OCTOBER 2019 PCWorld 47regular basis. Even though Verizon has
already topped 2Gbps in some tests and
hasn’t placed a technical limit on how fast 5G
can get, it’s hard to imagine 5G delivering
steady gigabit-per-second speeds based on
the issues I experienced when basically using
the network all to myself.
Like home gigabit service from your cable
companies that only promise gigabit with a
wired connection on a single device, 5G’s
real-world top speeds probably won’t get
anywhere near the top scores I recorded with
the Note 10+. But even if 5G is only half of
what Providence delivered, it’s going to be
worth the wait.confident in the Note
10+’s battery and
cooling system, or it
didn’t want to make it
even more expensive.
Even with the same
body, the Note 10+ was
warm to the touch
during use. The battery
definitely took a hit
when compared to the
regular Note 10+,
going from 95 percent
to 52 percent after a
solid 2.5 hours of
testing and downloads.
Granted, that’s more
than most people will
do with it during such a
short time period, but even when keeping it
in my pocket, it drained noticeably faster than
the non-5G Note 10+.
That’s due to the constant switching
between 4G and 5G, which happened far
too many times to count. It’s quite noticeable
when the giant “5G UWB” designation
pushes the other logos aside to declare its
superiority. I hope Verizon tones it down by
the time the 5G logo is on everyone’s phone.
Verizon will be building out its 5G
mmWave network over the next several years,
so it’s going to take a while before we get
there. And even when we do, you probably
shouldn’t count on gig-plus speeds on a
I regularly topped a gig-per-second in my testing.