My 4G is greater than your 5G! Huawei P50 Pro "Hongmeng 4G>5G" has become?

When the dust settled that Huawei’s P50 series had missed 5G, two voices flooded the Internet. The first is "Huawei has really tried its best, 4G can still be used", and the second is "Who was promoting the X-generation 5G mobile phone in the first place?" Both views have their own reasons, but now 5G is an unstoppable trend, even The iPhone has launched its first 5G mobile phone last year, and Huawei is somewhat "reversing the wheel". 5G" is done?" img_height="1026" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/0cf4f1e493d9b4b9.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Recently, some netizens found the slogan "Hongmeng 4Ggt; 5G" in an offline store of Huawei mobile phones (netizens said it was not an experience store). For a while, there was a lot of discussion on the Internet, thinking that Huawei was in Challenge public perception. In this case, we might as well verify whether Hongmeng 4G is really better than 5G. 5G" is done?" img_height="694" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/78e0e0d40f8d0ce8.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

What are the advantages of 5G and 4G?

First of all, we need to make it clear that Yu Chengdong did not say anything about Hongmeng 4G or 5G at the Huawei P50 series launch conference. If the official conclusion is made, this public opinion may be out of control. At the P50 Pro launch conference, Yu Chengdong had only one core point of view: "We cannot use 5G, but under the AI ??heterogeneous communication technology, we have also achieved strong communication performance, low power consumption, and in the case of non-large traffic speed measurement The worst is the same as other phones (especially iPhone 12 Pro Max) "5G"? 5151b45808ff8858.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg"gt;

Looking at it this way, there is nothing wrong with Yu Chengdong’s statement. The role of four-network concurrency generally refers to dual-band Wi -Fi’s dual 4G card network capabilities are indeed not that big of a gap compared to 5G. But what we want to verify this time is simply "whether Hongmeng 4G is greater than 5G", rather than a comparison of communication performance between mobile phones.

The advantages of 5G have been widely publicized by mobile phone manufacturers in the past two years. Let us briefly mention it here. What can be enjoyed at the consumer level is higher network speed and lower latency. Both aspects. And because common applications do not have high latency requirements, the low-latency effect of 5G networks may not be obvious, and will only play a greater role in fields such as industry, driverless driving, and telemedicine. 5G" is done?" img_height="562" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/a51d56827ac543f1.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Compared with 5G, the advantage of 4G is that its power consumption is relatively low, mainly from the radio frequency module and antenna module.

On the other hand, when the 5G network coverage is smaller, the 5G mobile phone will indeed consume more power looking for signals without turning on the smart network. Of course, the second issue is not within the scope of this verification, and the situation in each region is different.

Select three mobile phones, Huawei P50 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, and Xiaomi 11 Ultra, and divide them into three different scenarios to verify Hongmeng OS 4Ggt from the aspects of network speed and latency; whether the 5G inequality is true. , and when the network is relatively stable, it verifies the statement that "4G power consumption is lower". 5G" is done?" img_height="562" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/a553b6e47753008a.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

An open area with excellent signal

In fact, for people who work and live in cities, most of the time the cellular network signal is relatively good when there is no interference. Yes, sometimes Wi-Fi in the office isn't even as effective as cellular. This time we came to the open area where we usually test the 5G network. Perhaps because the nearby base stations have fewer users and stronger signals, the 5G network can run a peak download speed of about 1000Mbps every time.

Let’s look at network speed first. All three phone cards have opened 5G packages and are from the same communication operator (Telecom). We used Speedtest to measure the speed of the three mobile phones. The downlink speed is not consistent with our past experience. The mobile phones from left to right are iPhone 12 Pro Max, Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi 11 Ultra. The downlink speeds are only 157Mbps, 9.83Mbps and 104Mbps respectively. Whether it is 5G or 4G network speed, they are inconsistent with our conventional understanding. 5G "is it?" img_height="555" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/fac5f3604f26f6ae.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

As a last resort, we changed to another small square for testing. The results showed that the downlink and uplink speeds were significantly improved compared to the previous round of test results. However, the downlink speeds of iPhone 12 Pro Max and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra still did not exceed 250Mbps, but the uplink speeds were significantly improved. The 4G speed of Huawei P50 Pro is obviously a bit severely limited, and it does not meet the speed of about "100 megabits" mentioned by Yu Chengdong at the press conference. I consulted operator personnel and found that the current restrictions on 4G network speeds in some areas are indeed relatively large. When testing with other 4G mobile phone and telecommunications card combinations, the same results were obtained. 5G" is done?" img_height="555" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/3fb0affaceb41f95.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Does this also mean that the construction of 5G networks is still not perfect today, or that there are still only a few locations that can achieve 1000Mbps speed testing, and in most cases it is still only about 300Mbps? Of course, on the other hand, we must also realize that in order to promote 5G, telecom operators have become more and more strict on 4G network restrictions, which puts Huawei P50 Pro into a more difficult situation.

