Is it worth buying a 5G phone?Should you buy 4G or 5G phone in 2023?

 

Is it worth buying a 5G phone?Should you buy 4G or 5G phone in 2023?

 

already announced their 5G services for India, and by the end of October, 5G connectivity will be available to use in a bunch of tier-1 and tier-II cities. At least that’s what I am hoping for. Because I am an Airtel user who lives in New Delhi, and while my city is on the list of initial cities to get 5G service, the service itself isn’t available in my area.

In Short

• 5G was launched in India on October 1.
• Airtel and Jio have already announced their 5G rollout in a bunch of cities.
• 5G plans are initially speculated to cost the same as current 4G plans. 

Is it worth buying a 4G phone now in India?

Yes, it’s absolutely worth buying a 4G phone in India in 2023. If you buy a 4G phone, then you will use all the features of a phone.

The older 4G processors are still powerful enough to run any application.

The best thing about buying a 4G phone is that you aren’t compromising on features.

Many companies have launched good 4G phones, but their 5G variants are just garbage.

For instance, The Redmi Note 10 Pro is still an excellent smartphone under 20k, but the Note 11 Pro 5G is just an average phone. It isn’t a significant upgrade over the Note 10 Pro, but it has 5G.

Just for the sake of 5G, companies are skimping on many features, especially in the budget segment.

In the flagship territory, things are working fine. You will get 5G as well as all the features without any compromise.

Should You Buy 4G or 5G Phone in 2023?

See, we aren’t saying you should never buy a 5G phone now in 2023. All we are saying is, don’t put 5G as your main priority.

Instead of 5G, other useful features should be your main priority. Other features like camera, processor, display, battery life should be on the top of your priority list.

No matter a 4G or 5G phone offers these features. If these features are what you need, then buy that smartphone and live happily with it.

If you are looking for a premium phone, then you can simply go with a 5G phone because flagship phones don’t have such issues.

But as said earlier, if you really want a good 5G phone for around 15-16k, the Realme Narzo 50 Pro is a great option.

Problems with 5G

Although every brand and most reviewers have created hype about 5G, you should know about a few problems that 5G has.

• As 5G is in its early stage, the speed might not meet your expectations. With increasing numbers of 5G users, the data speed drops significantly. However, it’s still faster than 4G.

• 5G consumes 5-10% more battery. Also, phones tend to get warmer while using 5G data. So if your smartphone has less battery life, it will get even less on a 5G network.

• Data consumption is significantly higher on 5G. If you have a 1.5GB per day data plan, it won’t be enough for a day. You need to go for higher data plans which will add extra cost to you.

• The true 5G (Standalone 5G) will take years to work in India. Currently, companies are using NSA (Non-Standalone) 5G bands.

We are not discouraging you to use 5G, but you should keep these things in mind before opting for 5G.