Wireless mobile technologies have evolved enormously, One of the main developments is the development of 4G technology. It’s a word that you’ve certainly faced in your daily life, but what is 4G? And is Oppo A72 4G enabled? We are going to answer these and other questions related to Oppo A72 4G technology in the following article.
Does Oppo A72 have 4G?
Yes. Oppo imbedded 4G in their Oppo A72 phone.
Checking the existence of 4G on Oppo A72
Nowadays, it is unavoidable to get a 4G-enabled device, since most internet users need a good internet connection. To know whether the phone is 4G capable you can use multiple ways.
An easy way when you hold the device in your palm is just switching on the mobile data, if the Oppo A72 4G data is activated, 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 connected to 4G at that specific moment, and it doesn’t signify certainly that your device doesn’t enable 4G. And that leads us to the second option.
Check your phone criteria on the user guide, or in the device package. If you lost both of them you can still check that on the official website (or any other reliable website) using the device name or model number.
Another way is to check the settings: open 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 has 4G you will find 4G option or LTE. If you don’t see either of them, then your smartphone isn’t 4G capable.
How to switch to 4G on Oppo A72?
If you need to switch on your Oppo A72 4G network, then follow the instructions (it might differ slightly from the settings on your own device):
1- From Home screen, choose Apps.
2- From the Apps tab, choose Settings.
3- Select “SIM card & mobile data” or “Dual SIM & Cellular Network”.
4- Choose the sim card you want to manage (the one used for data if your device is dual sim).
5- Select Preferred network type.
6- Choose 4G or LTE option.
Note: If you would like to turn off 4G then choose an inferior network type (3G for example) or tap Only 5G if it’s possible.
Introduction to 4G technology on Oppo A72
4G is the fourth generation of wireless technologies, it comes just after 3G and before 5G. Although 5G is considered the highest technology available in the world, 4G is still the fastest most diffused technology.
4G comes with fast uploading and downloading speeds, overstepping the previous 3G technology, and it also comes better latency, allowing users to try much more activities using their mobiles, things such as live conferencing.
To be more specific, 4G is a designation named by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and it is also a commercial term used by telecommunications companies to express a set of protocols used in their networks.
One of the most famous protocols is LTE and LTE-Advanced, So for Oppo A72 4G to be useful, it should be correspondent with the protocols used by the local mobile network operators.
What distinguishes 4G on Oppo A72?
4G has all the functionalities of 3G at more speed. It provides 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, starting from 8Mbps up to 50 Mbps.
Low latency is another advantage, it ranges from 60ms to 98 ms, Even though it’s only a few milliseconds lower than 3G, it is very vital for some use cases like video conferencing or online gaming, and other real-time interactions.
The rise of VoLTE standard added another feature to 4g network which is the ability to make phone calls and navigate the internet in parallel, with even enhanced voice quality. All of these advantages are within your reach with Oppo A72 4G technology.
What are 4G bands? and which bands are supported on your Oppo A72?
A 4G band is an interval of frequencies used by phone carriers. Why this matters to you? It matters since each telecommunications company uses different bands according to the area. And not all mobiles support all 4G bands, so you should make sure your Oppo A72 supports the bands provided in your area.
It’s hard to standardize the bands internationally, because each government uses different bands for different radio transactions aside from 4g (such as aeronautics and radio broadcasts). Despite this, the ITU sectioned the world into 3 regions and bands for each region.
The Oppo A72 4G enabled bands are:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 – Global;.