4G vs LTE vs 5G? What's the difference? 

So LTE stands for "Less Than Expected"

3G: I’m slow. 1G: get on my turtles.

AT&T said they use _5G_ to refer to "working towards 5G", so they just need to re-label to _5G LTE_ to be "honest". 😐

I'll stick with 4g. Once everyone and their grandmother jumps onto 5g, 4g should speed up....

For an extremely complex and convoluted subject I thought you did an excellent job of explaining it.

So, basically: 3G -> 4G LTE -> 4G LTE-A=4G -> 5G Now if you think that's bad, look at the USB naming convention. Edit: Changed signs to display arrows -> which was what I wanted to do initially.

Thank you for clearing it out. You have a talent of passing information so smoothly.

Happen to randomly stumbled on this video, and I have to say that you did so well in explaining the topic that makes it so easy to understand

A viewpoint from an Aussie - after we shut down our Analogue FTA networks, that segment of the spectrum was quickly adapted to be used for 4G network coverage as what Telstra (one of our major telecos and network providers) dubbed as "4GX" - all the benefits of 4G speeds and reliability at much longer ranges from the base towers than baseline 4G due to using the lower frequencies (previously used by Analogue FTA) that travel further than the 4G frequencies used in the cities when originally rolled out. 4GX was a big boon for upgrading the mobile phone services from 3G to 4G in rural areas such as most of the Riverina in NSW - where it's nothing but farmland for miles on end and you're easily travelling 40km/25mi between small towns and need good reliable coverage the whole way. Heck, I'm personally using a 4G Mobile Broadband internet connection from Optus (our second largest teleco/ISP) as my home internet, getting 500GB/month at 200-250mbps down and 50-75mbps up for just $69 AUD/month (recontracted down from $80-85 AUD/month), in a town where the only hardwire internet service is 8000/384kbps ADSL(2) and the fabled NBN (National Broadband Network) with its promised FTTP is nowhere in sight, as the nearest town to mine (40km away) only has NBN "Fixed Wireless" that caps out at 100/40mbps (though apparently with unlimited data).

I used to own a Samsung Galaxy S-II, which was advertised as having 4G capabilities. Yet nowadays, my iPhone 6S doesn't ever mention 4G. It only displays "LTE", despite 4G being possible in the current era.

Oh yeah well I use 6.9G get on my level

Hi Thio. Have never commented on your videos I just watch and listen. But this time I have to say thank you for this clarifications even for a not so savy techy person, I understood your explanation. Thank you!

Thanks for clarifying a lot of confusion on 4G, 5G, etc.

I actually learn something about 5G... Like you said, 5G is mostly used for home internet which surprised me. Thanks

Excellent explanation about the differences in the technologies. Several years ago I learned that 4G LTE was not as good as 4G till you explained it. I always considered 4G LTE as the Light Weight Version of 4G.

Thanks Thio Joe, another great video, you produce excellent content full videos that are always easily explained. Could you possibly do a video on 4G/5G Routers, my apologies if you have already made one, I have an unlimited 4G contract for my broadband as the landline speeds were horrendous.

Price is definitely different

Pretty screwed up industry. Setting unattainable specifications then changing the label to accommodate it? Clusterfork!

Thiojoe remember the video you made about flat earthers 🤣🤣🤣 gets me every time

Your 3G blurb unlocked a memory deep in my brain of a Kyocera 2235 cell phone my mom used to have, and a game on it called Cavern Crawl... and now I'm buying old 2002 cell phones on eBay to play games that are bound to be supremely nostalgic and slightly disappointing in the gameplay area, hahah. This was like a "foundational game" for me if you will though, it's a roguelike I played long before discovering my love for Nethack or Binding of Isaac, and I'm so happy to have found it again that I just had to thank you for triggering it for me. EDIT: I should mention that the Kyocera 2235 was the first 3G Verizon phone, so that's probably why the memory was unlocked, although I didn't even remember that when I was looking it up, it was just something I read in the eBay listing haha. Memory is weird!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MAN.. looking forward for more videos.

Fun fact : Verizons 3G is faster than T-mobile 4G

Thanks for the info thiojoe. You are very informative and helpful.

This video was very helpful. Thank you so much!

