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I've seen alot of posts of people getting their new SGS2, but I haven't seen any GPS results. I expect it to be the same as the international, but has anyone used gps test or gps status to see how well gps works?
GEEPEE-ESSSSS - Are you afraid of getting lost in the woods again? Why not put "Witches of Eastwick" on your new fancyphone and take a walk deep into the woods and see if it can nav you out? Street view will be particularly helpful I am sure!
Top 10 Pitfalls of using GPS in the Woods
10: Watch out for those uncharted cliffs.
9: Turn right into bee-hive alley
8. Skunk alert
7. Turn left at large oak tree? they are ALL large oak trees!
6. Nice. A bird just crapped on my head.
5. I wonder where my date is? I wonder what all that screaming is about? I should Google that...
4. Nice of Streetview to warn about all these hungry pygmies waving shrunken heads and standing over that brush covered pyramid.
3. Bear cub on the left - bear on the right - when will Google incorporate travel advisories worth a damn? Really? Bear right means this?
2. Wait - what? Low battery?
1. I wonder if twitter works out here?
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GEEPEE-ESSSSS - Are you afraid of getting lost in the woods again? Why not put "Witches of Eastwick" on your new fancyphone and take a walk deep into the woods and see if it can nav you out? Street view will be particularly helpful I am sure!
Top 10 Pitfalls of using GPS in the Woods
10: Watch out for those uncharted cliffs.
9: Turn right into bee-hive alley
8. Skunk alert
7. Turn left at large oak tree? they are ALL large oak trees!
6. Nice. A bird just crapped on my head.
5. I wonder where my date is? I wonder what all that screaming is about? I should Google that...
4. Nice of Streetview to warn about all these hungry pygmies waving shrunken heads and standing over that brush covered pyramid.
3. Bear cub on the left - bear on the right - when will Google incorporate travel advisories worth a damn? Really? Bear right means this?
2. Wait - what? Low battery?
1. I wonder if twitter works out here?
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Nice, thanks for the laughs Attn1 - and good to see you posting over here.
I gotta agree with shad0wf0x though - I'd like to get some general impressions about the GPS on this device, as I want one that works, and my wife's Cappy is absolutely junk in this regard.
Mine insta locks with 3 sats and will pick 4 more up in less than ~15 sec
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Works great, good as my iPhone's did. The Infuse GPS was awful and it really pissed me off when I was foursquaring, but this phone does it PERFECTLY.
Mine locked on in less than 5 seconds and it is a cloudy rainy day here.
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well I didn't wait, i got 3 sats in 10 seconds or so, got another 4 or so in under 30 seconds, did the update agps in gps test and got 11 right away strong locks (41+ indoors). GPS looks good to me.
Got a fix on 8 out of 9 sats in my living room in under 5 seconds.
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This is good news for old SGS owners.
Good to see everyone having positive experiences with GPS.
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Works great, good as my iPhone's did. The Infuse GPS was awful and it really pissed me off when I was foursquaring, but this phone does it PERFECTLY.
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Weird. The two Infuses I've owned have had perfectly functioning GPS.
Been using the SGII since Saturday and GPS works like it should. Locks within 5 seconds +/-
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Weird. The two Infuses I've owned have had perfectly functioning GPS.
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Really? I was at a Waffle House in Atlanta, GA and my GPS said I was in Chattanooga, TN and no matter what I did it kept locking on there.
I'd be using Google Navigation and it would take like 2 minutes to lock before it started navigating.
I'll echo the good user experience of most of these folks -
Wife tried hers on the way home - google nav got an accurate lock in about 15 seconds.
I waited till i got home and installed gps status - 4 sats within 5 seconds, 7 at 12 second first location fix, inside my metal roofed house on an overcast day. Had 11 sats by about 30 seconds or so - but never reported better than a 25m accuracy...not sure what's up with that. Did not clear or redownload agps data.
Mine just took about 7 seconds to get a lock after opening up Maps fresh and took about 15 seconds burrowed inside my downstairs apartment. Very good compared to my old Captivate and even faster than my stock Infuse - and MUCH better than my Infused version on 2.2.3 (no disrespect to gtg though, it was as good as it could get I think).
