The last time we tried 5G in Malaysia was back in December and it showed promise at that time. Then, 3 months flew by, and we got to test 5G again. This time, we are doing it thanks to something that Samsung Malaysia organized.
You see, Samsung Malaysia has finally dropped the announcement of 5G support and compatibility for just one of the Galaxy series smartphones, for now. More to come soon as there are a lot of other “5G-ready” devices in the market already.
The One UI 4.1 software update basically unlocked the 5G compatibility for the Galaxy S21 series smartphones including the S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra during the March 1 rollout. Just by plugging in a compatible SIM card that is 5G enabled, the phone will automatically engage the 5G signal and provide astounding levels of Internet connection rivaling cable speeds. With all that bandwidth, you can do anything just as you do with a LAN-connected PC – play games, stream videos, HD video calls, and more without a hitch.
On this occasion, we went to Putrajaya’s Dataran Putra to test the feature live on the test site to see the power of 5G ourselves. Let’s run you down our results.
To start things off, when the device is within the service zone of a 5G network, the phone will switch to it automatically and you can the big “5G” on the top there instead of the usual 4G+. The logo looked completely different, by the way. The place where we conducted the test also has a full signal bar as well to keep the test results as consistent as possible.
We were pretty much in direct line of sight with the 5G cell tower and we are out in the open too.
After running a couple of speed tests on the phone, what we got is a rather stable upload speed at around 64 to 65Mbps but the download speed isn’t what we expected. At certain times, it hovers around 300 to 400+ Mbps which itself are pretty fast speeds already you can stream things like 4K videos without any problem but that’s not what we want to show.
And there you have it. This is what 5G is supposed to be and is capable of. We should be able to get more consistent gigabit speeds when the infrastructure matures even more. As of now, it took us a few different tries before getting this money shot.
With that said, the sweetness of 900+Mbps download and 136Mbps upload can theoretically cover the Internet usage of multiple families at once is what we’re seeking. That can literally replace fiber home connections for many households.
Again, this is only the first step of early testing via the Galaxy S21 series devices and Samsung is fully committed to unlocking the 5G service to all of its compatible smartphones and tablets by working closely with telco companies and DNB to make sure everyone gets to use the service as early as possible.
Though, currently, DNB’s website hasn’t been updated to reflect the support for Galaxy S21 devices yet. And S22 series is nowhere to be found on that website too.
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