The iPhone 5G

Late last year, after a bunch of petulant pundit hot takes about how the iPhone 11 would be doomed, so very doomed because it didn't have 5G, I did my best to calmly, rationally explain why those first-generation modems were too hot and power hungry, the networks so few and far between, and the capacity nowhere nearly at mainstream iPhone scale yet. And… the iPhone 11 somehow managed to not only survive without a lick of 5G, but thrive. As in a best-selling. So, yeah, told you so, whatever. But now, this year, the next-generation modems are slightly better, the networks are slightly bigger, and even though 5G is still a mess, rumor has it Apple will be going all-in come the fall. But what does that really mean? SPONSOR: Brilliant Go to brilliant.org/vector and get 20% off their annual Premium subscription! MORE: Merch: Gear: Podcast: Twitter: Instagram: Mobile Nations Affiliate Link Policy

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The iPhone 5G is an episode from Vector with Rene Ritchie by Vector.

This episode is 09:23 long.

This episode was published on Mar 3, 2020.

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