Great explanation. Thank you so much. One question, would you advise sticking with 4G device for the next 2 or 3 years until they work out the actual real 5G service, or would you immediately invest in a 5G cell phone?

When you realize this guy uploads troll videos before ... Speed internet for free etc... 🤣🤣🤣

GREAT explanation mate, love your vids, KEEP THEM COMING

Very well explained for common folks to understand the tech jargon!!

I told a T-Mobile rep that I was good with the 4G version of the Note 10 plus becauseI drive alot in the dead zones of the heartland. Then... he tried telling me that the boondocks, forest and nonpopulated areas would get 5G first (to test it out before the Cities and Suburbs) so I should be good with 5G 😂😂😂 It was everything I could do not to laugh in his face for that.

Since 3.5G, my problem rarely has been the actual speed of the connection, but rather the very restrictive download limit after which carriers reduce your speed to 64 kbit.

Great vid. Demystifyed much. Looking for the same kind of info on WiFi versions, current & coming. If you haven't done one, please consider. This vid got saved to my Android tutorial playlist!

Everyday i learn new from ur video. Thank you and well done! Great job 👍

It would make sense for Apple to future proof their next phone by having it be 5 G compatible. Why would I give up my current iPhone otherwise. It had better be a more compelling reason than they given us in the last two iterations.

Bytes, no. Bits yes as in Gbps (Giga bits per second) because internet wireless broadcast sensitivity is measured in bits not Bytes. Micro SD card data transfer speed is different altogether... which is measured in Mega Bytes per second or MB/s. Bytes as in the capital letter B. bits as in the smaller letter b.

Thanks for the knowledge buddy, much appreciated!! All the way from South Africa

The Samsung S10 announced today will have a 5G model which will be available by the end of next month. Most UK networks will begin rollout at the end of this year in major cities and then most of the other towns and cities will get 5G next year.

Pfff, I have 0G and not upgrading. No way.

weed dealer after watching this: so how much u want fam wtf

Great! Very clear and easy to understand! Thanks!

Thio: You should know what 3g is Me watching this in the car in the wilderness: I know damn well what 3g is

In India we are lucky even if we get 4 megabytes per second eventhough we have '4G' phones and network. Even the icon says 4G.

Thinking of 10G...... 🤔 Imagine 10 GB per second

You do a great job. I appreciate your videos and I am very glad you decided to take your considerable talents and produce serious content. Don't get me wrong, the earlier ones were funny but I like the reals one much better. Thank you :)

Wow, that was super informative. Thanks.

4g=four grandkids who'll watch thiojoe 4g lte=four grandkids with long term evolution who'll watch thiojoe 5g=oh wait,facepalm.

If you see 4G on your phone and you have T-Mobile or sprint it’s really 3G If you see LTE, it’s 4G LTE or LTE-a LTE advanced (LTE-a) is real 4G

Thanks your video was very informative and easy to understand:) thanks a bunch

Your video gave many answers for my many questions. thank you

Great Info Thxs 👌🏻 *Vodaphone in Mumbai India gives 3G speeds & says its giving 4G lol* Speeds we get is 4 to 9 Mbps Downloads & 0.01 to 4 Mbps on uploads 😏🙄 Please share your speeds just to rub it in 😋

U missed Vo LTE feature...

Thanks for this useful video, Thio, very well explained.

Thanks for the clarification!

You forgot new frequency range in WiFi!

In India 4G is max 15mbps and you are saying 3G has gone to 20mbps, man Indian telecom are using low speed spectrum i guess.

Thanks for explaing 4G and 5G Enjoy your videos, Thank you

G Lukes Hi, I'm in Melbourne Australia. We get speeds in excess of 2000Mbps Down and 600Mbps up using the HTC 5G Hub. I believe that we have the fastest speeds in the world at this time. This has only just started happening over the last month. It is bloody wonderful being able to download two 8k Extreme Ultra HD movies at the same time with no glitching or lag.

Daaamn! 1gps minimum and a 20 gps upper limit! That's truly amazing.

I love all your videos! By the way can you reply to this comment?

I watch this video in 2022, and some companies claim that they already have 5G in some areas, but the speed doesn't reach the minimum requirement. Does that mean they're lying?

Thanks for this video. It helped answer questions I had wondered about since 5g is so new. My cellphone cannot get up to 100 Mbps, 30 if I am lucky. Home is 100/100 with FiOS.

