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The 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
by JshWright 9y ago
The 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.