GPS is definitely wayyy better than the Captivate ever was!! I got lock within 10 seconds... I'm not disappointed by this phone at all..
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GS2 uses SiRFStar IV GPS chip, way better than the POS Broadcom chip used in Captivate. Anyone ever used standalone GPS unit knows SiRFStar is a brand you can trust in GPS world.
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GS2 uses SiRFStar IV GPS chip, way better than the POS Broadcom chip used in Captivate. Anyone ever used standalone GPS unit knows SiRFStar is a brand you can trust in GPS world.
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That's excellent. Where did you find that info?
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That's excellent. Where did you find that info?
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Various Reviews. The Exynos APU also have a GPS baseband circuit built-in but Samsung decided to use an expensive dedicate GPS chip instead. I think the reputation of the poor GPS in original Galaxy S forced Samsung to do this.
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Various Reviews. The Exynos APU also have a GPS baseband circuit built-in but Samsung decided to use an expensive dedicate GPS chip instead. I think the reputation of the poor GPS in original Galaxy S forced Samsung to do this.
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That is good news. I made T mobile replace both of my Vibrant's with new units after almost two years of use because of that. I am very directionally challenged so this was a big deal to me.
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Various Reviews. The Exynos APU also have a GPS baseband circuit built-in but Samsung decided to use an expensive dedicate GPS chip instead. I think the reputation of the poor GPS in original Galaxy S forced Samsung to do this.
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Exactly. The SoC does have integrated GPS functionality, but Sammy chose not to use it. In fact, as you probably know, it's been rumored since the i9100 launched that the brand new SirFStar IV chip was in the Galaxy S2. I'm sure the SoC solution worked, but seeing as "gps issues" was probably one of the biggest complaints against the old Galaxy S, and in such a thin phone there isn't tons of extra space to put a huge antenna, they probably wanted to put the best GPS chip in that they could find!
The GS2 will never rival the reception of a dedicated GPS unit with a big ol' ceramic patch antenna, but it should work about as well as is possible with such a small antenna. At least, that's the hope.
PS, this is supposedly the GPS chip in the GS2. Which interestingly enough actually contains it's own 109 MHz ARM7 CPU. Normally GPS is handled by a combination of the baseband and the SoC, so it's gonna be interesting to see what sort of tweaks and upgrades will be available in the future by virtue of having a dedicated GPS chip.
And non sequitur for those interested, that means there's an ARM core in the baseband, another in the GPS, and 2 in the SoC. Quite a few cores for a tiny little device...
I love the gps on this phablet.
Also, does anyone know of a gps Android app that can average GPS points?
Having a northing and easting mode would be a huge plus as well.
Why wouldnt it do that? My SGS4G and my Evo 4g all did that.
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I love the gps on this phablet.
Also, does anyone know of a gps Android app that can average GPS points?
Having a northing and easting mode would be a huge plus as well.
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Eric-1987 said:
Why wouldnt it do that? My SGS4G and my Evo 4g all did that.
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unless he's saying, from the pic, that its google street view with a current pic of his car and him in it???????????
Yes, the GPS is great, the best mobile unit I've used, excluding TopCon (survey quality GPS).
the aerial was on google maps, and i was in my car parked in the same spot as i was when the aerial was shot.
gps beats the gs2
Hello , i think to buy the prime but i have some quesntions .
1) whats the different between c2 and c3? in my country i found only c2
2) should i wait for t700? i dont need gps , i dont play games , just the wifi problem is the issue i dont buy it know
ill use it only home (big house 3 floors)
Thanks!
According to those with C3s and some ASUS representatives the C3s have substantially better WiFi than the previous Primes.
i have a c3, no wifi problems whatsoever..
gps still very bad..
