How much faster is Verizon 4g compared to 3g?

[iMore Question]

My understanding is that the iPhone 6, which I'm considering buying, runs on Verizon's 4g.

My existing iPhone 4s runs on Verizon's older 3g network, which is pretty slow.

I know the 4g network will be faster, but I'm looking for an idea of how much faster it is. Like, 10% faster? 50% faster? 3x faster? 10x faster?

I live in San Francisco.

Trying to decide if the expensive new phone is worth it.

Thanks.

 

[Just_Me_D]

My understanding is that the iPhone 6, which I'm considering buying, runs on Verizon's 4g.

My existing iPhone 4s runs on Verizon's older 3g network, which is pretty slow.

I know the 4g network will be faster, but I'm looking for an idea of how much faster it is. Like, 10% faster? 50% faster? 3x faster? 10x faster?

I live in San Francisco.

Trying to decide if the expensive new phone is worth it.

Thanks.

Going from 3G to LTE, depending on your location, is like night and day. I don't have specifics, but the speed increase should be more than sufficient, in my opinion.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Download is 10 times faster with 4G LTE than with 3G. If you don't have LTE in your area it may be a little bit less. 4G LTE will use more data on Cellular than 3G.


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[kch50428]

On Verizon - 4G is LTE... it's better to forget about 4G when talking about Verizon because AT&T "ill-legitimized" 4G when they marketed their HSPA+ service as 4G when it really wasn't.

 

[nikkisharif]

Verizon's LTE is a huge improvement over their 3G. You'll use more data but it's well worth it.