I keep reading people saying that Android fans complained that iPhone 4s didn't have LTE and that it was a deal breaker, and that they're hypocrites for not saying the same thing for the Nexus 4.
The iPhone 4s had HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps! Those are 3G Speeds! The iPhone got some flak for it, but when it was reviewed, it was hyped like it wasn't a big deal, because since it was an iPhone, somehow that made up for the awful speeds.
Now reviewers and all the tech media seems to throw out the word LTE as if it's an abstract of super fast speeds.
MetroPCS has LTE and here are their speeds:
9.9Mbps down and 5.7Mbps up
Source: Exclusive: Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy S3 for MetroPCS | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
ATT and Verizon has LTE and here are their speeds:
iPhone 5 Verizon 4G LTE Speed Test Results
?8.52 Mbps download, 13.87 Mbps upload, 39 ms ping
?7.47 Mbps download, 13.70 Mbps upload, 38 ms ping
?10.21 Mbps download, 13.81 Mbps upload, 38 ms ping
iPhone 5 on AT&T 4G LTE Speed Test Results
?9.32 Mbps download, 13.69 Mbps upload, 47 ms ping
?9.11 Mbps download, 13.88 Mbps upload, 47 ms ping
?9.69 Mbps download, 16.20 Mbps upload, 48 ms ping
?8.96 Mbps download, 15.83 Mbps upload, 40 ms ping
Source: AT&T vs Verizon 4G LTE: iPhone 5 PIcks up Serious Speed
Here are some T-Mobile HSPA+ 42Mbps Speed Tests
HTC Amaze 4G
1.Download: 26.67 Mbps Upload: 3.30 Mbps Ping: 39ms
2.Download: 26.63 Mbps Upload: 2.84 Mbps Ping: 44ms
3.Download: 27.19 Mbps Upload: 2.87 Mbps Ping: 37ms
4.Download: 24.90 Mbps Upload: 3.46 Mbps Ping: 48ms
5.Download: 19.51 Mbps Upload: 2.69 Mbps Ping: 44ms
6.Download: 27.99 Mbps Upload: 3.09 Mbps Ping: 39ms
7.Download: 25.65 Mbps Upload: 2.74 Mbps Ping: 56ms
8.Download: 27.61 Mbps Upload: 2.68 Mbps Ping: 61ms
Samsung Galaxy S II
1.Download: 25.94 Mbps Upload: 2.75 Mbps Ping: 46ms
2.Download: 23.88 Mbps Upload: 2.19 Mbps Ping: 49ms
3.Download: 23.71 Mbps Upload: 2.46 Mbps Ping: 48ms
4.Download: 21.86 Mbps Upload: 2.24 Mbps Ping: 43ms
5.Download: 23.00 Mbps Upload: 2.96 Mbps Ping: 66ms
6.Download: 26.07 Mbps Upload: 3.39 Mbps Ping: 39ms
7.Download: 20.46 Mbps Upload: 3.27 Mbps Ping: 46ms
8.Download: 24.85 Mbps Upload: 2.64 Mbps Ping: 49ms
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Source: T-Mobile's 42.2 Mbps HSPA+ network earns my respect as a 4G network | ZDNet
This is the reason why I hate the LTE argument. LTE is a great technology, don't get me wrong. But every reviewer and tech blog keeps pointing at LTE as if it's automatically faster, and thus the Nexus 4 is at a disadvantage, but it doesn't seem to be the case at all.
The iPhone 4s had HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps! Those are 3G Speeds! The iPhone got some flak for it, but when it was reviewed, it was hyped like it wasn't a big deal, because since it was an iPhone, somehow that made up for the awful speeds.
Now reviewers and all the tech media seems to throw out the word LTE as if it's an abstract of super fast speeds.
MetroPCS has LTE and here are their speeds:
9.9Mbps down and 5.7Mbps up
Source: Exclusive: Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy S3 for MetroPCS | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
ATT and Verizon has LTE and here are their speeds:
iPhone 5 Verizon 4G LTE Speed Test Results
?8.52 Mbps download, 13.87 Mbps upload, 39 ms ping
?7.47 Mbps download, 13.70 Mbps upload, 38 ms ping
?10.21 Mbps download, 13.81 Mbps upload, 38 ms ping
iPhone 5 on AT&T 4G LTE Speed Test Results
?9.32 Mbps download, 13.69 Mbps upload, 47 ms ping
?9.11 Mbps download, 13.88 Mbps upload, 47 ms ping
?9.69 Mbps download, 16.20 Mbps upload, 48 ms ping
?8.96 Mbps download, 15.83 Mbps upload, 40 ms ping
Source: AT&T vs Verizon 4G LTE: iPhone 5 PIcks up Serious Speed
Here are some T-Mobile HSPA+ 42Mbps Speed Tests
HTC Amaze 4G
1.Download: 26.67 Mbps Upload: 3.30 Mbps Ping: 39ms
2.Download: 26.63 Mbps Upload: 2.84 Mbps Ping: 44ms
3.Download: 27.19 Mbps Upload: 2.87 Mbps Ping: 37ms
4.Download: 24.90 Mbps Upload: 3.46 Mbps Ping: 48ms
5.Download: 19.51 Mbps Upload: 2.69 Mbps Ping: 44ms
6.Download: 27.99 Mbps Upload: 3.09 Mbps Ping: 39ms
7.Download: 25.65 Mbps Upload: 2.74 Mbps Ping: 56ms
8.Download: 27.61 Mbps Upload: 2.68 Mbps Ping: 61ms
Samsung Galaxy S II
1.Download: 25.94 Mbps Upload: 2.75 Mbps Ping: 46ms
2.Download: 23.88 Mbps Upload: 2.19 Mbps Ping: 49ms
3.Download: 23.71 Mbps Upload: 2.46 Mbps Ping: 48ms
4.Download: 21.86 Mbps Upload: 2.24 Mbps Ping: 43ms
5.Download: 23.00 Mbps Upload: 2.96 Mbps Ping: 66ms
6.Download: 26.07 Mbps Upload: 3.39 Mbps Ping: 39ms
7.Download: 20.46 Mbps Upload: 3.27 Mbps Ping: 46ms
8.Download: 24.85 Mbps Upload: 2.64 Mbps Ping: 49ms
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Source: T-Mobile's 42.2 Mbps HSPA+ network earns my respect as a 4G network | ZDNet
This is the reason why I hate the LTE argument. LTE is a great technology, don't get me wrong. But every reviewer and tech blog keeps pointing at LTE as if it's automatically faster, and thus the Nexus 4 is at a disadvantage, but it doesn't seem to be the case at all.