Smart data mode for 5g wireless devices

A method for controlling access to a first fifth generation (5G) radio frequency band (FR1) and a second 5G radio frequency band (FR2) by a mobile wireless device, the method comprising:

• by the mobile wireless device:
• disabling one or more of FR1 and FR2 when any one or more of:
• i) an application processor of the mobile wireless device is in a power reduced state;
• ii) a cellular data user configuration is in an off state;
• iii) a non-cellular data user configuration is in an on state and non-cellular communication performance exceeds a performance threshold;
• or
• iv) each application using or requesting use of cellular resources requires bandwidth below a bandwidth threshold and a display screen of the mobile wireless device is off.

An apparatus configurable for operation in a mobile wireless device, the apparatus comprising one or more processors coupled to a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile wireless device to perform actions that include:

• monitoring one or more flow criteria that characterize data communication properties for a data flow of an application;
• obtaining a power status for one or more processors of the mobile wireless device;
• determining a mobility state of the mobile wireless device;
• obtaining user configured data connection preferences;
• determining whether to enable or disable one or more fifth generation (5G) radio frequency (RF) bands for the application based on a combination of the flow criteria, the power status, the mobility state, and the user configured data connection preferences;
• and
• enabling or disabling the one or more 5G RF bands for the application based on the determination.