Google's Pixel 10 devices to use a yet-unannounced MediaTek modem

16 December 2024
It's an interesting move for sure.

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  • 17 Dec 2024

Anonymous, 16 Dec 2024Mediatek modems are pretty decent aren't they. Alot of... moreA friend of mine owns the vanilla Razr 2024, and he's really impressed with the battery life despite being a foldable flip phone.

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    • 17 Dec 2024

    erotavlas, 16 Dec 2024can we please copy Apple capture button? thanks Googlei don't know about the camera control button it kinda sucks and feels tacked on but the action button i can get behind

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      • 17 Dec 2024

      Hope there will be a great improvement over previous pixel phones. G5 manufactured by TSMC would be big upgrade. Planning to buy if released early, else will be moving to iPhone.

        erotavlas, 16 Dec 2024can we please copy Apple capture button? thanks GoogleI think the the capture button is overrated. It's not precise or convenient enough as a camera button and when you tap it, you are moving the phone and there is more chance of blurry photos. A nice camera UX with intuitive gestures can easily replace that button. I really liked Moto G's phone screen as a shutter button approach, and Nokia 808 PureView's swipe to zoom.

        Action button on the other hand would be a welcome feature. A multifunction button that you can program that supports actions such as: Tap, double tap, tap and hold, double tap and hold, triple tap.

          Dimtons, 16 Dec 2024Each year we say the same about battery life and smoothness... moreOfc it is, because 870 is already efficient in the first place.

          Now the condition is different if you're using something like 8 Gen 1 which is made by Samsung. Moving to a 8+ Gen 1 is a big jump, both in terms of efficiency and performance. Heck, even 870 is more efficient than Snapdragon 888/888+/8 Gen 1.

          tl;dr Samsung-made chipset are mostly bad, and moving to TSMC will be a huge jump.

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            • 17 Dec 2024

            So for...half price ? :>

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              • 17 Dec 2024

              erotavlas, 16 Dec 2024can we please copy Apple capture button? thanks GoogleYou mean nokia pureview capture Button

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                • 16 Dec 2024

                Finally they will ditch Samsung crappy modem

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                  • 16 Dec 2024

                  ArthurGD3, 16 Dec 2024Tensor G5 is in certain respects a big upgrade over the G4.... moreThe more important thing is that this 3nm chip is TSMC built.

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                    • 16 Dec 2024

                    Anonymous, 16 Dec 2024Mediatek modems are pretty decent aren't they. Alot of... moreBetter than Exynos, that's for sure. With a TSMC chip and MTK modem, I might switch back!

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                      • 16 Dec 2024

                      Mediatek modems are pretty decent aren't they. Alot of MediaTek chipset phones have decent standby battery life and decent signal.

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                        • 16 Dec 2024

                        Finally

                          can we please copy Apple capture button? thanks Google

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                            • 16 Dec 2024

                            I dont mind mediatek but mtk doesnt have a good track record modding and roms, tbh anything is better than tensor

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                              • 16 Dec 2024

                              Anonymous, 16 Dec 2024Which means something worse than modem of 8g1. Lol

                                ArthurGD3, 16 Dec 2024Tensor G5 is in certain respects a big upgrade over the G4.... moreEach year we say the same about battery life and smoothness but it's always the same, i still have an SD 870 phone and it's as smooth as any gen 3 phone, it's getting really usless to upgrade these past 3 years, and companies still put new phone out creating e waste

                                  Dimtons, 16 Dec 2024Unpopular opinion : If there is no big upgrade, don't ... moreTensor G5 is in certain respects a big upgrade over the G4. Main one being that it will be a 3nm chip instead of 4nm so that alone should yield some inherent efficiency benefits and better thermals. What that ultimately does to day to day real world use though short of better battery life is yet to be determined.

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                                    • 16 Dec 2024

                                    Which means something worse than modem of 8g1.

                                      I've had no major modem related issues on my 8 Pro since getting it over a year ago and I'm usually using Beta Android releases. The consensus around the 9 series phones with the newer Exynos is that it's even better than the revised 5300 Exynos in the 8 series phones.

                                      As long as this new modem is as good as the 9 phones or a bit better, particularly in the battery usage department then I'm good.

                                        Unpopular opinion : If there is no big upgrade, don't release a new phone each year.

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