Im wanting a phone with an amazing camera up there with the Samsung Ultra S21 or the Iphone 13 but all these have 5G and I do not want a phone that is 5G compatible. Any suggestions?

heidi9 - 2021-11-02 14:17:00

Why not?

My Oneplus 8T has the option in the network settings to only connect to 3G or 4G and never try to connect to a 5G network. I'm sure the other phones would be the same?

I am the opposite though, I am in Christchurch where there are no 5G networks and would quite like to try one!

cube_guy - 2021-11-02 14:40:00

Yeah - what the previous poster says. Just buy an iphone 13, but don't connect to 5G.

Or - alternatively, don't believe the rubbish about 5G and just connect to it and enjoy the considerably faster speeds.

Edited by casualobserver at 2:41 pm, Tue 2 Nov

casualobserver - 2021-11-02 14:41:00

casualobserver wrote:

Or - alternatively, don't believe the rubbish about 5G and just connect to it and enjoy the considerably faster speeds.

I was trying to be slightly more diplomatic..... but 100% this.

cube_guy - 2021-11-02 14:47:00

Why wouldn't you want 5G? If you have been immunised for Covid-19 your 5G signal should be much stronger. I've had two immunisation shots and my Wifi is way better already. I only have old-skool nokia on 3G so I'm missing out on the 5G benefits.

On a more serious note, I wish they never turned off the old 2G network. I used to get way better battery life on my old skool nokia with 2G. 3G uses more electricity for some reason.

tygertung - 2021-11-02 14:49:00

You can turn off the 5G in the phone and anyway there's very few useful 5G area in NZ as yet. 5G phone capability means the phone can use a5G signal ...IF you are anywhere near one..

What's the problem with 5G ?

Edited by nice_lady at 3:15 pm, Tue 2 Nov

nice_lady - 2021-11-02 15:14:00

Maybe 5G will use up more battery? 3G uses more than 2G for example, so maybe 5G uses more than 4G?

tygertung - 2021-11-02 15:39:00

Yes it does. Well the 5G modem built in uses more battery.....IF you can get 5G.

That's why most 5G capables phone have bigger batteries. The OP wants a top of the line phone anyway so it should have a good battery..

Seriously tho if you want REALLY good photos, buy a camera.

Edited by nice_lady at 3:53 pm, Tue 2 Nov

nice_lady - 2021-11-02 15:52:00

nice_lady wrote:

You can turn off the 5G in the phone and anyway there's very few useful 5G area in NZ as yet. 5G phone capability means the phone can use a5G signal ...IF you are anywhere near one..

What's the problem with 5G ?

New Plymouth - where the OP appears to be, is almost completely covered by the Spark 5G network.

I guess what you're saying is that you don't consider parts of Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, Whakatane, Katikati, Levin, Foxton, Otaki, Waihi, Whitianga, Whanganui, Hamilton, Te Awamutu, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown, Motueka, Westport, Dunedin, Invercargill and more to be "useful areas"?

Edited by casualobserver at 4:53 pm, Tue 2 Nov

casualobserver - 2021-11-02 16:47:00

tygertung wrote:

Maybe 5G will use up more battery? 3G uses more than 2G for example, so maybe 5G uses more than 4G?

I'd bet my house that the OP does not want 5G because of the implications it has for the battery of the device.

cube_guy - 2021-11-02 16:55:00

cube_guy wrote:

I'd bet my house that the OP does not want 5G because of the implications it has for the battery of the device.

You got it lol. I have no need for it as I dont need fast internet for anything and I actually live in an area that has no 5g coverage anyway so no need for it. I do however take a LOT of photos and want to grade up from the Samsung S10 which has served me well but professionally just doesnt cut it in the camera specs. Id rather that battery life be put into a days photography :-)

heidi9 - 2021-11-02 18:06:00

nice_lady wrote:

Seriously tho if you want REALLY good photos, buy a camera.

LOL. I carry a compact camera. Rarely bother with the phone and never take pics on it.

The quality of the pics is as good as the DSLR and as most pics have to be shrunk to post on some message-boards anyway, the overall image size is not an issue.

Edited by socram at 6:14 pm, Tue 2 Nov

socram - 2021-11-02 18:13:00

heidi9 wrote:

You got it lol. I have no need for it as I dont need fast internet for anything and I actually live in an area that has no 5g coverage anyway so no need for it. I do however take a LOT of photos and want to grade up from the Samsung S10 which has served me well but professionally just doesnt cut it in the camera specs. Id rather that battery life be put into a days photography :-)

Well if you live in an area with no 5G then it won't matter if you buy a 5G capable phone becuse it won't use the 5G network.

I have the S21 Plus and battery life is good even when on 5G, with normal use the battery drops to about 70% over the days use

easygoer - 2021-11-02 21:09:00

I used to have a Nokia X-100 which had a standby battery life of 600 hours, that is 6 weeks. Of course when you were using it more often, making phone calls, texting, playing games, setting alarms etc it would reduce, but I only had to charge it maybe once every three weeks.

It was a normal phone with the battery of a smart phone. It was 2G.

tygertung - 2021-11-03 08:22:00

heidi9 wrote:

You got it lol. I have no need for it as I dont need fast internet for anything and I actually live in an area that has no 5g coverage anyway so no need for it. I do however take a LOT of photos and want to grade up from the Samsung S10 which has served me well but professionally just doesnt cut it in the camera specs. Id rather that battery life be put into a days photography :-)

Then you disable the 5G network access on the phone? If the phone isn't using 5G then the battery isn't going to be any better or worse because of it. Modern high end phones will have 5G, it is what it is.

cube_guy - 2021-11-03 08:52:00

tygertung wrote:

I used to have a Nokia X-100 which had a standby battery life of 600 hours, that is 6 weeks. Of course when you were using it more often, making phone calls, texting, playing games, setting alarms etc it would reduce, but I only had to charge it maybe once every three weeks.

It was a normal phone with the battery of a smart phone. It was 2G.

Wow, how helpful is that. Also, 600 hours is just over 3 weeks.

Edited by cube_guy at 8:53 am, Wed 3 Nov

cube_guy - 2021-11-03 08:52:00

Sorry, I was confused, it has 1366 hours standby.

https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_x1_00-3853.php

tygertung - 2021-11-03 09:46:00