is there actually a difference in the frequencies supported between the two models? I had the FP3 as:
| Technology | Bands | |
|---|---|---|
| 4G | (LTE) Type - Cat. 13, MIMO - 4x2, 2CA Carrier Aggregation, VoLTE + VoWiFi | Bands - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 26, Max download 300Mbps, Max upload 150Mbps |
| 3G | (HSPA+) HSDPA - Cat 24, HSUPA - Cat 6 Max download 42Mbps, Max upload 5.76Mbps | 800, 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 Mhz |
| 2G | GMS, GPRS, EDGE) Type - Cat. 33 | 850, 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz |
is that about right?
in the Canada Fairphoner’s thing, they talk about LTE band 66 missing, and here band 12 and 17 seem to be important as well, but I a frankly somewhat out of my depth when it comes to those things… That’s one thing the S9 seems to do much better, here’s the frequency bands supported by the device according to gsmarena:
| technology | bands |
|---|---|
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA | |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - USA | |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/200 Mbps |
Look at that LTE channel list! Why didn’t the FP3 focus on that? Apart from regulations and all that, it would have certainly increased adoption worldwide…