Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by al_borland 845 days ago
I've had 5G turned off on my phone since I got it. There is a dead spot near my house that really annoys me any time I go anywhere. You're making me thinking I should try turning 5G on to see if it helps... but I really don't want to take the hit to my battery.
1 comments

It's probably worth trying. I gather 5g on early phones is rough on batteries, but my phone is a 2023 and battery life seems fine with 5g on. (old phone was 2020 moto g power, new phone 2023 moto g stylus 5g).

If 4g only makes your phone get stuck searching for signal and 5g would find a signal, turning on 5g will help