Many mobile phone manufacturers and operators have adopted numerous methods to create their own products using 5G since the issuance of 5G licenses.
Digital advertising, the PPT of the conference, the banner of the mobile phone store downstairs are few platforms are some of the widely publicized propagandas that suggest we are on the verge of fully entering the 5G era.
While domestic operators are already `gearing up for 5G, it is worth noting that we are still considerably far from truly making our foray into the 5G ecosystem. Despite currently being into the 4G era, the primary tool for communication today i.e. the mobile phone has already taken steps in the 5G direction.
Earlier this month, Huawei took the wraps off its first commercial 5G smartphone in China. Dubbed as the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G), this recently unveiled phone supports the Barron 5000 baseband, unlike the Mate 20 X. For those unaware, the Barron 5000 baseband is compatible with 5G network of NSA and SA networking. This is usually referred to as “dual-mode 5G.”
Supporting 5G connectivity, it is interesting to learn what the Huawei Mate 20 X(5G) will bring to the table. It remains to be seen exactly how will supporting 5G connection affect the phone’s battery life, or change its heat. The other burning question on everyone’s mind at the moment is where is 5G network now, and will it live up to the hype by offering faster connectivity?
This gave us a perfect opportunity to carry out a product interpretation and evaluate 5G signal of the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G).
Barong 5000 first look
I was taken back in time as soon as I switch the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) smartphone on, given that it is based on Mate 20 X upgrade. I had a chance to check out the Mate 20 X at the London conference in October last year, and since then I did not get an opportunity to hold such a large mobile phone. Much to my delight, I have finally reunited with it like two friends meeting after a long time.
Sporting a mammoth 7.2 inches display, the Mate 20 X is almost like a mini-computer. A mobile device with that kind of display would have been added to a tablet phone category about five years ago, but thanks to the emphasis on screen ratio, I don’t mind carrying this big-screen mobile phone in my trouser pocket.
The Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) retains the Mate 20 X design, featuring a 7.2-inch display with 2244 x 1080 pixels resolution, rear-mounted capacitive fingerprint recognition, and the four-eye three-camera associated with the Mate 20 Series.
Including the 5G module did not drastically increase the phone’s weight. On the book data, the new machine weighs in at 233 grams, which is not a big difference with the Mate 20 X.
Aside from being housed in a mammoth form factor, the Mate 20 X (5G) has to lot to offer. The aesthetics of the phone itself will convince you that it is Huawei’s Mate 20 X (5G) version.
For instance, the 5G logo is clearly displayed on the back of the phone. Moreover, the back of the fuselage uses the same texture as the Mate 20 Pro and uses a cool color.
It grabbed my attention, reminding me of Jaguar classic British green.
Aside from that, the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) has undergone a radical overhaul in terms of configuration. Not only does the phone supports Baron 5000 baseband, uses the SoC Kirin 980, but it also ships with 8GB of RAM and offers a hearty 256GB of internal storage capacity.
Alternatively, we can expand the storage capacity of the phone via the NM card.
On top of that, the phone supports Huawei’s own SuperCharge 40W super fast charge. The addition of a larger 5G module may have forced Huawei to redesign the area of the new module by reducing the battery compartment space.
While the non 5G version is backed by a 5000mAh battery, the Mate 20 X (5G) draws its juices from a slightly smaller 4200mAh battery because of the data.
There are hardly any changes in the camera and system configuration departments for the Huawei Mate 20 X (5G) and Mate 20 X. They house a 40-megapixel wide-angle, 20-megapixel super-wide-angle and 8-megapixel telephoto.
The system runs EMUI 9.1 OS and supports Turbo 3.0.
City 5G cover ratio exceeds expectations
Note: Even before 5G enabled mobile phones are made available to the public, the layout of the 5G base station had begun.
According to the China Unicom’s plan, which was revealed in April this year, the telecom will continue to cover 5G networks along with 33 hotspots in 7 cities in China within 2019. China Unicom plans to customize 5G networks in N cities at the same time.
The seven cities include Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Xiong’an. China Unicom is gearing up to open 5G commercial by next year.
While the Guangzhou based 5G base station is still in the works, you can get a strong 5G signal in the downtown area of Guangzhou with the Mate 20 X (5G).
We are in the WeChat headquarters park, Guangzhou Tower, Zhujiang New Town. Even the west of the city gets a full 5G coverage.
Thanks to this strong signal, I decided to write a manuscript at my residence. Aside from the 5G signal, there’s also a green axis keyboard that doesn’t matter how loud it is.
Moreover, other areas including subways and some indoor venues are also receiving 5G signals. In the Pearl River New City, the signal goes back to 4G as soon as you enter the mall. When you put even a foot outside the mall, you will start receiving 5G signal again.
Fortunately, I found a Starbucks with a 5G signal on the way to the test. I bought a cup of coffee inside.
Wait, I might be the first person in Guangzhou to buy coffee with 5G?
The measured peak value is 6 times that of 4G, and the speed can continue to increase.
Much to my surprise, the 5G speed in Guangzhou is quite impressive. This significant improvement in the speed has redefined my understanding of the mobile network speeds.
In the test of 5 random scenes of Speed Test, 5G can get test scores of multiple times of 4G network speed.
The 666 Mbps downlink and the 71.7 Mbps uplink rate tested under the Guangzhou Tower (node: Guangzhou Telecom, Ping value 14 ms) was the best performance.
