Wireless mobile technologies have evolved enormously; one of the main developments is the development of 4G technology. It’s a term that you’ve surely faced in your daily life, but what is 4G? And is LG Velvet 4G enabled? We will answer these and other questions related to LG Velvet 4G technology in the following article.
Does the LG Velvet have 4G?
Absolutely, LG Velvet has the necessary hardware and software to enable 4G bands.
How to check the existence of 4G on LG Velvet
Nowadays, it is unavoidable to purchase a 4G-capable phone, because most internet users require a good internet connection. To know whether the phone is 4G-capableor not, you can use multiple methods.
An easy way when you have the phone in your palm is just turning on the cellular data, if the LG Velvet 4G data is on, then you will notice a sign at the top of the screen, in the status bar. It might be 4G, 4G+, LTE, or LTE+ according to your carrier.
The absence of that sign means that you are not using 4G at that specific moment, and it doesn’t obligatorily mean that your phone doesn’t support 4G. And that takes us to the second method.
Check your phone specifications on the manual, or in the phone box. If you lose both of them, you can still check that on the official website (or any other credible website) using the device name or model number.
Another way is to check the settings: Go to your settings and look for network mode, usually as follows: Settings > Cellular (or Mobile Data) > Cellular Data Options (or Mobile Data Options). If your phone supports 4G you will find a 4G or an LTE option. If you don’t see either of them, then your smartphone isn’t 4G-capable.
How to switch to 4G on LG Velvet?
If you need to activate your LG Velvet 4G network, then follow the instructions (it might differ a bit from the settings on your own device):
1- From Home screen, select Apps.
2- From the Apps tab, tap Settings.
3- Choose Network & Internet.
4- Make sure to turn on the Mobile data.
5- Choose Mobile networks.
6- Choose Network mode.
7- Select 4G or LTE option.
Note: If you need to switch off 4G then choose an inferior network type (3G for example).
Get to know what 4G is on LG Velvet
Mobile telecommunication technologies evolve by one generation nearly every 10 years. 4G is the fourth one, which was officially started in 2009 in South Korea, and years after that it was made available in all inhabited areas. And by “they” we mean all cellular carriers around the world.
They follow the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standards. According to the ITU, a 4G titled technology has fast internet speeds, fulfilling ten times the speed of 3G internet, and it also has low latency.
A lot of protocols were described as 4G, such as: LTE, LTE+, and HSPA+.
What are the advantages of 4G on LG Velvet?
4G was developed to offer a more reliable internet connection on mobiles, and that’s exactly what it did. 4G technology provides much stronger downloading and uploading speeds than 3G.
The average 3G speed is around 1.5 to 9 Mbit/s, while the average 4G internet speed is between 15 to 90 Mbit/s, it can achieve as high as 900 Mbit/s.
Another important criterion of 4G, is its low latency. We can promote latency as the time needed to transmit data or the delay between the action and the actual response. Reduced latency means a better user experience. 4G Latency is better than 3G by double. The average 4G latency is 50 ms.
With the aid of the VoLTE standard, 4G now grants better voice quality in phone calls and gives users the ability to surf the internet while making calls.
All of these advantages combined with the low cost of 4G augmented the use of LG Velvet 4G technology, to include better video conferencing, online gaming, and other real-time interactions.
Get to know 4G bands in your LG Velvet
Before talking about 4G bands, you should find out what the frequency is. Frequency is the repetition of an event, and it is quantified in radio communication by hertz (Hz).
Since radio waves are utilized for numerous reasons besides 4G (radio broadcasting and Aeronautics as examples), it is essential to determine which frequencies must be used for what use. Otherwise, radio waves will contradict, and it would be a mess.
Governments and ITU allocated each range of frequencies (called bands) to certain uses.
What you should consider as a user of LG Velvet, is whether it supports the bands provided in your area by your local carrier or not. The LG Velvet4G-enabled bands are :
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40;.