Essential Phone Carrier Aggregation Combos

[zivan56]

I was looking through the firmware for the phone and found the configuration for all the CA combos. Posting this in case it helps people looking to see if they will get maximum throughput from their device. This was from firmware OPM1.170911.254.

b8_b7
b8_b1_b3
b8_b1_b11
b8_b11
b8_b1
b7_b8
b7_b7
b7_b5
b7_b4_b4
b7_b4
b7_b3
b7_b20_b3
b7_b20_b1
b7_b20
b7_b12_b4
b5_b7
b5_b4_b4
b5_b4
b5_b30_b4
b5_b30_b2
b5_b30
b5_b2_b4
b5_b2
b4_b7_b12
b4_b7
b4_b5_b30
b4_b5_b2
b4_b5
b4_b4_b7
b4_b4_b5
b4_b4_b2
b4_b4_b13
b4_b4_b12
b4_b30
b4_b2_b29
b4_b29
b4_b2
b4_b17
b4_b13
b4_b12_b30
b4_b12_b2
b4_b12
b42_b42_b41
b42_b42
b41_b42_b42
b41_b41
b3_b8_b1
b3_b7_b20
b3_b7
b3_b42_b41
b3_b42
b3_b41_b42
b3_b41
b3_b3
b3_b20_b1
b3_b20
b3_b1
b38_b38
b30_b5
b30_b4_b5
b30_b4_b12
b30_b4
b30_b2_b5
b30_b2_b12
b30_b29_b2
b30_b29
b30_b2
b30_b12
b2_b5_b30
b2_b5
b2_b4_b5
b2_b4_b4
b2_b4_b29
b2_b4_b12
b2_b4
b2_b30
b2_b2_b13
b2_b29_b30
b2_b29
b2_b2
b2_b17
b2_b13
b2_b12_b30
b2_b12
b26_b41
b25_b41
b25_b25
b20_b7
b20_b3_b7
b20_b3
b20_b1_b7
b20_b1_b3
b20_b1
b1_b8_b11
b1_b8
b1_b7_b20
b1_b3_b8
b1_b3_b20
b1_b3
b1_b20
b1_b11
b17_b4
b17_b2
b13_b4_b4
b13_b4
b13_b2_b2
b13_b2
b12_b4_b7
b12_b4_b4
b12_b4
b12_b30_b4
b12_b30_b2
b12_b30
b12_b2_b4
b12_b2
b11_b8

Also, Essential does not advertise all LTE bands. In reality, it supports some extra ones as well. Full list is: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/11/12/13/17/18/19/20/21/25/26/28/29/30/32/38/39/40/41/42/43/66

 

[chris1004tw]

I was looking through the firmware for the phone and found the configuration for all the CA combos. Posting this in case it helps people looking to see if they will get maximum throughput from their device. This was from firmware OPM1.170911.254.

b8_b7
b8_b1_b3
b8_b1_b11
b8_b11
b8_b1
b7_b8
b7_b7
b7_b5
b7_b4_b4
b7_b4
b7_b3
b7_b20_b3
b7_b20_b1
b7_b20
b7_b12_b4
b5_b7
b5_b4_b4
b5_b4
b5_b30_b4
b5_b30_b2
b5_b30
b5_b2_b4
b5_b2
b4_b7_b12
b4_b7
b4_b5_b30
b4_b5_b2
b4_b5
b4_b4_b7
b4_b4_b5
b4_b4_b2
b4_b4_b13
b4_b4_b12
b4_b30
b4_b2_b29
b4_b29
b4_b2
b4_b17
b4_b13
b4_b12_b30
b4_b12_b2
b4_b12
b42_b42_b41
b42_b42
b41_b42_b42
b41_b41
b3_b8_b1
b3_b7_b20
b3_b7
b3_b42_b41
b3_b42
b3_b41_b42
b3_b41
b3_b3
b3_b20_b1
b3_b20
b3_b1
b38_b38
b30_b5
b30_b4_b5
b30_b4_b12
b30_b4
b30_b2_b5
b30_b2_b12
b30_b29_b2
b30_b29
b30_b2
b30_b12
b2_b5_b30
b2_b5
b2_b4_b5
b2_b4_b4
b2_b4_b29
b2_b4_b12
b2_b4
b2_b30
b2_b2_b13
b2_b29_b30
b2_b29
b2_b2
b2_b17
b2_b13
b2_b12_b30
b2_b12
b26_b41
b25_b41
b25_b25
b20_b7
b20_b3_b7
b20_b3
b20_b1_b7
b20_b1_b3
b20_b1
b1_b8_b11
b1_b8
b1_b7_b20
b1_b3_b8
b1_b3_b20
b1_b3
b1_b20
b1_b11
b17_b4
b17_b2
b13_b4_b4
b13_b4
b13_b2_b2
b13_b2
b12_b4_b7
b12_b4_b4
b12_b4
b12_b30_b4
b12_b30_b2
b12_b30
b12_b2_b4
b12_b2
b11_b8

Also, Essential does not advertise all LTE bands. In reality, it supports some extra ones as well. Full list is: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/11/12/13/17/18/19/20/21/25/26/28/29/30/32/38/39/40/41/42/43/66

I want to ask why this CA list didn't listed 4CA combination?
Because this is the only phone that I can't found in global market that support B42 for NTT docomo, I'm going to choose a phone to be my WiFi hotspot in Japan.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[avd]

What does this mean?

Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs

 

[chris1004tw]

What does this mean?

Sent from my PH-1 using XDA Labs

This phone has 835 in it.
So the phone supports Cat.16 4CA, but I didn't see any combined 4 different / same bands to get it.

 

[okgnew]

Not every 835 based phone supports 4CA.
4CA requires extra RF FE hardware (amplifiers + antenna), so some manufacturers decided to save on BOM and stick with 3CA.

This phone has 835 in it.
So the phone supports Cat.16 4CA, but I didn't see any combined 4 different / same bands to get it.

 

[chris1004tw]

Not every 835 based phone supports 4CA.
4CA requires extra RF FE hardware (amplifiers + antenna), so some manufacturers decided to save on BOM and stick with 3CA.

Because I saw gsmarena website says that PH-1 support 4CA Cat.16, maybe I will check further.

 

[olkitu]

Because I saw gsmarena website says that PH-1 support 4CA Cat.16, maybe I will check further.

gsmarea does not have correct info. I have Essential and i confirm this is CAT12 (3CA) with 256QAM/64QAM support.

 

[olkitu]

b28_b3
b8_b3
b32_b20
b28_b7
b7_b1
b42_b41
b41_b41
b42_b41_b3
b42_b3
b41_b3
b20_b7_b3
b20_b3_b1
b8_b3_b1
b20_b7_b1
b5_b4_b2
b66_b66
b41_b25
b26_b25
b41_b26

There is few more combos supported on phone missing that list.

I have made website where is all Essential Phone supported 4G CA combos: https://cacombos.com/device?model=PH-1 .