If you convert this to a wired network, it compares to a broadband speed of 500 to 600M, which is still a whopping six times faster than the speed offered by the existing 4G network.
Before we began the road test, my colleague also grabs a cup of coffee. He noted, “Guangzhou’s 5G is still testing, and the speed will not exceed 500 Mbps.” By the time I complete this review, it looks like the speed will reduce.
It is worth noting that the 666 Mbps downlink does not represent the peak of 5G speed. The theoretical data suggests that the fastest 5G downlink speed is 1GBPS. Moreover, local media have achieved a staggering 1110 Mbps speed on their road tests.
In other words, the 666 Mbps is merely 70% of the 5G peak, and the speed is likely to go up.
As far as the fundamental impact on 5G signals and speed is concerned, it alludes to the coverage between base stations. Just for the sake of an instance, when I am in the Tent Creative Park in Kecun, the coverage of the Pearl River is 5G.
However, as soon as I cross the Pazhou Bridge, the 5G signal drops down to just a single grid. Interestingly, once I get off the bridge to the Pearl River New City, the 5G signal will be fully resumed.
It seems safe to say that there is a considerable coverage area between 5G base stations, and this is highly influenced by the gaps between the base stations.
Even with the 3G signal, the 5G downlink speed reaches 4M/s~6M/s, allowing you to download a 20 MB volume of music in only about 2 seconds.
I felt the software download part of this test was truly impressive. In fact, under the optimization of each vendor’s own software store, the 4G network download software has reached a considerable speed, and it can download a 50 MB program in just a few seconds.
This mediocre speed of 90 points has propelled to 150 points in this 5G era. What you see here may seem unbelievable and I was kind of worried about the downloading speed of 70MB/s I was getting. It took only a second to download a program of 100MB size.
Before I could press the “Pause” button, the app was already installed.
When it comes to the 1080P video that you can find in the mainstream of video websites, I can afford to ignore the waiting time of the signal when I am getting a full 5G signal.
I’d like to clarify that this is not a local video that I downloaded. You can easily achieve 0 waiting when downloading a local video with 5G connectivity.
You and I will care about heat dissipation and power consumption
Will 5G make the phone hot? Will 5G make the battery life worse?
Multiple reports about 5G surfaced online last year, leaving us all anxious about the prospects of 5G mobile phones. You cannot discount the fact that the design, heat and power consumption of the mobile phone will change after the 5G module is added to the phone of the 4G generation.
But much to our relief, heat, and power are two factors that the manufacturer can take care of. After downloading the 900MB update package with Huawei Mate 20 X (5G), the phone’s body temperature increased from 27 ° C to 35.5 ° C. I noticed that the lower part of the camera warmer; however, it was not as bad as I expected it to be.
As for power consumption, I 10:33 taken from the video to start using mobile phones (100%), to measure the speed in dual card + 5G WiFi throughout the state, software downloads, video playback, micro-letters, the last game update. At 7:42 pm, the phone shows 20% of the remaining battery.
At this point, the total battery life is 9 hours and 8 minutes, which is similar to the 4G mobile phone of the same capacity.
Ultra-high-speed 5G, the future has arrived
A first terminal supporting apparatus is confirmed 5G network, should be on the folding panel MWC 2019 appearance models Huawei Mate X, and its common point between the maximum 20 X 5G Mate, both sitting should be greater Dimensional body.
Rather than worrying about the performance of the 5G era will bring, it is worth noting that the increased size of the fuselage will provide more space internally. Compared to the current 4G generation, it utilizes little battery space. As a result, manufacturers can easily add a 5G baseband chip inside. Taking up time and development costs into consideration, Mate series only Mate 7.2-inch screen seems to be the most ideal 20 X 5G.
Despite the battery capacity reducing from 5000 mAh to 4200 mAh, Huawei Mate 20X 5G battery capacity still represents a large battery of endurance tests, as the result of the foregoing. With the addition of 5G network, mobile phones will be consuming more power, but the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G will still be able to retain the normal power level of “one day at a time.”
While there are quite a few 5G-enabled mobile phones slated to hit the store shelves shortly, the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G is the first handset to receive the network access license for 5G terminal telecom equipment in China. Moreover, it is the only 5G dual that simultaneously supports SA / NSA.
A Ministry of Industry and Information Technology spokesperson pointed out that from next year onwards, it will be necessary for 5G terminals to have the SA mode to enter the network. In other words, terminals that solely support NSA networking will be banned from network next year. There will be a full fully transition to the SA 5G network soon.
Therefore, in some people’s opinion, the Mate 20 X 5G is a truly 5G mobile phone.
With 5G commercial licenses being issued, and the successful foray of 5G terminals, operators and terminal manufacturers have come up with publicity campaigns for 5G. They suggest we are all set to embrace the 5G era with both hands. From our personal experience, we realized that 5G signals are not too hard to find either.
Nevertheless, the data rate will see a significant hike with the improvement of each generation. The changes in mobile internet that come as part and parcel of increased network speed are usually unclear during the initial stage of its popularization.
Just like 3G gave us apps, 4G introduced mobile payments, mobile online games, short videos, smart homes and more, we are quite excited to see what 5G networks bring to the table, although we are absolutely clueless about its potential at this moment.
For now, we know that we can expect a high rate of 5G networks, low latency, and the ability to do things faster than the 4G network.
Source: iFanr.com