Isn't that a bummer :-(
I have a c20 which has a better wifi and gps than my previously owned c10... but what about now... sad... just plain sad. The product needed four months of production to finally get better
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why there are no custom roms? like cm9 etc?
thanks
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The product needed four months of production to finally get better
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I have a C1 that is perfect (wifi is very good and gps works) and i know of at least one person with a B0 that has no issues either.
I have C2 here and have no issues with Wi-Fi or GPS...I guess it's just the luck of the draw.
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why there are no custom roms? like cm9 etc?
thanks
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there are .. you are in the wrong forum and wrong thread (look in development area )
My prime is great around the router. It's just bad @ certain areas around the house when its near -70dbm. My other wi-fi devices are also bad @ these areas but the prime takes it to a new level. So the question is how do I fix this.
I'm not much of a tinkerer and I mostly use my Prime @ home. Away from home my Galaxy Nexus tethered to it is absobloodylutely superb. So since my problem is more of a home issue, I went ahead and used an old linksys router w/dd-wrt firmware and turned it into a repeater bridge. Now while it did work for our desktop w/ethernet it didn't perform too admirably with wi-fi devices. It was just too weak. In the end I just bought this here baby:
http://www.amazon.com/Amped-Wireles...0000/dp/B005UBNGY6/ref=cm_pdp_rev_itm_title_2
Okay, it might be overkill but hell yes did it fix my wi-fi issue @ home & backyard like a boss when BBQ'ing lol. Using a C3 while never using any earlier iterations of the prime so can't compare between wi-fi.
Saw this one too though but not much of a traveler/hotel person but may be great for those individuals =)
http://www.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Routers/WL330N3G/
i saw it , but its not popular like roms on galaxy s II or other devices
why ?
abovebeyondgal said:
i saw it , but its not popular like roms on galaxy s II or other devices
why ?
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i think because prime sales are suffering from the bad reputation and low producion rates...
just install AOPK from jermaine, no need for other roms!
ot: atm i'm using my c3 prime outdoors right now, 3 walls and window between router and me , aprox 20 meters, surfing goes well, streaming video is quite impossible.
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i have a c3, no wifi problems whatsoever..
gps still very bad..
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Are you sure that C3 has GPS on board ?
I have a C2... recently purchased from BestBuy... no issues with WiFi... as good as my laptop and Galaxy Nexus... granted GPS is not great, but it does work most of the time when I'm outside...
Another C3 here with good Wi-Fi and GPS performance, even indoors. There's just a limit to how well a low power GPS transmission can be received through multiple walls.
Many phones running GPS indoors are actually triangulating using cell tower signals much of the time, and I find Google Maps is often positioning me through the BSSID of the Wi-Fi AP's it sees instead of through any GPS lock.
That said, I second the endorsement for using a $20 AP (running DD-WRT firmware in repeater mode) to cover blind spots for any Wi-Fi devices. Not as good as the high power options, but they're cheap, only require AC, and are easy to put up.
I have a C2 and getting great (or satisfactory for me) WiFi performance. Could care less about GPS on a tablet. When I'm driving I'd rather be navigating with my phone and not a big tablet that provides a distraction from driving. To me too much is made about the GPS. WiFi issues are a more serious concern in everyday use.
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Pecata said:
I have C2 here and have no issues with Wi-Fi or GPS...I guess it's just the luck of the draw.
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My.c2 wifi is on par with my HD2. Perfectly acceptable.
Indoor GPS locked on to 8.. and saw 11 satellites.
I have a BB from early December and my WiFi works perfectly, even when using Bluetooth for audio streaming. GPS is next to useless but I don't need it anyway (and they are releasing that new dongle).
While the C3's might have a lower chance of manufacturing defect, I don't think that they are any different hardware-wise from the C2 and earlier Primes.
Pecata said:
I have C2 here and have no issues with Wi-Fi or GPS...I guess it's just the luck of the draw.
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It is, doesn't seem that there's any difference with the C3, several users posting their C3 had issues just at the top and in the bt/wifi fallout thread. Looks like you still got to get lucky to get a good one
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It is, doesn't seem that there's any difference with the C3, several users posting their C3 had issues just at the top and in the bt/wifi fallout thread. Looks like you still got to get lucky to get a good one
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I think its been like this from the beginning... There are a small % of primes that have issues, no matter what Serial. Thats the way it is with complex electronic devices
If it was a small %.. there would be a lot more happy posts around this place and the internet in general.. Just sayin.