Latency problems mainly occur in game scenarios, so we mainly use game scenarios for verification. Before that, we downloaded the "Tencent Mobile Game Accelerator" and used the built-in function of the software to conduct a delay test on the game "Peace Elite". We can quickly get the delay level of the current network. It can be seen that among the three mobile phones, the iPhone 12 Pro Max has the lowest delay, only 43ms; Xiaomi 11 Ultra has a delay of 48ms, while the Huawei P50 Pro has larger fluctuations, with a delay of 70ms. Because it is Tencent's official software, I personally think the results should be relatively accurate. 5G" is done?" img_height="553" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/91acc680104a9d8b.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Although the iPhone 12 Pro Max is displayed as "Mobile Network (4G)", you can see from the icon that it is still a 5G network, so it can be considered a "BUG" caused by different versions of the software. ".

Then we start the game "Peace Elite" and compare the delay effect in the game. The image quality of the three mobile phone games is all set to "smooth", and the current delay data is shown in the lower left corner. The overall delay of Huawei P50 Pro is between 60ms-124ms. Since the delay icon will turn yellow after jumping to 124ms, the somatosensory effect will be more obvious. As far as the video display effect is concerned, this situation is rare, and most of the time it is around 80ms. 5G" is done?" img_height="554" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/1061bbe5d069dd9e.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt; 5G" has become? img.jpg"gt;

The latency of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is relatively lower, fluctuating between 32ms-44ms overall, which is a relatively stable category. In open areas, the signal problems of iPhone 12 Pro Max can be effectively alleviated. 5G" is done?" img_height="554" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/204dd0bcdc91a5ea.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

The performance of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is similar to that of iPhone 12 Pro Max, fluctuating between 36ms-44ms, which is relatively good overall.

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From this link, we can see that the delay of 5G mobile phones in open areas is indeed better than that of Huawei P50 Pro, and the communication technology of Huawei P50 Pro depends largely on the signal. In terms of strength, it may perform better in weak signal scenarios.

But at least for now, the combination of Hongmeng 4G cannot beat 5G.

The 3rd floor of the underground garage with poor signal

We have all encountered it when the signal is poor. Sometimes we say that the phone signal is poor, which means that the sound of making calls is intermittent or even cuts off directly. drop; while poor network signal means network speed decreases, delay increases, etc. What we want to verify is the network speed and delay effects of the three mobile phones in common weak signal spaces such as underground garages and elevators. Huawei P50 Pro, which has industry-leading communication technology, can use the combination of Hongmeng 4G to outperform 5G.

Follow the previous steps and give priority to testing the network speed. It can be seen that the test results of the three mobile phones in this link are significantly reduced. The 5G mobile phone can only switch to 4G signal. Although the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is displayed as 5G, the network speed is obviously at the level of the 4G network. 5G "is it?" img_height="556" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/4e405d90cc90cc99.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Using the Tencent mobile game accelerator to test the delay, the delay of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which has the worst signal performance, nearly doubled to 84ms. The latency of Huawei P50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is similar, only 71ms and 70ms respectively. If placed in a game, this is a very common mobile game delay, just like the "Peace Elite" game itself shows that delays below 120ms will have almost no impact on the somatosensory experience. 5G" is done?" img_height="558" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/e8484d970b40f76c.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Let's first look at the specific performance of the iPhone 12 Pro Max with the highest latency in games. The latency can be as high as 128ms and as low as 80ms. It seems to be similar to the performance of the Huawei P50 Pro in open areas. similar? 5G" is done?" img_height="557" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/120514b6c7a17091.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

The delay of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra has also increased. The video of frame-by-frame study tells us that 124ms is the peak of its delay.

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Huawei P50 Pro is relatively smoother, maintaining a delay of around 72ms for a long time. This reminds us of the latency data tested in open areas. The high latency is contrary to software testing and does not conform to the "strong signal" advantage that Huawei has always built. Here we may say that it was just an accident. 5G "is it?" img_height="553" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/c2141bf1e6eaefc5.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

In the weak signal link, all mobile phones switched to 4G network signals. Of course, there is no way to verify Hongmeng's 4G > 5G statement. But as Yu Chengdong said, at least everyone is at the same level and there is no obvious difference.

Will high-speed cars have any impact?

We often encounter the problem of signal attenuation when traveling. For example, there is usually no signal when passing through a tunnel, and there is usually a weak signal on the highway. Even in cities, due to high-speed driving in the car, there are certain weaknesses in the coverage of base stations. Will this affect the use of 4G/5G networks? According to the opinions expressed at the Huawei P50 Pro launch conference, this phone will have a greater advantage in this situation.

