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I'm working on a GSM/3G Project and my team has a small doubt about antenna gain selection.
All along we were using a 3dB PCB Antenna connected via U.FL/IPEX connector.The antenna does a good job for normal areas where there is cellular connectivity but in slightly far away areas it doesn't seem to latch on to the network.
I have a Moto G (XT1033) 1st gen which latches to the network in the same region. Just to rule out my phone I tested the same site with different phones and they didn't seem to have a problem latching to the EDGE network.
So we were wondering what would the signal gain on normal cellphone antenna be?
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$begingroup$Internal antennas of mobile phones are necessarily small. Gain value of small omnidirectional antennas is theoretically limited, and in practice does not exceed 5dB. Gain values of 2 or 3 dB are common.
So I suppose the difference between your project and common mobile phone lies in electronics, not the antenna.
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