User: Rich Brome
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Re: These are Android , right?
Yes. As it says in the specs, Android 13 at launch.
Re: Teh
Ahh! Thanks!
Re: Verizon 5G
5G already has broad nationwide coverage.
mmWave 5G, however, operates at a much higher radio frequency and thus has range similar to Wi-Fi. It can't reach miles like lower frequencies. So while it's very fast, it will never have truly broad coverage due to physics.
Re: Band 48
No, that's mixing up the two different bands.
Comcast/Xfinity — which already works with Verizon — is going to use band 48 for 5G, and in tests it's working well enough that they don't need band 71.
So they are selling band 71 licenses to T-Mobile, which already uses band 71.
Re: What the heck
We have specs here:
https://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.p hp?p=6941
Re: Is This for Any Smartphone/Service?
Correct!
Re: Only unlimited? Is stupid
If you can do prepaid with auto-pay, Verizon does still offer 15 GB for $35/month.
Re: no mmwave tho?
Verizon has been relaxing its mmWave requirement at the low end now that they have mid-band. And there's just no way to have mmWave in a phone at this price; it does add cost.
Re: MHz not Hz
Whoops! Fixed. Thanks!
Re: What platform or carrier?
Good question on carrier. It's T-Mobile.
Re: WTH???
Auto-focus remains very rare on front cameras, even at the high end.
I did a video that touched on this a while back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JI41chWlxU
Re: A23 5G
It does. That's standard on all new 5G phones for US carriers going forward. And you can see in our specs that it supports band 77.
Re: Xfinity Mobile fudges price comparison to T-Mobile
Eh... the Base Essentials is not an "unlimited" plan, so that's not quite a fair comparison.
Re: Where are all the 5G bands?
In general, more bands are better, yes.
But all that truly matters is whether it supports all the bands used by the particular network you're trying to use it with. So while it's nice that the iPhone 13 supports 5G in bands 1, 3, 7, 20, 28, 38, 40, and 78, those bands aren't used in the US at all, so it's really irrelevant when in the US. Similarly, Verizon doesn't use bands 30, 41, nor 71, so the ...
Re: "GETS INTO US 5G"
Unlocked phones that work on US 5G networks are still quite rare.
Re: 5G?
Do you mean how many network bands does it support?
Since it's a T-Mobile-branded phone, it's safe to assume that it fully supports T-Mobile's 5G network, including all bands (except mmWave, which T-Mobile does not prioritize.)
Re: Still Awaiting Android 12
That's become the norm. It feels frustrating, but it's actually how it should work. It's a good thing that Google does annual new versions, and it's an even better thing that they have a long development cycle that gives device makers and app developers plenty of time to get ready for each new version. But it does mean a ton overlap where you're hearing about new versions over a year before you actually get them. It's annoying, but the ...
Re: 5G
"Sub-6" includes both low-band and mid-band, so band 41 is both sub-6 and mid-band. Band 41 is much wider and therefore much faster than most low-band bands.
Yes, carrier aggregation generally improves speeds. But some bands — like band 41 — are actually wide enough that you can sometimes perform carrier aggregation within that one band.
Re: 5G
All T-Mobile 5G phones support T-Mobile's mid-band 5G (band 41).
Re: A33
The A53 definitely does not. I'm pretty sure the others in this Ax3 series also not have one.
Re: Ultra or Note?
Pretty much, yes.
Re: ASHA
It is rated M4 T3 for hearing aids.
Re: This Is the Second New PTT Phone
It is Kodiak.
Re: You get what you pay for?
I wouldn't say you'll necessarily have "very spotty service". It's true that this doesn't support every single US band, particularly AT&T's "extra" bands (14/29/30), and the forthcoming C-Band (77). So you won't get the best possible service (particularly in regard to data speeds) in some situations. But it should at least get good coverage in the US.
Re: Say it Ain't So!
Agreed.
Re: Say it Ain't So!
I think it's very dangerous to just wave this sort of thing away.
Everyone should take reasonable steps to protect their devices and data. That's true of both corporations and individuals. Some corporate data breaches are preventable, if the IT department simply does a better job. Likewise, it's important that you and I apply important security updates on our devices when they become available.
This article is simply trying to alert people that they should update any Apple devices ...
Re: Orbic 5G
That's not quite fair / accurate in this case.
If this were an unlocked phone that you wanted to be able to use with any US carrier, then yes, it would need to support many more bands.
But this phone is exclusive to Verizon, and it supports 100% of the radio bands that Verizon uses, including mmWave and C-band 5G.
Re: Tmobile's Band 71 is supported.
Well I think it was just approved by the FCC, and there it says it supports NR band 71, so Nokia may have an error in their own specs.
Re: LTE / 5G real world support
Source? It supports NR 2/5/66, which is AT&T's sub-6 5G network...
Re: Tmobile's Band 71 is supported.
...for 4G LTE, yes. Not for 5G NR.
Are you trying to suggest a correction? Because that's what the article and specs here show already.
Re: Compatibility
I think this situation is similar to the One series phones (One Hyper, One Action, One Zoom) that Motorola "brought" to the US a couple of years ago. They weren't designed for the US, but Motorola explained that their "fans" asked them to bring these kinds of phones to the US, so they simply obliged and sold them in the US as-is. I imagine the same thinking went into this one.
Of course, when their fans ask them to ...
Re: LTE / 5G real world support
To answer your second question, no, I don't think the moto g100 is a good choice. I'm frankly surprised Motorola is selling this phone in the US at all, and certainly for this price point. Since you're on the T-Mobile network, you should absolutely make sure any phone you're considering supports LTE in band 71, which this does not.
Re: LTE / 5G real world support
It's expensive to develop and test a phone for all of the many frequency bands now deployed in US networks (and for both 4G and 5G). That cost means it's common to find that support on top-end phones, and the network support often decreases as you move down in price.
Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy S, and Google Pixel phones generally all support all (or most) frequency bands. There are more affordable options in each of those series that are ...
Re: Same as TCL
It has pretty much the same display and battery, and the camera area looks similar, but that's about it.
This phone is not made by TCL, and it has a number of features that the 20SE does not.
Re: Who?
They're an MVNO. They offer service nationwide. They're relatively new.
Re: 600 + MB in DC
Band 66 is the expanded band 4, also known as AWS. It's 1,700 MHz paired with 2,100 MHz. More info here:
https://www.phonescoop.com/glossary/term.ph p?gid=570
No, the repurposed Sprint band in question is band 41. I don't think Sprint ever owned any band 4/66.
While 66 may be the primary band your phone is connected to, phones often connect to more than one band simultaneously. The app you're using may not show the add'l bands in use.
In a strictly 4G situation, phones ...
Re: IOS 14.5 lacks mask unlock.
It says right in this article: "for users with an Apple Watch".
Our original article on this feature back in February was careful to say: "provided the user is also wearing an Apple watch".
That's always been the promise.
Re: IOS 14.5 lacks mask unlock.
That's correct. If FaceID can only see half your face, it can try to authenticate you, but it can't be confident enough to be considered secure by Apple's standards. The watch adds another authentication factor, making it adequately secure. It makes perfect sense from a security standpoint.
Re: What about Verizon?
Verizon gets the A42 5G.
Re: Variants
I don't think that's accurate. LG issued that press release in Korea, then a few hours later issued it again but in the US. Also, their US PR people reached out to me to make sure I saw it. They wouldn't do that if it didn't apply to the US market.
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