It's funny talking about 4G and LTE. In the UK LTE basically doesn't exist and our 4G just sucks. Doesn't matter what network you're with. With 4G advance rolling out (slowly) companies like Vodafone, Three and EE (T-Mobile and Orange (now owned by BT)) 4G is much better and now pushing at 50MBPS if you're lucky. Not going to lie when I say I'm excited for 5G, these companies are getting serious and are trying to compete in being first to bring it to market. All exciting stuff. Now all we need to to see ISPs improve on fibre internet with at least 300 up and down instead of 60 down and 15 up. I love seeing everything that's going on in this space and again Hella excited. I mean the UK might get 5G at the end of this year with the recent news coming from Three.

What does H and H+ mean. When I travel I always get this when the signal isn't good enough for LTE. Edit: Now I know, thanks guys.

This is great info! You have 2.1 million subs (as at the time of this comment). Why do most of your videos not have more than 100k views at least?

Thank for explaining, because it is was truly confusing

Oh boy, got an ad for the whole '5G is gonna give you radiation poisoning' conspiracy theory.

I'm still working on that first G every night. Loving every minute of it.

Thanks for the breakdown

Thank you answered my question before you started!

5g = a weapon 4g = Good and perfect

The lte should stand for lite and 4g lte A can be called 4g

While watching this video about 5G cellular service it crossed my mind to just get rid of Wi-Fi but then I realized that the data charges might make a big difference. What do you think

So which one to use LTE or 4G if your iPhone XR has both? Or does it depends on your cellular service??

My phone says I just have “LTE” what does that mean... it dosent say 46LTE it just says “LTE”

My iPhone 8 say LTE; Is that shortcut for 4G🤷‍♂️ I’m lost😂

Great info....thanks 💪🏾

Great explanation. Now I get it. Thanks.

Can you do a video on Agenda 21. It would be a good video for the stupid people series

*SAY 4G ONE MORE TIME!!*

Very informative video, Thanks!

Wow that was very informative thanks

LTE here in ph only runs 3-5mb

Just started the vid. Wondering if vid will tackle how 5g waves/radiation affects the health.

4G LTE Advanced only increases the speed by about 10-15 MBit in my city and every time my "4G" modem switches to LTE I get a ping spike. Not a great experience! I am using LTE as my home internet because it's way faster than cable. The downside is the consistency.

Well, our ISP didn't say 4G LTE when it first came out They straight up slapped a 4G+ right from the start all the way back in 2015 when it was barely 20mbps

My Download Speed Is 3-9 MBPS!😭

People from the future: 5G? hahaha *Downloads a movie at 1024G*

Incredibly helpful! Thanks!

Well explained Hi, i currently bought slingstudio hub and its accessories and there is a section that requires that we use rtp bt i have little knowledge of it and if u can do tutorials about rtp, how to use it and how it works. Thanks

I call the LGBTQ Commmunty The 4GLTE Community, it's easier to remember 🤷🏼‍♂️

I'm still using 3G.....

Stated very clearly, thank You

Thx for clearing this up for me.

Lol my WiFi is 15mbps

Lol its 2070 we have *infinity g* 🌏 📲 Edit: Wait your from 2019? Looks like my time machine did not return me to home let me go back..🕛

Samsung S10X is being advertised in Australia as being 5G, and Telstra is advertising that 5G is operational in selected areas.

I just want to mention it also depends on your area you might have a 5G device like a phone but you might not have any 5G cell towers near you so your phone will drop down to the next available service like 4G.

You didn't mention the health risks, or all the ways 5G has been weaponized

5g is here already 😂😂... Galaxy s10

*reads title*: don't know I just came here tell me what's the difference

Back in 2011, I was working for a contractor on the LTE rollout for a Canadian cell company. My understanding back then is LTE referred to 4G that wasn't the full spec. For example, VoLTE wasn't yet available. This meant LTE had the basic data capability of 4G, but not yet voice. There were other 4G features that weren't yet available. We had a similar situation with 5G, in that it wasn't initially stand alone, which meant users had to first connect to 4G, before they could move to 5G. When I got my Pixel 6 phone, 2 years ago, it was just one of 2 phones that were capable of stand alone 5G operation on my carrier. BTW, some people referred to LTE as 4G LiTE. 🙂