The Best “All-Rounder” – If you want something simple and reliable that has a great camera, a beautiful design, won’t break the bank, and will run for years and years and years, then you really cannot go wrong with Apple’s iPhone 13. The Moto G Power has amazing battery life, thanks to its 5000mAh battery, a decent triple-lens camera, fronted by a 16MP wide lens, and it comes with 64GB of storage and SD card support. It doesn’t have 5G, but at this price point – and with this level of spec and performance – that shouldn’t be considered a dealbreaker. In order to get maximum performance from your apps in a 5G world, you will need a 5G phone. And this will affect how they perform on 4G data. On top of that, once 5G starts rolling out everywhere, apps will start to evolve too. This means, if you have an unlimited plan, you can use your phone to power your laptop and desktop PC, or your tablet or iPad. The speeds you’ll get with a 5G connection will dwarf your home broadband speeds. Why? 5G isn’t just an arbitrary update to 4G, it is an entirely new evolution in mobile data.
And when this happens, you will want a 5G capable phone. But inside the next 12-18 months, 5G will begin to spread and evolve, becoming available in more areas and rural parts of the country. Do you need 5G? At the time of writing – Octo– I’d argue, no, 5G is not yet essential.
