Does KitKat make 4G faster?

[jaime1822]

This sounds silly I know, but doing side by side speed tests on Moto X updated to KitKat, and LG G2 running 4.1.2, the Moto X showed speeds of 27.5 Mbps while the G2 showed 3.51. Both on Verizon 4G LTE. Explain please.

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[TechTinker]

This sounds silly I know, but doing side by side speed tests on Moto X updated to KitKat, and LG G2 running 4.1.2, the Moto X showed speeds of 27.5 Mbps while the G2 showed 3.51. Both on Verizon 4G LTE. Explain please.

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Wait the G2 is on 4.1? Thats akward.. Anyways no. This difference is because Motorola has the best radios for cell reception, end of story there. Plus the Moto X features dual-LTE antennas.

 

[jaime1822]

Wait the G2 is on 4.1? Thats akward.. Anyways no. This difference is because Motorola has the best radios for cell reception, end of story there. Plus the Moto X features dual-LTE antennas.

Sorry for the typo, I meant 4.2.2. The Moto X had speeds of approximately 5-6 Mbps before the update. I will run it against another Motorola device, but really I can't believe that it's just the antenna difference from Motorola to LG that causes that large of a gap in speeds.

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[someguy01234]

No it doesn't, it does depends on the radio that come with the updates sometimes. Also you're on Verizon with a Motorola so expect good speed.

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[jaime1822]

No it doesn't, it does depends on the radio that come with the updates sometimes. Also you're on Verizon with a Motorola so expect good speed.

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Very true, I do expect good speed. But to see a 20 Mbps increase after the update? It had to have been a fluke.

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[patruns]

There is something wrong with your LG if you are only getting LTE download speeds of 3.51GB consistently. With full bars on my LG Nexus 5 I am seeing pretty consistent 20+ GB speeds. That sounds like 3G. Do you have LTE enabled on your phone?

 

[jaime1822]

There is something wrong with your LG if you are only getting LTE download speeds of 3.51GB consistently. With full bars on my LG Nexus 5 I am seeing pretty consistent 20+ GB speeds. That sounds like 3G. Do you have LTE enabled on your phone?

Thank you for that, yes LTE is enabled.

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