Verizon leaks the news: Major update coming today for the Pixel 6 series will add 5G C-band support

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UPDATE: Google is pushing out the March Feature Drop for the Pixel 6 line right now. Go to Settings > System > System update.

Pixel 6 series users on Verizon will start to see faster 5G download speeds

Thanks to a change made last month by Verizon, the carrier’s Ultra Wideband service is no longer limited to the fastest 5G signals that mmWave frequencies can  deliver. Now, phones on Verizon’s 5G network will show the 5G UW icon in the status bar when they are connected to Verizon’s mid-band5G service. While not as fast as mmWave, C-band signals travel greater distances increasing the odds that you will come across a 5G C-band signal.

Verizon’s mmWave 5G has peak download speeds in the neighborhood of 1Gbps with an average of 300Mbps. The carrier’s C-band 5G signals have an average download speed of 116.29Mbps and peak at 300Mbps.

The Pixel 6 Pro comes with support for both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks on both unlocked and carrier variants. The Pixel 6 does not have support for mmWave 5G on unlocked models, but the bottom line is that all Pixel 6 series phones support C-band 5G.

The long-awaited battery widget for Pixel handsets should be part of today’s update

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