Mobilefun has the Moto 360 2 Sport listed as being quite a bit cheaper than the Standard 360 2, Standard model is £269, Sport is £219 . I find this a little bit surprising as the Sport comes with a GPS chip in it, so I'm wondering if the specs will be scaled down in some other way, or if its just the actual watch strap, which is a lot cheaper?
Sport:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-moto-360-sport-2nd-gen-smartwatch-black-p54780.htm
Standard:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-moto-360-l-2nd-gen-smartwatch-cognac-leather-p54778.htm
Moto has said relatively little about the Sport, much less when it will be available and pricing.
It sucks that there is no GPS on classic one. Dont like the sport looks but need GPS
ksekhar said:
It sucks that there is no GPS on classic one. Dont like the sport looks but need GPS
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That GPS will kill battery life I bet though.
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i've used the sony smartwatch 3, and its just like the gps hardware in the android phones. By that I mean when GPS funcionality is called upon (which for the watch would be during a run or bike ride) then it comes on, otherwise its doesn't effect a thing. And when I was using it for biking, i didn't find it was that bad.
thanks for the heads up OP, the sport appears to be skipping out on the outer metal casing and leather band in place for an injected molded rubber/silicon band, so i could see it being a decent price break IMO.
Call it "guilt by association" but I couldn't find the following blurb (from mobilefun's description) anywhere on Moto's site:
Track your workouts like never before with the Moto 360 2nd Gen, the simple and easy to use SmartWatch that gives you all the information you'll need, quickly and consciously right there on your wrist. With health app integration, the Moto 360 2nd Gen will even be able to motivate you when your not moving, as well as informing you of your stats from your last run/workout.
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But what left me shaking my head "no" was the really odd use of the word "consciously" and the misspelled "your". Taken together, I call "fake." I'd trust that preorder price about as far as I can throw it.
In the meantime, I owned the MS Band for about 8 months, and generally found that I could run GPS on it for 4ish hours before it died. Not saying the Moto Sport uses the same module -- just noting that for the Band, you could do a decent run, hike, or bike ride with GPS on and still have power left.
-Matt
Hoping Moto will release some information about the sport model soon. I actually like the feel of silicon rubber and the GPS makes it the top choice atm.
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Hoping Moto will release some information about the sport model soon. I actually like the feel of silicon rubber and the GPS makes it the top choice atm.
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I have a (non-GPS) Garmin that looks very similar, both size-wise and in the band design. I'd definitely make it my daily timepiece! Though...from reading up on the 1st gen 360 it's starting to sound like it would need a nightly charge. As a Microsoft Band owner, I was hoping the new 360 would do sleep-tracking but that's looking somewhat unlikely.
-Matt
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I have a (non-GPS) Garmin that looks very similar, both size-wise and in the band design. I'd definitely make it my daily timepiece! Though...from reading up on the 1st gen 360 it's starting to sound like it would need a nightly charge. As a Microsoft Band owner, I was hoping the new 360 would do sleep-tracking but that's looking somewhat unlikely.
-Matt
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There is a sleep tracking app for all android wear search the market man.
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There is a sleep tracking app for all android wear search the market man.
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Yep...right after my post I started to do a bit of research. Looks like the most popular app (Sleep as Android) is good but has mixed reviews. I guess I misspoke -- I wasn't thinking of third-party apps, but instead that the 360 was specifically designed for sleep tracking. In particular, the Band (and I guess, other activity trackers) have a number of optimizations to allow the device to continue running through the night without killing the battery while gathering data...HR, motion, body temp, etc. I'd imagine that third-party efforts would normally be a lot tougher on the battery, and perhaps not have the same level of access to the hardware.
