Is the mobile anthena broken?

[venom0706]

I've noticed that at full 5 bars of network coverage, the strength is around -74dBm. Is this normal?

I think coverage drops much more than my S7E (at the same area),but no Wi-fi or 4G drops, nor any bar changes when phone is NOT being moved. Is there any way to find if the anthena is not damaged?

Thank you and appreciated.

 

[Almeuit]

Bars mean nothing when comparing different phones. Dbm is the only true signal.

 

[venom0706]

Ok, I put the sim card into my previous S7E and I get the same dBm on both phones when they are placed on the exact same surface in my room.

Does that mean that the G7 anthena is fine and I shouldn't be worrying?

 

[anony_mouse]

Ok, I put the sim card into my previous S7E and I get the same dBm on both phones when they are placed on the exact same surface in my room.

Does that mean that the G7 anthena is fine and I shouldn't be worrying?

If the phone works OK I really wouldn't worry about this. Wireless performance is a tricky thing.

 

[Almeuit]

Correct. Each manufacturer calculates bars differently. Looking at the -dBm shows the actual signal so if they were both the same then the signal was the same. .

Ok, I put the sim card into my previous S7E and I get the same dBm on both phones when they are placed on the exact same surface in my room.

Does that mean that the G7 anthena is fine and I shouldn't be worrying?

 

[B0WIE]

I know that I wasn't getting calls half the time with my last phone, but that ended as soon as I activated my G7. Antenna is working great.