Google Pixel 9 series to get emergency satellite connectivity, new modem

https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-9-sos-satellite-connectivity-3433498/

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someguy3@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

9point6@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

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

avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y

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

lauteshirn@social.tchncs.de · -3 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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Outtatime@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

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

huginn@feddit.it · 6 pts · 2y

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