I can already see the headlines this year pointing out Apple having no 5g. 2 years I really cannot believe. Most major capitals have it already or will by the end of this year. Most large cities will next year.
It still won’t make much of a difference to you as an iPhone user.
The promise of 5G is for carriers being able to deploy gigabit home routers, thus being able to compete directly with cable companies, without having to dig up the ground to install fiber. It will also finally (somewhat) allow carriers to provide internet access to many rural locations the same way... and then there’s IoT, since 5G will be entirely IPv6 (can’t believe mobile connections still use IPv4 these days).
Is 5G faster? Sure. Will it make a difference to you? Unless you spend your days running Speedtests and posting the screenshots, No, it won’t.
apple bought Intel for a Billion because "Apple could afford to have marginal 5G for 1-2years but not 5years".
be warned; buy avoid the 1st or 2nd generation of 5G anything
I am wondering if my current iPhone will bridge the 5G product introduction mayhem?
Yep, it won’t matter for at least 2 years, and by then Apple’s PA Semiconductor team will have worked their usual magic with all the resources Apple acquired from the Intel purchase, and deliver a 5G chip that is way ahead of anything Qualcomm can offer.
by the way:
if 5G is available at your home you will want it... a lot.
Yes, at your Home, since you can get a stationary router to provide gigabit internet.
