Google Pixel 9 series to get emergency satellite connectivity, new modem (www.androidauthority.com)
from AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world to googlepixel@lemmy.world on 14 Apr 2024 23:34
https://lemmy.world/post/14301271

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someguy3@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 2024 01:10 next collapse

That’s something. I thought those kind of receivers (?) were not cheap or small.

9point6@lemmy.world on 15 Apr 2024 07:12 collapse

It looks like a built in feature of the new generation of exynos modems that the Pixel phones use

I guess Samsung has figured out how to minify it sufficiently, the cost is probably not really a factor for these phones that are pretty premium devices already

lauteshirn@social.tchncs.de on 15 Apr 2024 07:14 next collapse

@AlmightySnoo I don't find this new feature very interesting.

Outtatime@sh.itjust.works on 15 Apr 2024 09:27 collapse

You would if you’re stuck in the middle of the desert with no water and nobody knows where you are

huginn@feddit.it on 15 Apr 2024 10:14 collapse

I’ll keep that in mind next time I leave NYC.

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca on 15 Apr 2024 14:05 collapse

Anything would be an improvement over the current modem. It works okay but it’s no Qualcomm. Power consumption and heat are still higher.