-Matt
Looks like the listing in the OP
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/motorola-moto-360-sport-2nd-gen-smartwatch-black-p54780.htm
Has been updated from "preorder" to "register interest." Preorder price has been wiped as well. Hopefully we'll have some real data on price/availability in the next several weeks!
-Matt
OK, some good news (I think). The black 360 Sport has shown up for preorder on Amazon-Italy for 299 EUR, which is a perfect match to the 219 GPB the OP mentioned. Seems legit. Shipping date unknown.
http://www.amazon.it/Motorola-Moto-Sport-Smartwatch-Generation/dp/B015FON5Y8
-Matt
Now we've got a preorder listing at Amazon UK for 219 GBP. Release date is scheduled for December 1.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Version-Generation-Sport-Smartwatch/dp/B01580CPOK/
-Matt
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Now we've got a preorder listing at Amazon UK for 219 GBP. Release date is scheduled for December 1.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Motorola-Version-Generation-Sport-Smartwatch/dp/B01580CPOK/
-Matt
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December in the uk or usa? I live in texas and just bought the gear s2 but i think im returning for this watch because of gps
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December in the uk or usa? I live in texas and just bought the gear s2 but i think im returning for this watch because of gps
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The Amazon UK release date moved from Dec 1 to Jan 1 a few weeks ago. No clear sign on the Italian UK page. TBH I think both of those are pretty much speculation by Amazon.
I have seen absolutely ZERO news in the US since the announcement in early September. I have to assume at this point that like the LG, the 360 Sport is being indefinitely pulled, perhaps due to a major setback or two on the hardware side. The fact that Motorola has said nothing about it -- since they introduced it with a non-working demo months ago -- is pretty bad news.
-Matt
Good news, looks like a January 7 release date, $299.
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2015/12/moto-360-sport-meet-your-new-workout.html
-Matt
FINALLY!
It is strange that Motorola hasn't yet allowed this smartwatch to be shown or reviewed... The only thing we saw until now were dummy Moto 360 Sports...
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It is strange that Motorola hasn't yet allowed this smartwatch to be shown or reviewed... The only thing we saw until now were dummy Moto 360 Sports...
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I don't think the design/development path has been a straight line....lots of little mysteries. One that bugs me is some apparent uncertainty about the size: early on it looked like it would be 42mm, but now the specs list it as 45mm. The fact that there were only dummies at the announcement in September was also a real red flag. I'm still hunting daily for any kind of review or hands-on data but....nothing.... Guess we'll have to wait and see in January -- though supposedly the earlier release in Europe may tell us something!
-Matt
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I don't think the design/development path has been a straight line....lots of little mysteries. One that bugs me is some apparent uncertainty about the size: early on it looked like it would be 42mm, but now the specs list it as 45mm. The fact that there were only dummies at the announcement in September was also a real red flag. I'm still hunting daily for any kind of review or hands-on data but....nothing.... Guess we'll have to wait and see in January -- though supposedly the earlier release in Europe may tell us something!
-Matt
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The size of the screen is the same as the 42mm version, but the case is 45mm. I think that's where you're getting mixed up.
There's a few unboxing/first impression articles. Really waiting to see battery life in GPS mode and what data screens are customizable on runs. I tried other running apps on a Zenwatch 2 I had (connected to phone) and the data screen options for running were terrible on the watch. Basically time, average pace, and distance. No customization. I believe I tried Runtastic, Runkeeper, and a couple others.
At least, according to ZDnet, GPS accuracy is pretty accurate.... unlike the Gear S2 4G version with GPS. That was terrible.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/first-...port-fitness-focused-android-wear-smartwatch/
http://www.androidcentral.com/wrist-first-impressions-moto-360-sport-smartwatch
http://www.droid-life.com/2015/12/15/moto-360-sport-unboxing/
http://www.slashgear.com/moto-360-sport-review-part-1-day-1-comfort-16418803/
https://www.gottabemobile.com/2015/12/15/moto-360-sport-unboxing-first-impressions/
Huawei kirin 980 created his own dual gps chip
It seems to be something better than broadcom.
GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
Huawei mate 20 and mate 20 pro have dual gps.
