In addition to voice communications, 3d-generation cellular technology will provide 3G Sony Xperia 5 III with fairly fast wireless communications for a range of data types, including multimedia, sound tracks, and video. However, we need to know that 2G networks can also be used by 3G mobile devices.
Is 3G available on Sony Xperia 5 III?
Please know that Sony Xperia 5 III has 3G network mode.
How To Switch to 3G on Sony Xperia 5 III ?
To turn On/Off 3G on Sony Xperia 5 III follow this procedure:
1) Swipe up
2) Choose Settings
3) Hit Network and Internet
4) Hit SIMs
5) Scroll to and tap Preferred network type
6) Hit the preferred network.
How to Tell If Your Sony Xperia 5 III Is 3G?
Because these two methods are working on both iOS and Android operating systems, we can consider it as the major manners to know if Sony Xperia 5 III 3G network is available or not.
Way-1
There is an icon on the top of the Sony Xperia 5 III screen indicates if 3G network is available or not.
Way-2
To know if your Sony Xperia 5 III has 3G network or not, you may use this method:
1) Dial *#06# on your mobile to display Sony Xperia 5 III IMEI number.
2) Go to www.imei.info, then write your IMEI number and choose Check.
3) You’ll see a report. Look at the LTE section – it will display all the frequencies that are supported by your Sony Xperia 5 III. 3G service runs on the 2100MHz frequency, so if you see the number 2100, then your Sony Xperia 5 III is 3G compatible.
Please note that you can always check the phone’s user guide.
Note: LTE Option on mobile settings generally refers to 4G network.
Sony Xperia 5 III 3G – Knowing More
What is LTE?
Long-Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband connections used for cellular devices and data terminals. LTE frequencies are:
* 3G networks: 900 MHz and 2100 MHz (band 1 and 39).
* 4G networks: 800 MHz (band 20), 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz (band 7 and 38).
* 5G networks: 700 MHz (band 28) and 3500 MHz (band 78).
Note: LTE Option in mobiles settings generally refers to 4G networks.
MHz Meaning:
MHz (Megahertz) is a unit of frequency equal to one million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including cellular phone communications.
Knowing More About Band:
The band is an interval in the frequency domain, delimited by a lower and upper values of transmission capacity over network communication systems. However, broadly we are using bandwidth expression to refer to the capacity of a network.