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Aux@lemmy.world 1 year agoWhile it might be cheaper, it’s rarely possible. Different countries have different frequencies and other stuff, so you still need to make different SKUs for different markets.
True. It basically means the connector component will be universal. Which will lower the manufacturing cost of it.
That said, it also means that the 1st party and third party peripheral market will be universal. It would be a nightmare if companies like Anker and Belkin had to make two of every damn peripheral.
bamboo@lemm.ee 1 year ago
That used to be the case, but most phones now use radios that can support necessary frequencies and protocols globally. It’s also helped that the network side has also been more standardized compared to the 3g days.
Aux@lemmy.world 1 year ago
5G in Europe and in the US is completely different still.
bamboo@lemm.ee 1 year ago
As far as I can tell it’s just the C band frequency range, and radios supporting either generally support both.
Aux@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Many manufacturers released their phones without mmWave antennas outside of the US. Like iPhone 13 or Pixel 6.