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*edit, I guess Verizon did offer an mmWave version of the 4a 5g as well and that was $100 more than the standard price.
*edit, I guess Verizon did offer an mmWave version of the 4a 5g as well and that was $100 more than the standard price.
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For pretty much 99% of the population the unlocked Pixel 6A has the only 5G bands that matter.
Mmwave is a fixed wireless source so it basically works best when having direct line of sight so concerts and stadiums. If you live in a very dense city you might have some more opportunities to use it when you're traveling around very specific parts the city possibly (like a major shopping center such as a mall). Overall it's definitely not worth it for probably 99% of people imo -- meaning unless you live in a dense city that has mmwave deployed you should be getting the carrier unlocked version. Even then it probably isn't worth it given how small the coverage/availability for mmwave is due to limited deployment and how the technology works (it's a fixed wireless source needing direct line of sight to work best). You'll be able to get 5G via the ongoing C-band deployments which is what the majority of people will be connecting to for 5G due to it's much higher coverage and availability which the unlocked Pixel 6A supports.
"The mmWave spectrum covers small areas within cities whereas the C-band provides much better coverage pretty much everywhere else."
https://www.fiercewirel
Even Apple removed support for mmwave with the iPhone SE. The below Verge article from May 2022 is really good about how limited use the mmwave network is so not having it on your phone is no loss hence even iPhone SE removed support for the band. The only 5G that matters is C-band which the unlocked 6A supports and what most people will connect to almost 100% of the time. The author only connected to mmwave once ever in all the time he had his phone!
Article: 5G's false start is over and the iPhone SE proves it. Apple built an iPhone without millimeter wave, and it matters
https://www.theverge.co
They've made several improvements on the software end for the modem over the current year so it's pretty decent and based off the 6A reviews I didn't see people complaining about connectivity (but definitely the Qualcomm modems are better). They also have a lot of good quality of life improvements coming in Android 13 which will be released either in August or September. The improvements are for the modem, thermals, overall smoothness, battery usage, etc. I provided links in the other Pixel thread here regarding those improvements per different Reddit threads where they are testing the current Android 13 beta 4. It has QOL improvements across the board going back to the Pixel 4. But I'm definitely interested in how the additional modem improvements pan out.
The unlocked 4a5G didn't have mmWave support anyways, and you could look up online where Verizon claims to support ultra wideband support. Even then, I'd be skeptical of that specific type of coverage pending towers, obstructions, and your need for those speeds (versus simply using WiFi, etc).
There are other things the 6a is a step down from the 6 and 6 Pro, but I wouldn't stress about the 5G version IMHO.
The unlocked 4a5G didn't have mmWave support anyways, and you could look up online where Verizon claims to support ultra wideband support. Even then, I'd be skeptical of that specific type of coverage pending towers, obstructions, and your need for those speeds (versus simply using WiFi, etc).
There are other things the 6a is a step down from the 6 and 6 Pro, but I wouldn't stress about the 5G version IMHO.
I bet there's an app to customize it more, but doesn't like that's all option in the base settings of Android.
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I'm sure there's plenty of other ways you can customize notifications as well though. In general I always have my sound/ringer off. And I've silenced most app notifications in general. If I'm expecting important calls I just toggle DnD on.
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