**5G Speeds in New York City: A Mid-Band Victory**

We've been testing 5G speeds in New York City using the OnePlus 7 Pro, and the results are promising. We're currently seeing download speeds of over 200 megabits per second, with some tests reaching as high as 400 megabits per second. These speeds are significantly faster than what we'd see on our current LTE networks. In fact, when compared to mid-band testing Verizon's 5G network in Chicago, the OnePlus 7 Pro is able to maintain a strong connection for longer distances, making it a great option for those living in urban areas with good mid-band coverage.

**The Benefits of Mid-Band Testing**

One of the benefits of mid-band testing is that it allows us to test the performance of our phone without being limited by the range of millimeter-wave signals. Millimeter-wave testing, such as what we see on Verizon's 5G network in Chicago, has poor building penetration and can only maintain a strong connection for short distances. This means that even standing right next to a 5G node, we may lose signal. Mid-band testing, on the other hand, allows us to test the phone over longer distances without interruption, giving us a better understanding of its performance in real-world scenarios.

**Real-Life Speed Test: Downloading Netflix**

To put our speeds into perspective, let's try downloading a movie. We took around 1 minute and 30 seconds to download Bird Box on Netflix using our mid-band testing method. In contrast, when we tested the same content using millimeter-wave testing Verizon's 5G network in Chicago, it only took us around 20 seconds to download the same content. This highlights the significant difference in speed between mid-band and millimeter-wave testing.

**The Difference Between Mid-Band and Millimeter-Wave Testing**

While both mid-band and millimeter-wave testing offer fast speeds, there are some key differences between the two. Millimeter-wave testing offers faster speeds, with some tests reaching speeds of over 500 megabits per second. However, this comes at the cost of poor building penetration, making it difficult to maintain a strong connection for longer distances. Mid-band testing, on the other hand, offers consistent speeds over longer distances without interruption.

**The Price of 5G: Worth the Upgrade?**

One of the benefits of 5G phones like the OnePlus 7 Pro is that they offer fast speeds at a lower price point than some of their higher-end counterparts. The OnePlus 7 Pro starts at $840, which is significantly cheaper than some of the more expensive 5G options on the market. While we recommend waiting for 2020 to see more improvements in mid-band coverage, if you're already invested in the Sprint ecosystem and want a 5G phone with fast speeds, the OnePlus 7 Pro may be worth considering.

**A Comparison with Other Phones**

We've also been testing the LG V50 ThinQ on Sprint's 5G network, and we're seeing similar speeds to our mid-band tests. In some cases, the LG V50 ThinQ is even able to reach higher speeds than our mid-band tests. However, it's worth noting that we don't have a 4G LTE phone from Sprint to compare directly with the OnePlus 7 Pro. If you already own a 5G phone from another carrier, it may be worth comparing them side-by-side to see how they stack up.

**The Samsung Galaxy Note 10+: A 4G LTE Comparison**

We've also been testing the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ on Sprint's 4G LTE network, and we're seeing some interesting results. When compared to our mid-band tests, the Note 10+ is able to reach speeds of around 11% for a download test. This highlights the significant difference in speed between 5G and 4G LTE networks. If you're in an area with good 4G LTE coverage, it may not be worth upgrading to a 5G phone just yet. However, if you're living in an urban area with mid-band coverage, a 5G phone like the OnePlus 7 Pro may be a better option.

