Google won’t give old Pixels the best 5G, even though it admits it could
by Mitchell Clark from The Verge - All Posts on (#5XD3W)
Google doesn't have plans to support C-Band on the Pixel 5A. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Google says it doesn't plan to update the software for the Pixel 4a 5G, 5, or 5a to support C-band 5G in the US, despite also saying that the phones have the necessary hardware and that the functionality will work in other countries. Google hasn't explained this decision, which it announced in a post on the Pixel support forums (h/t to Android Police for spotting that post). Google has updated its latest Pixels in the US, the 6 and 6 Pro, with C-band via a software update, but not those older phones.
The post says that the earlier Pixel models have C-band capable hardware and are enabled for operation in certain countries" but that the company does not have any plans to support C-band operation in the US" for those earlier Pixel...