There's a little bit of 4G in your 5G, and other reasons why that 5G icon on your phone is going to suck

As the wireless industry likes to say, "5G is here" — from manufacturers with 5G capable phones, carriers with 5G networks, and the users who want to feel like they're on the bleeding edge because they're enjoying super-fast speeds. But that little "5G" icon in the status bars on their shiny new phones may not represent all the progress they've been promised.

For one, that icon may appear even when their handsets are actually communicating over 4G LTE.

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There's a little bit of 4G in your 5G, and other reasons why that 5G icon on your phone is going to suck was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Jules Wang

As the wireless industry likes to say, "5G is here" — from manufacturers with 5G capable phones, carriers with 5G networks, and the users who want to feel like they're on the bleeding edge because they're enjoying super-fast speeds. But that little "5G" icon in the status bars on their shiny new phones may not represent all the progress they've been promised.

For one, that icon may appear even when their handsets are actually communicating over 4G LTE.

Read More

There's a little bit of 4G in your 5G, and other reasons why that 5G icon on your phone is going to suck was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

http://bit.ly/2GCMEVE May 10, 2019 at 09:15PM