If there’s no 5g then no I will pass this year which is a first for me ever but what’s the point if 5g is in my area and I can’t use it
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My point is that 4G is sufficient for many use cases. It won’t go anywhere in the lifetime of the next iPhone.
I am not excusing anymore for not having the technology ready, but I fail to see the benefit of one isn’t addicted to video streaming on a tiny screen.
So what is it, that 5G can offer for a mobile phone (not talking about laptops/tablets), that a well covered LTE network can't do? Where is the added value other than AR applications, where we are still a minimum of 5 years off from market penetration?
Because I personally can't remember a single time where my thoughts were "I wish the internet was faster". I remember **** tons of "I wish I had better coverage" though, which 5G doesn't solve at all (quite to the contrary).
Please share with me what other benefits I’ll see on my phone then as my view is so limited.
For me, the problem with not having 5G is that my next phone will likely go 2, 3 or even 4 cycles before I upgrade again. So I'm thinking 5G should be well established by then and not having it will be pretty limiting. Thus, my decision to wait until next year to move on from my 8+. The likely $1200 price tag doesn't hurt either.
Excuse me? I asked you a sincere question and excluded the topics that I felt out of relevance (namely AR and non-phone devices). I seriously don't understand the use case here. Just because something can be done, it doesn't mean it has to be done. And it certainly has nothing to do with "dated", but economical viability.
Also I'd advise you to refrain from using phrases like "blinded by Apple" if you don't know the person you're talking to. I have my own fair share of criticism to Apple where I personally see it fit, and I'm glad to share it whenever the right opportunity arises to.
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Have you ever tried to tether using a 4G device? Its not great, 5G would provide you with better than broadband speeds if you ever have broadband issues at home.
Mobile gaming would also improve leaps and bounds due to lower latency of 5G.
Apps will also see the benefit, bigger files no longer an issue, app updates will take seconds rather than minutes.
Sharing 4k videos no longer an issue, upload speeds will also see massive improvements.
The above is just a few examples of how it will affect myself. The 5G tech is out, no excuse not to include a 5G option.
All your 5G claims are theoretical. Have you even used 5G yourself? The connection is very spotty and not available widely.
Not sure whether I would count tethering as a use case for the phone, with the iPads and MacBooks all being rumored to get updated with 5G support.
I don't know what apps you're gonna use that use that big of a file size, sounds to me more like productivity work that would rather benefit a dedicated device. The display is just too small to do any kind of tasks that can efficiently deal with huge amounts of data (videos/AR aside). I also don't see how downloading updates is a use case, since the intervals between WiFi spots are perfectly fine for that.
Other than that I can't judge the rest. I'm just not the person that instantly needs to upload high bitrate videos and I'm also not a big fan of playing high fidelity games on mobile devices. But that's a matter of preference I guess.
I mean, if a big segment of the consumers use their phone like that, then you obviously got a point here.
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My office is run on Comcast internet. When Comcast has an outage I am able to run my office PC and server using my Verizon 4G LTE jetpack just fine.
Couldn't care less about mobile gaming on a phone or apps updating 30 seconds faster. Any videos or photos I share are done over WiFi 99% of the time. Streaming YouTube TV, MLB.tv or Netflix is just fine over a 20Mb/s connection when I have the urge.
Companies should focus on filling all holes in coverage though before 5G. Also what good is 1000Mb/s speed if it can't penetrate a building wall? It'll take some time for 5G to really make a difference. By that time the phone manufacturers will hopefully have much better optimized hardware for it as well.
For me the main benefit of 5G will be to alleviate congestion that all carriers suffer from. I'm so sick of going to a concert or event and being unable to send a text or send a mobile ticket to someone. In 2019 and 2020, for the money we all pay to these carriers, there's no excuse for congestion.
*Edit: Yes I plan on buying the 2019 iPhone.
So you might as well never buy a 5G phone, seen as it has no benefit to you what so ever.
As I said above...
"For me the main benefit of 5G will be to alleviate congestion that all carriers suffer from. I'm so sick of going to a concert or event and being unable to send a text or send a mobile ticket to someone. In 2019 and 2020, for the money we all pay to these carriers, there's no excuse for congestion."
I will pass it with my xs max in hand
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The leakings are real!Reasonable and rational decision making?! Pfft. Pick a side now before it's too late!
My answer is "I don't know and will wait until the refreshes are announced before thinking seriously about it".
Same here. Funny part is, every year we said “201x” will go down as the awkward year for the iPhone. It’s obvious at this point, it’s always going to be awkward until they fix the main concerns.
Remember how we couldn’t possibly wish for more than 3G speeds (3-10 mbps) when 4G LTE launched? It’s the future. We just don’t desperately need it right now.
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It’s funny how in a universe of north of 200 million iPhones sold per year, we’ll find some people thinking they’re thinking they’re part of a private club of non-upgraders, or “am I the only one buying the S iPhone?”
I’m still of that mindset as 4G coverage is still so crap 5 years on. I find myself more reliant on WiFi still.
Your question is wrong, who is passing on this years iPhone meaning 2019 but this years IPhone was largely designed Last Year so its last years Phone No 5G, No Redesign it’s last years Phone with a bigger camera cutout. The only huge benefit is a Qualcomm 4G LTE chipset. It will be Miles better than any Intel based iPhone XsMAX from 2018