Do Google Pixel Phones have an issue with signal / reception?
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I have a 7a, it's ok. 5G obliterates the battery though.
Man of Honour
6 definitely had issues for some but I've had 6,7 and 8 and no issues with any of them.
Soldato
No issues here in the UK with my 6 Pro. But my guess is it's because we had phones with Exynos modems for ages. Only when I went to abroad to a country where Samsung uses Qualcomm instead, I noticed reception issues.
Yes if you're in a weak signal area. It's crap at getting the best signal possible in a bad area.
If you already have a good signal then it's fine.
The phone also get quite warm to got on mobile data. Beacuse of the crap modem. Even on the 8 Pro
If you already have a good signal then it's fine.
The phone also get quite warm to got on mobile data. Beacuse of the crap modem. Even on the 8 Pro
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Soldato
I had an 8Pro for a while. And yeah the signal strength wasn't the best. My current Xiaomi 13 ultra is far superior with the same sim card.
Soldato
I have a 6 pro and in weak signal areas it is a problem. The modem isn't the best.
Soldato
I had 3 6 Pros and they were awful. I was glad to get rid of the phone in the end.
I recall a couple of occasions where I had zero signal at all and yet my other half was fine with her OnePlus 8T on the same network in the same location.
I recall a couple of occasions where I had zero signal at all and yet my other half was fine with her OnePlus 8T on the same network in the same location.
Associate
Mrs has a cheap samsung phone and gets better signal than my 7pro most of the time.
Associate
My Pixel 6 deffo struggles. Can't wait to change it.
Soldato
Do the 8's still have this issue then?? You'd think they'd have sorted it by now.
It's better but not good enough.
Associate
Between my wife and I we've had 1, 2, 4xl, 5, 6 pro and 8 pro and never really had an issue tbh
Soldato
It all depends on signal strength in your area. My 6 pro is fine most of the time as the signal is great at home. But when I'm out and about in a poor signal area my phone heats up and struggles for data.
Associate
I never noticed the heating up, but probably never really that far away from a WiFi spot or some signal either. Flag it to Google though and see what they say, they've been absolutely incredible when I've had to RMA things with them even past their warranty date.
Soldato
It's definitely a known thing. They've improved it a little with software updates. But it's a poor modem, so there's only so much they can do. Just have to live with it until I decide to change my phone.
Most of the time I'm in a good signal area, so it's not a huge issue.
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Soldato
The modem issue will be a long time thing. Qualcomm doesn't sell their modems for cheap and usually try bundle it with other things, especially their own SoCs. Samsung is the next best alternative and Google probably is getting these for cheap. There are other 5G modems but I have no idea how well they do compared to the main two. Developing their own will be extremely difficult, even Apple is struggling to produce a decent 5G modem, they acquired Intel's modem division years ago but can't yet match Qualcomm's.
... Which makes me wonder, even with the rumoured future Tensor chip moving to TSMC, will Google still stick with Exynos for the modems?
... Which makes me wonder, even with the rumoured future Tensor chip moving to TSMC, will Google still stick with Exynos for the modems?