Since we are comparing with 5G mobile phones, the meaning of comparison will be lost if it is too remote. Therefore, we "circle" in the city, which not only ensures a certain strength of signal, but also ensures that each mobile phone is affected by the same signal. Covered by signals, the performance depends entirely on the "technology".

We still give priority to network testing. What we can see is that the downlink speed of Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra can reach 264Mbps and the uplink speed is 78.7Mbps. In comparison, the iPhone 12 Pro Max is slightly inferior, only 169Mbps and 56.3Mbps, while the Huawei P50 Pro performed normally, with slower downlink speeds and higher uplink speeds. 5G" is done?" img_height="557" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/76ba65aad5ff5e38.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

In fact, we can also find another problem here: Whether it is 4G or 5G, today's communication operators have serious speed limit problems. What is more obvious is that generally speaking, the downlink speed of cellular networks or broadband is much greater than the uplink speed. However, in the 4G data tested by Huawei P50 Pro, the uplink speed is about twice as fast as the downlink speed, which is obviously problematic. .

In terms of latency, Huawei P50 Pro 73ms, Xiaomi 11 Ultra and iPhone 12 Pro Max are the same, 48ms. When the 5G network can be used normally, it can be seen that the latency of the 5G network is indeed lower than that of the 4G network. Of course, in actual games, latency has more complex causes.

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Regarding the in-game delay, Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is similar to the test data. It remains stable at 48ms most of the time, and above 60ms in a small part of the time. 5G" is done?" img_height="449" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/6f7d785fb8f44b0d.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

The latency of Huawei P50 Pro has been carefully confirmed and most of the time is between 60ms and 80ms, which does not overturn the results of previous software tests. 5G" is done?" img_height="449" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/d595f631e2e2604b.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

The latency of the iPhone 12 Pro Max is even lower. The performance of 28ms-32ms makes people wonder whether this is really an iPhone? 5G" is done?" img_height="449" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/1c1aece9e7690f7e.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

Summary: The results of these three links can actually tell us the answer. The advantages of 5G network cannot be smoothed out by software and hardware on terminal devices. Otherwise, why would mobile phones use 5G? What about baseband? In terms of latency and network speed, the 5G network is significantly better than the 4G network, Hongmeng 4G; the inequality of 5G does not hold.

Of course, 5G networks also have many problems. For example, the signal penetration effect is not good, and it can only be switched to 4G in some environments. For example, the current speed limit is still quite serious. This may be one of the reasons why 4G networks are still of course mainstream, and this may also be the main reason why Huawei P50 Pro is still being rushed by users after it went online - 5G is not so urgently needed that 4G must be abandoned.

In terms of power consumption, there is no doubt that 4G is better

Regarding power consumption, we use the most common test model for model testing: using the cellular network to play 1080p videos online, maintaining Set the phone's maximum brightness and volume, and clear the background for continuous playback. Huawei P50 Pro uses 4G network, iPhone 12 Pro Max and Xiaomi 11 Ultra use 5G network.

The recorded playback times are as follows. 5G "is it?" img_height="290" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/d0546cdf677b3f33.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

It can be seen that the power consumption per minute of the two 5G mobile phones is much higher than that of the Huawei P50 Pro's 4G network. In particular, the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra is even more powerful than the two Huawei P50 Pro's. More than times.

The screen resolutions of these three mobile phones are similar, and they are all close to 2K FHD resolution. The refresh rate has no obvious impact on power consumption when playing videos, so 4G networks do have advantages over 5G.

We also need to understand another point. In fact, most of the power consumption in mobile phone cellular networks comes from radio frequency and receiving signals. Especially when the 5G network signal is not as stable as the 4G network, slight fluctuations will occur. A lot of power consumption. This is also a disadvantage of today's 5G network. In outdoor use scenarios, if the 5G signal is not stable enough, the battery life of the 5G mobile phone will be several percent lower than indoors.

Written at the end

Of course we still have to go back to the original question: Is Hongmeng 4G greater than 5G? 5G" is done?" img_height="667" img_width="1000" data-src="//imgq7.q578.com/ef/0828/1f020703371b0a0b.jpg" src="/a2020/img/data-img.jpg "gt;

If this inequality is viewed from the most common perception of consumers and guided by our test results, it is obviously not valid. Hongmeng OS is not good enough to bridge the hardware gap—— You know, the excellent experience of today's 5G network is mostly based on its high downlink speed.

But if you look at the comprehensive use experience, just like Yu Chengdong said at the Huawei P50 series launch conference, you can judge based on your own usage scenarios. The author’s personal feeling is that of course the inequality cannot be established, but when it comes to experience, Hongmeng 4G is not much worse than 5G.