Using GPSTest it seems Dual-frequency is still not in use. Maybe it is the same issue as the Xiaomi Mi 8 did when it was released.
See also https://medium.com/@sjbarbeau/dual-f...es-152b8826e1c
The most time my accuracy is about 4m. That`s not even better as on my Galaxy S7
So far I've not been particularly impressed with it's accuracy. My Mate 10 pro before that was very hit and miss as well. Granted, I live in a big city, but my wife's iPhone 7 has no such issues... Not Huawei's strong point it seems.
It says accuracy can reach up to 30 cm, which means lane level accuracy. Driving in Kuala Lumpur will be fun
It's as accurate as I need it to be and it's there when I need it.
4-5m is about as much as you realistically need IMHO (unless you're using it to program a cruise missile for a clinical strike).
If you cant find what you're looking for when you're within 4-5 metres then maybe you need to go to Specsavers (other opticians are available)
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It's as accurate as I need it to be and it's there when I need it.
4-5m is about as much as you realistically need IMHO (unless you're using it to program a cruise missile for a clinical strike).
If you cant find what you're looking for when you're within 4-5 metres then maybe you need to go to Specsavers (other opticians are available)
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I agree. As much as I like it to be as accurate as possible, I'm on a consumer device paying consumer money.
The worst that usually happens to me is Google thinks I'm in the shop next door.
I can deal with that tbh and I have no desire for Huwaei (or any other manufacturer) to spend several million £/$ just to get my GPS down to my EXACT location.
The last thing we need is these phones being even more expensive
If it works better than my Note 9 that will be good enough. Can't even walk around city centres, it can't decide which way it's pointing or what street I am on haha. Android phones have never served me well for GPS. In a car they're fine though.
I have not seen improvet accuracy mentioned in meter but (subjectively) I get the opinion that it is better to nail my position even if I'm inside a house etc...
My gripe is the accuracy and precision when using the smartphone GPS in big cities with skyscrapers, particularly when walking. The blue dot on Google Maps will literally jump around 20 to 40 meters for no obvious reason. This has happened to me numerous times on Samsung and late model Huawei phones. .
Just last night I was in Manhattan, New York City. I came out of the museum and found myself in a freezing rain downpour. I used my Huawei Mate 9 to make a beeline towards the GPS indicated nearest subway station. Long story short, I spent 15 minutes going in circles as the blue dot kept changing locations. While GPS got me in the neighborhood it did not come close to nailing the location of the subway entrance. I still have to do frustrating excess walking & backtracking to find the subway entrance.
This has happened to me in EVERY city with skyscrapers that I’ve used GPS. Doubly frustrating when the Uber driver and I am very close… But not close enough to recognize we are near each other. And yes, I have “calibrated“ my compass multiple times. Have even refreshed A-GPS data. How about it Huawei? Samsung? Broadcom? What can be done about this? Buy a Garmin?
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My gripe is the accuracy and precision when using the smartphone GPS in big cities with skyscrapers, particularly when walking. The blue dot on Google Maps will literally jump around 20 to 40 meters for no obvious reason. This has happened to me numerous times on Samsung and late model Huawei phones. .
Just last night I was in Manhattan, New York City. I came out of the museum and found myself in a freezing rain downpour. I used my Huawei Mate 9 to make a beeline towards the GPS indicated nearest subway station. Long story short, I spent 15 minutes going in circles as the blue dot kept changing locations. While GPS got me in the neighborhood it did not come close to nailing the location of the subway entrance. I still have to do frustrating excess walking & backtracking to find the subway entrance.
This has happened to me in EVERY city with skyscrapers that I’ve used GPS. Doubly frustrating when the Uber driver and I am very close… But not close enough to recognize we are near each other. And yes, I have “calibrated“ my compass multiple times. Have even refreshed A-GPS data. How about it Huawei? Samsung? Broadcom? What can be done about this? Buy a Garmin?
