Last year, Apple released the iPhone 14 series models, there are two important functions that domestic users cannot use, one is eSIM, get rid of the physical SIM card is some fruit fans for many years wish, although Apple has made changes, but also only the US version of the model support, the national bank model suitable to support eSIM There is no clear message.

The second function that cannot be used is satellite communication, in special environmental situations, this function can increase the probability of being rescued, has a very important practical value, although I personally think it is best to never use this function, but as long as it is supported, it can always add an additional psychological defense.

Nowadays, only Huawei mobile phones support satellite communication in domestic models, and the rest of mobile phone users naturally hope that their mobile phone camp supports this function, and now this hope has become a reality with a high probability, because Qualcomm has officially released its own "stabbing the sky" technology, and is more advanced than iPhone 14 and Huawei mobile phones.

At the recently held CES2023 (International Consumer Electronics Show), Qualcomm officially released Snapdragon Satellite, and has the unparalleled advantages of supporting similar models, and the practicality has increased significantly.

And according to Qualcomm official confirmation, the technology will appear in the second half of 2023 Snapdragon 8 Gen2 model, there are already some Android top models are testing the technology, Samsung is estimated to be unable to run, some people have suggested that Xiaomi mobile phones will support the technology, because a rabbit appeared behind the news, and the rabbit is a Xiaomi mascot, so everyone will guess so.

So where is the Qualcomm Snapdragon Satellite advanced?

The first is two-way communication, which is a major technological breakthrough, which should literally be able to send messages and receive messages, which means that a certain degree of information interaction and dialogue communication can be carried out, which is much more practical than satellite communication that can only send messages.

In special circumstances, the probability of being rescued will be greatly increased, such as more accurate positioning, more detailed understanding of the real-time situation of the rescuer, so that more targeted rescue measures can be taken.

Another advantage of Snapdragon Satellite is the speed of sending messages, Qualcomm in CES field test results are 3 seconds to send a message.

The satellite communication function on the iPhone 14 was tested by foreign bloggers for about 3 minutes before the message could be sent.

Why is messaging speed important? Because once it reaches the point where it is necessary to call for help through satellite communication, it means that there is a race against time, and if the function is in the data loading phase for a long time during use, it may lose the best chance of rescue, and sending a message quickly can make the function more meaningful.

In addition, how to trigger this function is also more curious, iPhone 14 can be triggered in the case of unable to dial the emergency distress call, Huawei mobile phones need to be set in advance when the signal status is good.

Personally, I hope that the Snapdragon Satellite trigger conditions can be more intelligent, which should be disclosed on the supported models in the second half of this year, so I will not make unfounded speculation here.

If more domestic mobile phones support satellite communication, I wonder if it will attract everyone here to buy?

Original title: More advanced than iPhone 14, Qualcomm "stabbing the sky" technology officially released, soon to be available!