Why is my iPhone on LTE instead of 4G?

Both LTE and HSPA+ are defined by the ITU as “4G” networks. The decision to display “4G” and “LTE” on phones (not just the iPhone) is largely a marketing decision . LTE is 4G. 4G is not necessarily LTE.

However, an internet speed testing service claims to have the numbers. According to Speedsmart.net, the ‌iPhone 11‌ Pro and Pro Max offer approximately 13 percent faster 4G LTE than Apple’s previous generation iPhone XS series.

C DM said: Realistically speaking 4G is LTE (in general and in most parts of the world). In US at least some carriers, especially in relation to the iPhone, have taken 4G to be somewhat different applying it to what’s more along the lines of 3.5G (and not LTE).13 Ara 2018