iPhone 5: 4G LTE vs. 3G Speed Test [Video]

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Posted September 22, 2012 at 3:12am by Shalom Levytam

Here's a video comparison of iPhone 5 cellular network speeds on 4G LTE and 3G.

The tests were performed on Bell Mobility. LTE was over double as fast on the upload and download.

Take a look below...

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Joseph - January 4, 2013 at 10:12am

I bought the Iphone 5 with 3g,the unlock international version, its cheaper but speed is slower too,..... much slower

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D fresh - October 10, 2012 at 9:54am

I just wish to report my experience with my iPhone 5 using LTE... I get speeds in the range of 50 Mbps download, and 15 Mbps upload. The Speedtest app allows you to choose a local server, which makes a huge difference for the sake of the app's real purpose... By default, it does not select a server nearest to you... You need to specify your location. Once that is done, I believe you'll see a huge increase in speed. Making this selection improves your results only for the speed test... Thank you for your efforts making this video... I just felt obligated to post my experience, which was so much faster. This speed may slow down once more users join the LTE network, but wow - it's awesome now. Peace out!

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bob53366 - September 24, 2012 at 9:27am

Oh? And why would I care about what kind of speeds German or Chinese people get? I'm just happy I live in a country with a decent phone system.

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E2EK1EL - September 24, 2012 at 5:30am

iPhone 5 Rogers LTE - Markham Ontario, Canada https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/301193_10151163865773908_2131795539_n.jpg 59 Mbps DL 26 Mbps UL

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Aussie Guy - September 24, 2012 at 3:43am

In Australia on Telstra I can get on LTE 60 Download and 16 Upload. Averages at about 25 Down - 10 Up Not bad if I say so myself

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Rach - September 23, 2012 at 11:13pm

Wow...this is...LTE? lol My AT&T LTE goes up to 43mbps. Normally it's around 25-35mbps.

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005b9e1 - September 23, 2012 at 1:51pm

Wow that's horrible I get more then that on AT

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Mi - September 22, 2012 at 5:34pm

Obviously a bad area for the test video. You can find videos with the 3rd gen iPad in Toronto on Rogers or Bell with speed tests of 40+Mbps down without even full bars.

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Pierre - September 22, 2012 at 5:08pm

Really poor 4g Network in the video.Too bad,would have been nice to have tested it in our Swedish 4g Network where we get quite nice speed's ,but as well known for us here in Sweden they skipped our freq. In the iPhone 5.Too small market = not enough profit .....I guess.

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Crispy - September 22, 2012 at 4:58pm

I'm getting 42mbps/17mbps on Rogers.

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Sam - September 22, 2012 at 4:52pm

Bell is terribly slow. I would recommend complaining. But it won't do anything.

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phone guy - September 22, 2012 at 4:38pm

wow bell service sucks thats not real LTE speeds

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Nick - September 22, 2012 at 3:56pm

On average, we are getting 20-25 Mbps downloads here in Dallas on AT

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freddy_ace - September 22, 2012 at 2:39pm

Thats pretty pathetic. Not a reason to upgrade.

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poor canadian - September 22, 2012 at 2:24pm

ya well in Canada we pay and pay then do not receive services as advertised.. we are used to it.. I am on rogers.. be lucky to get 1.5 by 512k on a good day.. :(

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Pete - September 22, 2012 at 1:27pm

That's it? I've gotten 55mbps downloads and 18 up on AT&T LTE

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Jaxr - September 22, 2012 at 12:54pm

Jacksonville Florida Verizon iPhone 4 gets 1.8mbps down and 0.6mbps up

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Overland04 - September 22, 2012 at 1:16pm

Me too, here in Maine I just ran my test and I got 1.67 up and 0.46 down... We're hopeless in the US

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Wiseman - September 22, 2012 at 11:52pm

Hi mate i am jacksonvillian too lol

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OceanMindedBoy - September 24, 2012 at 6:06am

Southern California on iPhone 5 with verizon. I get speeds of 34Mbps/16Mbps Good enough for me.

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iCrunch - September 22, 2012 at 12:01pm

I get around 7-10Mbps down and 3-5Mbps up on AT&T 4G HSPA+ and 15-20Mbps down and close to the same up on 4G LTE with the iPhone 5. All on my unlimited plan w/ 5GB full power for 3GB price. :D

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bob53366 - September 22, 2012 at 9:16am

I'm in Sweden too, and I also get around 25Mbps up and down, on my old iPhone 4, which is obviously using the 3G network. I didn't know the U.S. networks run at the speed of third world countries.

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vdesai - September 22, 2012 at 2:21pm

Hey varun 5 months ago i was in india 3g was so slow it was hopeless i couldnt do anything on it, idk what are you talking about

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bob53366 - September 24, 2012 at 9:23am

Well excuse the hell out of me, Varun. As far as I know Mr Bell was an American, so is it really so strange to assume that Bell is an American company? In regards to your claims about India. See, here's the thing; I never mentioned India. You did.

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Patte - September 22, 2012 at 8:32am

Tou gotta be kidding!? I get 25 down on 3G in Sweden.. I know America is a bigger area to cover but I didn't think the difference was this insane..

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