3G, H, H+, 4G, G, and E internet connection symbols

Do you know the Internet symbols and their meaning? What the acronym 3G stands for, H, H+, 4G, G, and E that appear on our mobile phones? We have all browsed the Internet or made a call through our mobile and have seen some letters and symbols in the notification bar. To be precise, these are located next to the call coverage level icon. The letters that appear are 3G, H, H+, 4G, G , E. If we look closely, we see that there are 6 in total.

If we ask ourselves about the symbols of the Internet and the meaning of each of the letters that appear in the notification bar, in this article, we find the answer for each symbol. Since all of them are important, they already indicate the data network to which we are connected and its speed.

?‍♂️ 3G, H, H+, 4G, G, and E, meaning of connection symbols to Internet

These Android symbols they translate into types of mobile connections, some of them consume a lot of battery, since they allow fairly fast data transfers. They are basically the acronym for data transmission speeds, between mobile phones and tablets and mobile phone service antennas.

G for GPRS

One of them is the letter G for GPRS, which is found on all phones, as there is no smartphone that is not compatible with GPRSthese acronyms mean General Radio Packet Service, translated to Spanish. This is an extension and it is the most popular in Spain as this connection is used when we make a phone call.

Actually this connection is the slowest and only works when we lose the high speed signal. It is the best for making calls, because it is the one with the greatest range, in this way in most cases we will have coverage.

E for Edge

E for EDGE, this Android symbol stands for Enhanced Data Rates for GSM evolution. This connection has an average speed with a maximum of 348kbps. We will have problems when we are going to surf the Internet, download a file or watch videos, but on the other hand, we will be able to chat through WhatsApp, since this application does not need a lot of data bandwidth.

3G

Respecto a 3G or UMTS, whose meaning is Universal Mobile Telecommunications System, which is known as 3G, although in some devices the letter U appears, and it stands for UMTS, in the end it doesn't matter. This is considered as the third generation of telephone systems. With this connection, we can make calls and browse the Internet, its speed is 2Mbps, the main problem with this signal is that it is not very widespread in certain countries.

HSDPA H

Another type of connection is H for HSDPA, its initials are translated into English, High Speed ​​Downlink Packet Accesses. This connection is based on UMTS, but includes an unprecedented shared channel in the downlink, which offers download speeds of 14 Mbps, this means that we can watch videos without any problem, as well as download apps or files, without the need to be connected to a WiFi network with very wide data channels as well. The technology above H, is next on the list, H+.

h+ what is it

H+ of HSPA or HSUPA, which means in Spanish, High-speed access package. A connection very similar to the previous H of HSDPA, although in H+ the transfer upload speed improves, thus reaching speeds of 22 Mbps upload and 84 Mbps download. The main difference of H and h+ would be, that in the latter we can send a file more quickly.

Therefore, when we have h+ coverage, we are going to navigate very smoothly, upload photos to instagram and other social networks, instantly. Sending images and files through whatsapp and other messaging apps will also be very fluid with the Android h+ symbol.

4G or LTE

As the latest mobile internet connection icon, we have 4G or LTE, which are the connections considered as the fourth generation. In this case, the signal is already quite widespread, both in important capitals, it is reaching rural areas and depending on the country, we can find wide areas with coverage at maximum speed. In this case, the upload speed is 50 Mbps and the download speed is 100 Mbps. An ideal Internet speed to download torrent files, watch streaming movies or series, as well as consult web pages. Of course, we must have a good data contract, with enough Gigs, if we do not want to stay at zero, when we have a 4G or 4G+ connection.

Now do you know the symbols of the Internet and their meaning 3G, H, H+, 4G, G, E ? If someone asks you what they are, you can already give precise information about what these Internet connection icons represent.

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