5G Phone · DIGIT-ARC

I think we now should look for 5G phones.

Xiaomi and OnePlus has already launched "5G Ready" phones in India.

What to look for and how long should we wait for a decent 5G phone?

Has 5g auction even been done? We barely get 25% of actual 4g speeds. Doubt getting 5g in promise of gigabit mobile network would be any useful

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rhitwick said:
What to look for and how long should we wait for a decent 5G phone?

Wait for at least 5 years after 5G spectrum auction.

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I think bullet train will arrive before 5G in India.

thetechfreak said:
Has 5g auction even been done? We barely get 25% of actual 4g speeds. Doubt getting 5g in promise of gigabit mobile network would be any useful

That's again because of congestion.

Mobile network theoretical speeds = cumulative speed provided to all users connected to one tower.

The 4G speed is pathetic and has lot of network issues. 5G will take time

Zangetsu said:
The 4G speed is pathetic and has lot of network issues. 5G will take time

Funny thing, even our 3g will be bad. 4g barely feels working in peak hours.

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Investing in 5G phone is a waste of money, PERIOD.

Even 4G took some years to take off after the auctions, 5G auctions hasn't even happened yet. Airtel & Voda-Idea are in debt & BSNL is just launching its 4G. Jio, well, they are trying hard to earn money they invested in those predatory pricing (free data) & buying competition commission of India.

Maybe in 2 years 5G will be mainstream in US, EU & China, so we will get a lot of 5G phones without paying a premium to get 5G chip. Even by then, I doubt India will have anything more than some 5G test zones, like its in US now.

whitestar_999 said:
I think bullet train will arrive before 5G in India.

That's not happening.

Still 4G speeds and network is myth outside City area.
You need to get out of home and search for network also speeds are upto 100kBps.

Talking about Jio.

Airtel does great where Jio doesn't, talking about network and speed.

Most of the people still using 2g 3g phones and non volte phones.

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TigerKing said:
That's not happening.

*www.financialexpress.com/infrastru...uisition-to-be-completed-in-6-months/1854221/

Here in Delhi-NCR jio speed is good in many areas but airtel is also good, worst is Idea/Vodafone.

whitestar_999 said:
*www.financialexpress.com/infrastru...uisition-to-be-completed-in-6-months/1854221/

Here in Delhi-NCR jio speed is good in many areas but airtel is also good, worst is Idea/Vodafone.

In Bengaluru, airtel is bad, 1Mbps at low congestion times, don't get higher speeds even in small bursts. BSNL & jio works better. Voda is not so good from what I heard.

Vodafone is bad in my area. Jio is kind of OK not great.
Airtel is good. But I don't have it.

For telecom companies, Mumbai is not Maharashtra.
Idea 4G have good speed but not in Mumbai.

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TigerKing said:
Idea 4G have good speed but not in Mumbai.

In my area Idea 4g competes with 2g speeds,even making a paytm/amazon qr scan payment takes 1-2 min.

whitestar_999 said:
In my area Idea 4g competes with 2g speeds,even making a paytm/amazon qr scan payment takes 1-2 min.

In Bengaluru, my airtel fluctuates between 20-50KBps, so most payment apps work without issues.

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omega44-xt said:
In Bengaluru, my airtel fluctuates between 20-50KBps, so most payment apps work without issues.

Here Idea 4g fluctuates between 4-10KBps so payment apps take at least ~1 min just to process QR code & then around another min to process transaction.

When Poco X2 will be available?

omega44-xt said:
In Bengaluru, airtel is bad, 1Mbps at low congestion times, don't get higher speeds even in small bursts. BSNL & jio works better. Voda is not so good from what I heard.

same for jio, not good at all.

whitestar_999 said:
I think bullet train will arrive before 5G in India.

This

So, you guys are saying I can buy another 4G phone now and won't repent for 2-3 years?!

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rhitwick said:
So, you guys are saying I can buy another 4G phone now and won't repent for 2-3 years?!

You can buy 4G phone now & probably will laugh thinking about this thread while traveling in bullet train 3-4 years from now.

rhitwick said:
So, you guys are saying I can buy another 4G phone now and won't repent for 2-3 years?!

yes.

whitestar_999 said:
You can buy 4G phone now & probably will laugh thinking about this thread while traveling in bullet train 3-4 years from now.

More than 3-4 years I'd say. Infrastructure will need to be completely updated and changed.

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rhitwick said:
So, you guys are saying I can buy another 4G phone now and won't repent for 2-3 years?!

Yes

Hopefully, after 3 years when 5G is available at a lot of places, buy a new phone to enjoy it. Considering 5G's range restrictions, I don't think they will turn off 4G, like some players are doing with 3G. So 4G should continue & have good bandwidth in it for many more years, it will act as backup when you are out of a 5G tower range or inside your home where 5G signals aren't good.

Again, I will like to stress on "hopefully".

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whitestar_999 said:
I think bullet train will arrive before 5G in India.

And what will we get from it?
OUT OF THE TOPIC Even we don't have basic facilities in our current railway system. Which is already running at a loss if not profit. Government should look to improvise the present railway system. Trains are still 24 hours late in 2020. It is just a money wasting exercise. The railway budget in 2019 - 1.6 Lakh crore. How much does India spend on it's education - 4.6% Only. Which does not always get utilized completely everytime.
Cost of 1 bullet train which will run only on 1 route - 1 Lakh crore.
And what will be the fare of it - Around 3000 Rs. Estimated.
And who will be going to use it? - Top 30 percent. Will poor people and daily wagers use it- NO.
Government should stop wasting money on these train projects and stupid statues.

And about that 5G network, It will atleast gonna take 5-6 years to become widely accepted.

I don't get signals sometimes in my room on Airtel sim in 4G network even in the Delhi in the metro city.

Look at 4G it is just a rebranded 3G. Expect something similar for 5G from our Network carriers.

5G is a gimmick in India in 2020 in mobiles to bring the more sales in.

Well many first world countries already ha e rebranded 4g as 5g for whatever reason and propped up their prices

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thetechfreak said:
Well many first world countries already ha e rebranded 4g as 5g for whatever reason and propped up their prices

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Is 5G launched in thialand?

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pkkumarcool said:
Is 5G launched in thialand?

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No, don't think even auction has taken place.