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How does this compare with iPhone 8/X, which supports the Galileo system, as well as GPS and GLONASS?
by antonioalegria 9y ago
How does this compare with iPhone 8/X, which supports the Galileo system, as well as GPS and GLONASS?
- JshWright 9y agoThe vast majority of phones out there support GPS and GLONASS (as well as ESA's Galileo), and have for years. That's not new to the iPhone 8 (surely the iPhone has has this before as well, right?) Using the other constellations helps you see more sats, but it doesn't really help deal with the reflection issue in urban environments. The "big deal" about this chip is that is uses the new L5 signal (and it's equivalent in other constellations). Previously that has only been available in very expensive hardware.
- mkstowegnv 9y agoGallileo support in new cell phones only barely started this year https://www.gsc-europa.eu/galileo-gsc-overview/services/galileo-initial-services/galileo-enabled-devices https://www.gsc-europa.eu/galileo-gsc-overview/services/gali...
- JshWright 9y agoYeah, hence the parenthetical addition. GPS and GLONASS have been around for quite some time though.
- z2 9y agoAs said, the value here is the dual-frequency support. However, the features listed on Broadcom's site [1] show: The BCM47755 can simultaneously receive the following signals: GPS L1 C/A GLONASS L1 BeiDou (BDS) B1 QZSS L1 Galileo (GAL) E1 GPS L5 Galileo E5a QZSS L5 [1] https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/gnss-gps-socs/bcm47755 https://www.broadcom.com/products/wireless/gnss-gps-socs/bcm...