LTE and 4G: what's the difference?
- Prior to the introduction of LTE and 4G mobile Internet has mainly been used via the mobile radio Standards UMTS and HSDPA. UMTS and HSDPA are often abbreviated with 3G.
- With LTE and 4G is also not meant to be the same, a technical difference there is. LTE is the cellular technology that allows speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s. The term 4G means only that it is the fourth Generation of mobile wireless Standards.
LTE and 4G are the same
2G, 3G, 4G, 5G: what is the difference?
- 2G: GPRS and EDGE data transmission speeds of 53.6 kbit/s and 220 kbit/s are possible. The abbreviation 2G is, however, hardly used.
- 3G: UMTS speeds of up to 384 kbit/s were possible. The term 3G is on the iPhone often.
- 3.5 G: The Standard 3G has been continuously further developed, resulting in HSDPA, HSDPA+, HSPA and HSPA+, have emerged. Here, speeds of up to 42 Mbit/s are achievable. Android devices to show for 3.5 G a H, on the iPhone, the display remains on 3G.
- 4G: Currently is LTE in Germany is on the rise, the top speed is 100 Mbit/s.
- 4.5 G: LTE Advanced devices can even create speeds of up to 1 Gbit/s - at least in theory. In practice it will take, however, until such speeds are widely available.
- 5G: Already from 2020, will Vodafone in Germany, the fifth Generation of mobile radio standards to implement. In order 10 to 20 Gbit/s should be possible.
5G: the successor of LTE and 4G
In the next practical tip we will show you how to use the LTE availability in your area check.
