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Re:Apple will add 5G to 2020 iPhones to compete with Android... by tboughen on Saturday August 03, 2019 @04:15PM (#20602423)
But why would the hardware power down if it is constantly searching for a 5G base station, not find one because of OPs location?
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Re:Apple will add 5G to 2020 iPhones to compete with Android... by ndjskska on Saturday August 03, 2019 @09:38PM (#20603938)
Mobile networks have more management functions than WiFi, for instance.

If you're in a high density area, the mobile network will push the device to small range cells (handover), or tell the device which other cells are available in that area (list of neighbor cells).

However, the smartphone is not required to search for a base station all the time. It receives hints from the network.

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