference, but who plays CounterStrike on their phone, hah.
Really? How so?
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Ah, I see. That’s a huge difference though. I’m sure plenty of PC/console gamers will notice that.
It doesn't make a lot of difference to me with the data "speeds" we are "enjoying" in Germany. If that was a piece of news about e.g. a notchless iPhone or something, then my eyes and attention would be peeled.
well and isnt it true ... lte is nice but for most people not of any worth. most people have a very small data contract and use the internet or youtube barely
Here in France you are lucky when you have 3G, in city centers 4G, and the rest of the country E(dge).
Take the world's fastest train from Strasbourg to Paris, and you see them all passing by, including "no coverage at all".
I guess if they first try to implement 3G or 4G country wide, and then we discuss the possibility of having a try-out to implement 5G later on.
So 2020 or later seems a great time span for that.
Take the world's fastest train from Strasbourg to Paris, and you see them all passing by, including "no coverage at all".
I guess if they first try to implement 3G or 4G country wide, and then we discuss the possibility of having a try-out to implement 5G later on.
So 2020 or later seems a great time span for that.
I would not be surprised if it isn't until 2021 or later given how slowly 4g/LTE rolled out in many places like here in Europe (Switzerland) and some carriers lagged behind others. No point spending on a Ferrari when all the roads are dirt roads.
No one needs it, no one cares. Are you serious?! Or is 5g something that you don't need until apple announces it? I've never heard anyone say they don't need faster data and that BS about guinea pigs - really, do you not mind being a guinea pig when testing beta versions of iOS. Also only because YOU don't need it because you have Wi-Fi all over the place, doesn't mean that the rest of the population does too.
I work in entertainment industry and due to my work I have had some experience with possible 5G solutions and applications. In my opinion the data rates are not the biggest benefit of 5G networking. The latency of 5G network is 1 ms or under. This will open up whole new set of possibilities. However, the devices need to be able to utilise the capabilities of the network and I’m not just talking about connecting to 5G network. Let’s put it this way, if network, device and applications work the way they should then everything happens under blink of an eye. Therefore, it’s not just about sticking a 5G capable modem chip on device and then everything magically changes. I might be totally wrong, but I believe the first 5G devices will be underpowered to really utilise the 5G network.
Not a great analogy. Dirt road are always dirty and slippery. Busy but tarmac based roads tend to get clear at times.
The issue is that there is no point having a 5G capable device until the network and infrastructure are in place. My 5 was 4G capable but my carrier was not when I got it in early 2013. The post above mine explains the benefits but everything needs to be in place.
Please explain exactly what is suspicious in saying that having 5G in a phone in 2019 doesn't make sense when there is no network to connect to and use its advantages? Even 4G/LTE/whatever is not everywhere yet.