This is sad. People here don't see a benefit of having a new standard available when it will cost the same.
Meanwhile when Apple supports 5g it will be a monumental occasion and people will justify the extra $100 over last years model.
Seriously people something is wrong with supporting a new standard? Or is it only wrong because it's not Apple?
I've seen android manufacturers peddle gimmicks or half-baked products from day one. 5G is no different and is basically a marketing hype. Apple knows marketing, so they're not going to buy the hype from A--holeMonopolyComm.
At present, faster wireless chips at the expense of battery is all that Android has going for itself. Also, 5G will barely cover a fraction of a network in 2019, so having a 5G chipset will mean squat to most users.
Not to mention, 5G is useless for mobile devices right now anyway, as it's optimized at launch for the mmWave 20+ GHZ spectrum. That's basically line-of-site spectrum that cannot penetrate a glass window.
The only entities peddling 5G is companies like Qualcomm, wireless carriers who want more money, and of course android manufacturers, who use gimmicks to drive sales. LTE-A is more than fine for 99% of users.
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Guinea pigs? I’ll tell you who the guinea pigs are. They are the Apple customers who have purchased an iPhone XS, which contain Intel modems that still can’t even hold a candle to Qualcomm ones. LTE has been out for years and yet Intel is still fumbling around trying to make a better product. The Qualcomm modems have been proven to perform much better than Intel’s product, yet it’s the customers that have to suffer from Apple’s crusade against Qualcomm.
Apple's crusade!
A--holeMonopolyComm is the one who picked a fight with their biggest customer. They wanted a a bigger share of the pie for a device that apple develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports. Apply this logic to any other industry.
Your opinion about an inferior chipset is interesting considering the whenever I have run a test, the Note 9 and the Xs max get the same speeds side-by-side. You know, in the real world, versus a lab where no one is on a private network, where a 845 might get a few mb/s faster speeds.
If you think Qualcomm 5G modems in 2019 will be still in development, just wait for the Intel one in 2020 (if they hit this goal, which they probably won’t). This modem will prove to be hot garbage and Apple customers once again will likely be the guinea pigs. Let’s all hope Apple resolves their differences with Qualcomm by then. Otherwise, we’re likely to get a subpar product by 2021.
This is android BS. Basically find the one test or specific component but ignore everything else that comes together to make a smooth phone. You're basically saying a v8 is the best because it's faster. Of course, had apple bet the 845, lit it does in most other speed tests, then you guys would say that "speed tests don't matter".
Many cities in Europe and Asia already have 5G. It’s North America that is significantly lagging behind. See my post above about pitfalls in selecting Intel to produce a 5G modem.
Not with those data bucks and **** caps they have in Europe and Asia, whereas all American networks offer unlimited LTE data. I'd probably be arrested in Europe if I used the same 600GB there.
Also, American carriers had LTE up and running and deployed nationwide before lots of Asian and European countries, in general, had even auctioned spectrum for LTE.
It’s a big deal because 5G will be just as fast, if not faster, than your average WiFi. Given that, consumers will have to ask themselves why they are paying 2 bills for the same service. Of course, data caps will be the biggest reason, but I feel that will resolve itself in due time.
More rubbish. I have 1GB/s FTTH service, which is about to be upgraded to 10GB/s via GPON2. No way in the world will even 7G cell networks match that or its sustain throughout. Let alone handle the 1+TB I use through it a month.
