Is 4G enough? More than 40% of users turn off 5G functions in new smartphones
Yesterday, Huawei released the new mobile phone P50, but
there is no legendary 5G version, only the 4G version of Qualcomm and Kirin. In
Yu Chengdong's words, the 5G chip is used as the 4G chip. In fact, we all know
the real reason, because Huawei is unable to produce and purchase 5G radio
frequency chips, the production of 4G mobile phones may be forced to be
helpless, or simply want to retain the mobile phone business.
There is no denying that the number of 5G mobile phones and
base stations is indeed increasing, but the popularity of 5G is not as magical
and popular as stated in the publicity. In my current second-tier top cities,
although the propaganda claims that 5G has spread to towns and streets, in
reality, 5G is only available in central urban areas, and other areas can only
say there are. Therefore, 5G does not imagine a large-scale downward
popularization, and it is also not as popular as people expected. After all,
the cost is one aspect. In addition, nowadays Wi-Fi is popular. In home Wi-Fi
and office Wi-Fi, even if you are away from home, many people say that the
speed of 4G is enough, so 5G can only be said to be the difference between
ideal and reality.
Although many new mobile phones now have 5G functions,
according to a foreign survey, although 50% of users say they will not turn off
5G functions, there are also more than 40% of users who get the first step
after getting a new mobile phone. That is, turn off the 5G function first, and
10% of them indicate that the 5G function will be turned off when the battery
is low or the signal is bad.
The survey agency did not understand why so many people
turned off the 5G function directly. For this reason, they also started a
dialogue with the respondents who turned off 5G. According to the feedback
results, they did not fail to see the real benefits of 5G, nor did they see
their area. The communication quality of the next generation, and 5G has many
shortcomings.
Poor signal is one of the main factors. Obviously, 5G does
not satisfy users in some areas, such as driving on highways and office buildings.
4G speeds are better. The same serious heat and power consumption are also the
main factors for people to turn off the 5G function. Nowadays, smart phones are
becoming more and more advanced and more and more functions. However, the
battery has not been greatly improved. The electric speed is much faster than
when only 4G is turned on.
Another factor is that although 5G claims and tests say that
upload and download speeds are several times faster than 4G, users have not
felt a qualitative change during the real use process. The real situation is
that 4G and 5G are at the same time. Under the circumstances, there is no
essential difference in watching the video. In some cases, the loading speed of
4G may be faster than that of 5G.
There is also because of the popularity of 5G, some mobile
phones with 5G function, if you do not turn off the 5G function. The mobile
phone will automatically try to connect to 5G. In the case of unstable signal,
it will seriously affect the reception of the mobile phone signal. For some
people, some important calls will be missed at some time, so they have to turn
off the 5G function.
For those users who have not turned off 5G, the survey shows
that some people do not know that their phones have 5G functions, nor do they
know how to disable this very energy-consuming function. So it is not ruled out
whether these people really need 5G functions.
Of course, this survey is not an authoritative survey, and
there is no serious judgment standard. It is only launched for ordinary users,
that is, users can participate and express their opinions at will.