**Conclusion**

In conclusion, our tests have shown that mid-band testing offers fast speeds and consistent connectivity without the limitations of millimeter-wave signals. While the price difference between mid-band and higher-end 5G phones is significant, if you're already invested in the Sprint ecosystem or want a fast phone with good coverage, the OnePlus 7 Pro may be worth considering. However, if you're not in an area with good mid-band coverage, it may be worth waiting for further improvements before upgrading to a 5G phone.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: ensprint has finally launched 5g in New York la fenix and Washington DC bringing its total number of 5g cities to nine that means it's covering 11 million people in the US but more interestingly you're probably gonna wonder what 5g phone can you use on Sprint's Network well alongside the galaxy s 10 5 g and the LGV 55 G you have a new one the 1 + 7 Pro 5g we tried it out in New York City here's what it's like five g's the next-gen network technology following 4G LTE and carriers are all following different methods to get you those faster internet speeds Verizon and AT&T for example or offering millimeter wave spectrum Sprint is offering mid band or 2.5 gigahertz and t-mobile is offering low band or 600 megahertz the benefit of millimeter-wave is that you get much faster data speeds up to a gigabit per second or more but you have a lot shorter ranges up to a block for example whereas with Sprint's mid band you're gonna see greater range but the problem is you're not gonna see as fast data speeds if you want to see our video testing 5g on Verizon's network with the galaxy s 10 5g you can click here and we also have a video testing the s 10 5g on t-mobile is a millimeter wave network in New York City t-mobile is using 600 megahertz as their game plan but they also have deployed some millimeter wave in the city enough talking let's do a test with the 1 + 7 Pro 5g there's no 5g node to show like when testing millimeter wave networks Sprint is adding its 5g networks to its existing 4G cell towers so really we're just given a lot of spots in New York City and that's what we've been doing we've been going around the city hitting up those spots that Sprint says you can see fast speeds and running speed tests using ullas speed tests right now you can see we're nearing close to 200 megabits per second and now we have surpassed it that's pretty good that's more or less what we've been seeing across in New York City 200 megabits at least of speeds a download speed specifically upload speeds are also using 5g NR and they're definitely better than LTE though still not as good as that like around 200 megabits per second is what I'm getting testing with 5g on the 1 + 7 Pro in New York City but that's the downside with mid band testing Verizon's 5g network millimeter wave network in Chicago for example I was seeing speeds ranging higher than 500 megabits per second even hitting more than one gigabit per second but the downside with millimeter-wave is that I could only go about a block or a block and a half and then I would suddenly lose 5g I would revert completely to 4G LTE or I would be standing right in front of a 5g node and then I would go to a coffee shop right underneath it and I would again lose 5g completely because it has poor building penetration that's the downside with millimeter-wave now that will all improve as 5g networks continue to expand but you can see the immediate benefits of mid band because I can walk consistently for 15 or so blocks and still maintain a 5g connection on this phone now the speeds by it vary they might not always give me those 200 megabits per second or higher speeds sometimes it's more sometimes it's less for example typically I get at least around more than 100 megabits per second but I've also gone as high as 400 megabits per second I've also been testing the LGV 50 think you on Sprint's 5g network as well and a more or less getting consistently the same speeds as the 1 plus 7 pro 5g sadly I don't have a 4G LTE sprint phone to compare directly with the 1 + 7 pro 5g but I have been using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 less been the 1 + 7 Pro 5g beating it out easily though there are some moments where the LTE has beaten the 5g network when I first got this phone earlier today I did a test and I hit 400 megabits per second and I haven't really beaten that score yet but we're in the second area and I'm finally getting much faster speed then above 200 megabits per second I just hit 345 megabits per second of download speeds and 22.9 megabits per second of upload speeds right enough with the speed tests what's it like in real life you're probably not gonna see much of a difference using 5g vs. 4G LTE and you won't see much of a dramatic difference in your everyday smartphone usage but you will if you frequently download content on-the-go specifically let's try downloading a movie let's try downloading Netflix is bird all right so we took around a minute and 30 seconds to download bird box on Netflix that's pretty darn fast but on millimeter-wave testing Verizon's 5g network I was able to download bird box in around 20 seconds that's the difference between millimeter-wave and mid band still significantly fast especially compared to LTE but millimeter-wave is gonna be faster than mid band speaking of LTE I tried the same test on