Wireless mobile technologies have developed enormously; one of the main developments is the rise of 4G technology. It’s a word that you’ve definitely faced in your daily life, but what is 4G? And is HTC One (E8) 4G enabled? We will answer these and other questions related to HTC One (E8) 4G technology in the following article.
Does the HTC One (E8) have 4G?
Yes. HTC has embedded 4G in HTC One (E8) phone.
How to check the presence of 4G on HTC One (E8)
Nowadays, it is unavoidable to buy a 4G-enabled device, since most internet users need a good internet connection. To know whether the phone is 4G-enabledor not, you can use multiple methods.
An easy method when you hold the device in your hand is just switching on the mobile data, if the HTC One (E8) 4G data is activated, then you will notice a symbol at the top of the display, in the indication bar. It might be 4G, 4G+, LTE, or LTE+ according to your carrier.
The absence of that icon means that you are not connected to 4G at that particular moment, and it doesn’t definitely signify that your device doesn’t enable 4G. And that leads us to the second method.
Check your phone criteria on the user guide, or in the device package. If you don’t have any of them, you can still check that on the official site (or any other trustworthy website) using the device name or model number.
Another way is to check the settings: open 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 HTC One (E8)?
If you want to switch on your HTC One (E8) 4G network, then follow the instructions (it might vary a bit from the settings on your own device):
1- From Home screen, tap Apps.
2- From the Apps tab, select Settings.
3- Make sure the Mobile data switch is on.
4- Tap Mobile data.
5- Select Network mode.
6- Select 4G or LTE option.
Note: If you want to switch off 4G then choose a lower network type (3G for example).
Get to know what 4G is on HTC One (E8)
4G stands for fourth-generation wireless. Meaning the fourth generation of mobile communication technology. It was produced after 3G and it precedes 5G. It was first officially publicly released in 2009, and it was made available years after all around the globe.
Although 4G network is not as fast as 5G, it is much faster than 3G. Currently, it is the fastest technology adopted by most mobile phones across the globe.
HTC One (E8) 4G technology and 4G in other devices changed the way we use phones, it made it possible for users to stream high-quality videos (for example). The good speed of 4G technology turned smartphones into computers since smartphone users can do everything permitted on computers.
LTE (stands for Long Term Evolution) and LTE-Advanced are the best known 4G standards, and usually, people are confused between them.
What distinguishes 4G on HTC One (E8)?
4G has all the features of 3G at more speed. It offers download speeds of around 14 Mbps up to speeds as high as 150 Mbps, five times more than 3G. And it offers more than ten times the uploading data speeds of 3G, ranging from 8Mbps up to 50 Mbps.
Low latency is another advantage, it ranges from 60ms to 98 ms, Even though it’s only a bit lower than 3G, it is very necessary for some use cases including video conferencing or online gaming, and other real-time interactions.
The development of VoLTE standard added another feature to 4g technology which is the ability to make phone calls and browse the internet concurrently, with even better voice quality. All of these advantages are within your reach with HTC One (E8) 4G technology.
Get to know 4G bands in the HTC One (E8)
4G and other cellular networks use radio waves to transmit data. These waves have different lengths and frequencies. To prevent interference between signals, governments and the ITU decided which regions use which frequencies for 4G.
Each region has been allocated certain frequency intervals called bands. Band number 7 and band number 28 (for example) are used at the world level.
What you should know as a consumer is that each carrier offers certain bands according to the area, and different phones enable different bands. So you should make sure that your HTC One (E8) supports the bands offered by your local mobile provider.
Here are the HTC One (E8)4G-enabled bands:
1, 3, 7, 8, 28 – SEA;1, 3, 41 – India;3, 7, 38, 39, 40, 41 – Hong Kong;.