
Then there’s the issue of carriers mislabeling their networks many labeled HSPA+, which is a 3G technology, as 4G.

The averages here are approximate, and all the different technologies complicate the results because each generation has evolved and continued to grow, even after the next generation began to roll out. That doesn’t mean very much in isolation, however, so here’s a table that pits the theoretical speeds of 5G technology against different generations of wireless technology: Depending on your 5G coverage, maximum download speeds often range from 1Gbps to 10Gbps, and latency, or the time it takes to send data, could go as low as 1 millisecond (ms).

The theoretical maximum speeds of 5G are pretty groundbreaking - but we have a very long way to go before you’re likely to hit that kind of peak speed in the real world, regardless of your connected device.

The truth is, the 5G speeds you get will depend on many factors, including where you are, what 5G network you’re connecting to, how many other people are connecting, and what 5G device you’re using. We could say, “How long is a piece of string?” But that wouldn’t be a very useful answer.
