Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Why the 5G symbol on your phone doesn't mean you have 5G
When you see the top of your smartphone, you’ll find the network
provider and an icon of 4G or 5G in most civilized areas. 4G and 5G are both
generations of mobile network technology, with 5G being the fifth and most
advanced. While 4G is the fourth generation, capable of downloading or
streaming videos and games at around 100 Mbps (megabits-per-second) speed, the
fifth generation 5G offers significantly higher speeds, much lower latency
(delay), and greater capacity, making it better for demanding applications like
virtual reality at 1 Gbps or faster speed. But do you actually find the
streaming speed or game’s responses faster when a 5G icon appears instead of
4G? In fact, the icon on your smartphone means that you’re in a 5G-enabled
area, but not necessarily mean that your phone is connected to 5G. In fact, the
network dynamically and seamlessly steers users to the best connection, either 4G
or 5G, based on the real-time factors like signal strength. Unless you’re
paying extra for 5G services, it won’t matter so much as you can still enjoy
videos and games with 4G services. Rather, for ordinary users, the network
capacity and busyness of the signal area seem to affect more to your phones.
Read the article and learn what the network icon on your smartphone means, and what you actually get.
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