What is the difference between 4G and LTE?
Overview of 4G and LTE mobile standards.
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Today, mobile and computer technologies are developing with incredible speed, and with them new types of mobile communications. More recently, the owners of smartphones and tablets for Internet access and radio communications were asked to use third-generation mobile communication technologies ( 3G.), who were considered the best of their own and ensured the high speed of the mobile Internet connection.
But recently in the characteristics of devices put on store shelves, abbreviations began to appear in the "Communication Type" column, as 4G. and LTE. And if about 4G. It can be assumed that this is a new generation mobile communication standard, then abbreviation LTE Many users can mislead.
In our article you will find information about 4G. and LTE, learn their features and main differences between themselves.
What is 4G?
- As mentioned earlier, abbreviations 3G. and 4G. Denote the standards of the mobile communication of the third and fourth generations. Standard 3G. gained its popularity due to the fact that it allowed to transmit data on smartphones and tablets at speeds to 10 megabit per second. His apogem is considered technology HSPA +., data transmission of which was carried out at speed 168 Megabit per second. However, it was just stated by its creators. In fact, users could not "squeeze" the speed of more 64 megabit per second.
- The main difference 4G. from its predecessor is the fact that in the process of its creation, developers were able to dispersed its connection speed from 100 megabit per second before 1 Gigabit per second. These indicators of several hundred times exceeded speed 3G.. The International Telecommunication Union proposed to use this technology back in 2008. However, only after a long time, the developers of mobile gadgets, together with cellular operators, agreed to apply it to access the Internet.
What is the difference between 4G and LTE?
Image 2. What is the difference between 4G and LTE in a smartphone?
- Above we figured out what 4G.. The turn of the abbreviation LTE (from English. LONG-TERM EVOLUTION – long development). This is the same standard of wireless high-speed data transfer for smartphones and tablets, created after 4G. After quite a long period of time.
- The thing is that developers 4G. could not achieve initially stated speed indicators 1 gigabit per second and decided to create a separate data standard LTEwhose speed reaches the level 100 megabit per second, and more recently, at all three times. But, since this speed fits in the range 4G., LTE It is considered to be a fourth generation data transfer standard.
- Of all the above, we can conclude that LTE able to provide the user only a small part of the abilities 4G.. But despite this, this standard has long overtook the third generation technology and left them far behind. Such confusion was formed due to the fact that the developers of gadgets and telecom operators had permission to call this standard 4G.or write them in one line.
Image 3. What is the difference between 4G and LTE in the smartphone?
- Thus, if you decide to purchase a smartphone, a tablet or a SIM card at a cellular operator and see the device or tariff abbreviation in the description 4G., then, with a high probability, you will get exactly LTE. This standard, though it does not reach speed up to 1 Gigabit per secondBut will give odds to all previous technologies of this kind and, of course, worth the money spent on it.
What is the ability of 4G LTE?
Important: To use the communication standard 4G LTE. A special tariff plan is required and a device that has an appropriate module. If the SIM card or smartphone does not support this standard, then Internet access will be carried out using 3G..
Image 4. Response time from server in games when using 4G.
- People who enjoy the type of connection 4G LTE., first of all, allocate such an indicator as " ping" Many lovers of multiplayer games are familiar with this term. It shows the response time between the user's device and the server to which it turns out. The lower pingThe faster data transmission is carried out.
- However, besides games, this indicator is also extremely important when using various types of video programs. For example, Skype. or Instagram.. If a ping Low, then your interlocutors will instantly receive all the videos and audio that you play.
- It is also worth saying about watching Web pages online. Although 3G. Pretty smartly coped with this task, some pages or a separate part of their content were loaded very long or not displayed at all. FROM 4G. This problem disappeared forever. Even when watching video on YouTube. You do not have to wait for it to download, but just click the play button and enjoy viewing.
- But, if we can talk about the abilities of this type of communication, it is impossible not to mention the minuses. Unfortunately, today the range of coating LTE- Standard is not particularly wide and in small cities or villages may be a bad signal or missing at all. The best signal level is observed in large cities, but some users claim that the connection is also available away from them at a distance of 500 km. You can learn more about the coverage from your cellular operator.
Image 5. Coating 4G.
- Such Russian cellular operators like MTS and Beeline have in their assortment tariffs 4G., the speed of the Internet connections in which reaches 300 megabit per second. Thanks to this connection, you can comfortably work away from home and other Wi-Fi access points, as well as play games, watch movies, communicate through video links with friends and relatives, keep live broadcasts in Instagram. and YouTube. and engage in other interesting and useful things online.