Mobile technologies have improved enormously; one of the main developments is the development of 4G technology. It’s a term that you’ve absolutely encountered in your daily life, but what is 4G? And is BLU Life Mark 4G enabled? We will answer these and other questions related to BLU Life Mark 4G technology in the following article.
Does the BLU Life Mark have 4G?
Yes. BLU Life Mark is able to use 4G Network.
How can I know whether BLU Life Mark is able to use 4G or not?
Before buying your phone, you want to make sure that it enables 4G. You have so many options to do it, and we will list some of them here. The most obvious way is to check the criteria on the user guide or in the phone’s box.
If you don’t have them or you are still lying at home trying to find a suitable device for you, you can do the same on the internet using the device name or model number.
If you would like to check your current phone, just turn on the mobile data; if the BLU Life Mark 4G data is available, then you will immediately see immediately see a 4G symbol on the top of the screen. You might see LTE or LTE+ instead of it. However, this way might be deceptive if you didn’t activate a 4G plan, or you are out of coverage.
Another way is to check the settings: Go to your settings and find network mode, usually as follows: Settings > Cellular (or Mobile Data) > Cellular Data Options (or Mobile Data Options). If your phone has 4G you will find a 4G or an LTE option. If you don’t see 4G or LTE, then your smartphone isn’t 4G-enabled.
How to switch to 4G on BLU Life Mark?
If you want to turn on your BLU Life Mark 4G network, then follow the instructions (it might change a bit from the settings on your own device):
1- From Home screen, choose Apps.
2- Choose Settings.
3- Verify that the Mobile data tile is turned on.
4- Tap “More…”.
5- Choose Mobile/Cellular networks.
6- Select Preferred network type.
7- Choose 4G or LTE option.
Note: If you want to switch off 4G then choose a lower network type (3G for example) or tap Only 5G if it’s possible.
Learn about 4G technology on BLU Life Mark
4G is the fourth generation of mobile telecommunication. It was first released in 2009 in South Korea, and it was deployed after that all around the world until it became the fastest and most used network in mobiles.
The provider of 4G network specifications is the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), it has also identified 5G, and 3G specifications before that. The ITU specifies what internet speeds and what latency limits are acceptable to call a network protocol a 4G.
Many protocols passed the test and qualified as 4G, the most important are LTE, LTE+, and HSPA+.
Why is 4G on the BLU Life Mark important?
4G surpasses the previous generation in terms of speed and latency. It has 10 times better downloading and uploading internet speeds. The average 3G speed is around 5 Mbit/s, and the average 4G speed is about 50 Mbit/s.
In terms of latency, 3G grants a 100 ms latency, on the other hand, 4G has half of that, meaning 50 ms, which is better since latency is a time delay between the sender and the receiver. Although the difference is only 0.05 seconds, it presents a huge advantage in live interactions, like gaming experiences and live broadcasting.
VoLTE is a protocol that gave 4G a boost. It permits users to have better voice calls and browse the internet while speaking on the phone. These advantages make BLU Life Mark 4G technology a great tool in your pocket.
Get to know 4G bands in your BLU Life Mark
4G and other mobile technologies use radio waves to transfer data. These waves have different lengths and frequencies. To avoid interference between signals, governments and the ITU regulated which regions use which frequencies for 4G.
Each region has been designated certain frequency intervals known as bands. Band number 7 and band number 28 (as an example) are used at the world level.
What you should know as a consumer is that each carrier provides certain bands according to the area, and different phones support different bands. So you have to make sure that your BLU Life Mark supports the bands offered by your local carrier.
Here are the BLU Life Mark4G-supported bands:
3, 7, 20, 38, 40 – L0030EE;.