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lonely-Planet-New-York-City/dp/1786574144?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2 :fingers-crossed:
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lonely-Planet-New-York-City/dp/1786574144?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2 :fingers-crossed:
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Great idea! Have Huawei include a world atlas (book form of course) with every phone sold to make up for GPS shortcomings!
kriss3 said:
Huawei kirin 980 created his own dual gps chip
It seems to be something better than broadcom.
GPS (L1 + L5 dual band) / AGPS / Glonass / BeiDou / Galileo (E1 + E5a dual band) / QZSS (L1 + L5 dual band).
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Just curious… What data did you see that leads you to the conclusion that Huawei’s implementation of dual frequency GPS “seems to be better than Broadcom”. Or were you just trying to get that conversational ball rolling?
By the way… Great topic.
onepiece said:
Just curious… What data did you see that leads you to the conclusion that Huawei’s implementation of dual frequency GPS “seems to be better than Broadcom”. Or were you just trying to get that conversational ball rolling?
By the way… Great topic.
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Better because it's gps from huawei.
And not an external GPS.
So support should be better
Xiaomi mi8 is gps broadcom
and he had to rely on support from broadcom.
The last update of the android in huawei mate 20
improves gps accuracy in Google maps.
kriss3 said:
Better because it's gps from huawei.
And not an external GPS.
So support should be better
Xiaomi mi8 is gps broadcom
and he had to rely on support from broadcom.
The last update of the android in huawei mate 20
improves gps accuracy in Google maps.
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Not true. The Mate 20 Pro still doesn't use L5 and E5 bands, therefore the phone has the same level of accuracy (up to 3-5 meters) like any other device, rather than 10-50 centimeters (something dual band GPS should be able to do).
BoneXDA said:
Not true. The Mate 20 Pro still doesn't use L5 and E5 bands, therefore the phone has the same level of accuracy (up to 3-5 meters) like any other device, rather than 10-50 centimeters (something dual band GPS should be able to do).
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Yes, it's true that android needs a patch
from huawei mate 20/20 pro.
Currently, l5 does not work.
But the last update EMUI 9.0.0.142 from huawei
improves gps accuracy in Google maps.
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mat...to_quality_biometric_unlocking-news-34614.php
I have no idea or last update
supports l5.
And if you do not have to wait for a correction.
The same was with xiaomi mi8.
kriss3 said:
Yes, it's true that android needs a patch
from huawei mate 20/20 pro.
Currently, l5 does not work.
But the last update EMUI 9.0.0.142 from huawei
improves gps accuracy in Google maps.
https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mat...to_quality_biometric_unlocking-news-34614.php
I have no idea or last update
supports l5.
And if you do not have to wait for a correction.
The same was with xiaomi mi8.
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142/146 update did not bring L5 support ,accuracy is the same as before: good, but nowhere near cm levels. So the L5/E5 update is still necessary, but the current climate around Huawei in the West is anything but ideal so who knows.
When dialing in the target for your cruise missile, to make up for jittery GPS just aim a little in front of your target to get maximum splash damage. If you need 'per window' accuracy use Hi-Vision instead, at the last second you will get a notification about helpful suggestions for storm shutters and such on Amazon.
kaibosh99 said:
When dialing in the target for your cruise missile, to make up for jittery GPS just aim a little in front of your target to get maximum splash damage. If you need 'per window' accuracy use Hi-Vision instead, at the last second you will get a notification about helpful suggestions for storm shutters and such on Amazon.
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I prefer to use a cluster of consumer devices and then aggregate the GPS positions to improve the accuracy:highfive:
BoneXDA said:
142/146 update did not bring L5 support ,accuracy is the same as before: good, but nowhere near cm levels. So the L5/E5 update is still necessary, but the current climate around Huawei in the West is anything but ideal so who knows.
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Hi, maybe a missed something, but with "cm" do you mean CyanogenMod on Mate 20 Pro?
I've an S7 Edge but I'm very unhappy about GPS, I'm looking for a smartphone with a better accuracy on localization (mine often it's wrong of ~10 meters).
with my M20P i get indoor >20 satellites, display shows 4m accuracy.