the note 10 plus and around the two-minute mark the note 10 plus was only at 11% for the download of bird box two minutes and it didn't even get to 11 percent whereas 5g tests were already done that's a pretty good difference between 5g and 4G LTE 5g phones like the galaxy s 10 v g and the LG v 50 think u 5g are thousand dollars or more and I don't really think they're worth that high price the 1 plus 7 pro 5g only starts at eight hundred and forty dollars and you get eight gigs of RAM and 256 gigs of storage it's not too much of a price jump from the 256 gig storage version of the regular well plus 7 Pro I think if you're in a sprint 5g city and you already saw the 1 plus 7 Pro and you're liking the look of it and you're planning on upgrading to it it might be worth to just spend the little extra and go for the 5g variant otherwise it's best waiting for 2020sprint has finally launched 5g in New York la fenix and Washington DC bringing its total number of 5g cities to nine that means it's covering 11 million people in the US but more interestingly you're probably gonna wonder what 5g phone can you use on Sprint's Network well alongside the galaxy s 10 5 g and the LGV 55 G you have a new one the 1 + 7 Pro 5g we tried it out in New York City here's what it's like five g's the next-gen network technology following 4G LTE and carriers are all following different methods to get you those faster internet speeds Verizon and AT&T for example or offering millimeter wave spectrum Sprint is offering mid band or 2.5 gigahertz and t-mobile is offering low band or 600 megahertz the benefit of millimeter-wave is that you get much faster data speeds up to a gigabit per second or more but you have a lot shorter ranges up to a block for example whereas with Sprint's mid band you're gonna see greater range but the problem is you're not gonna see as fast data speeds if you want to see our video testing 5g on Verizon's network with the galaxy s 10 5g you can click here and we also have a video testing the s 10 5g on t-mobile is a millimeter wave network in New York City t-mobile is using 600 megahertz as their game plan but they also have deployed some millimeter wave in the city enough talking let's do a test with the 1 + 7 Pro 5g there's no 5g node to show like when testing millimeter wave networks Sprint is adding its 5g networks to its existing 4G cell towers so really we're just given a lot of spots in New York City and that's what we've been doing we've been going around the city hitting up those spots that Sprint says you can see fast speeds and running speed tests using ullas speed tests right now you can see we're nearing close to 200 megabits per second and now we have surpassed it that's pretty good that's more or less what we've been seeing across in New York City 200 megabits at least of speeds a download speed specifically upload speeds are also using 5g NR and they're definitely better than LTE though still not as good as that like around 200 megabits per second is what I'm getting testing with 5g on the 1 + 7 Pro in New York City but that's the downside with mid band testing Verizon's 5g network millimeter wave network in Chicago for example I was seeing speeds ranging higher than 500 megabits per second even hitting more than one gigabit per second but the downside with millimeter-wave is that I could only go about a block or a block and a half and then I would suddenly lose 5g I would revert completely to 4G LTE or I would be standing right in front of a 5g node and then I would go to a coffee shop right underneath it and I would again lose 5g completely because it has poor building penetration that's the downside with millimeter-wave now that will all improve as 5g networks continue to expand but you can see the immediate benefits of mid band because I can walk consistently for 15 or so blocks and still maintain a 5g connection on this phone now the speeds by it vary they might not always give me those 200 megabits per second or higher speeds sometimes it's more sometimes it's less for example typically I get at least around more than 100 megabits per second but I've also gone as high as 400 megabits per second I've also been testing the LGV 50 think you on Sprint's 5g network as well and a more or less getting consistently the same speeds as the 1 plus 7 pro 5g sadly I don't have a 4G LTE sprint phone to compare directly with the 1 + 7 pro 5g but I have been using the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 less been the 1 + 7 Pro 5g beating it out easily though there are some moments where the LTE has beaten the 5g network when I first got this phone earlier today I did a test and I hit 400 megabits per second and I haven't really beaten that score yet but we're in the second area and I'm finally getting much faster speed then above 200 megabits per second I just hit 345 megabits per second of download speeds and 22.9 megabits per second of upload speeds right enough with the speed tests what's it like in real life you're probably not gonna see much of a difference using 5g vs. 4G LTE and you won't see much of a dramatic difference in your everyday smartphone usage but you will if you frequently download content on-the-go specifically let's try downloading a movie let's try downloading Netflix is bird all right so we took around a minute and 30 seconds to download bird box on Netflix that's pretty darn fast but on millimeter-wave testing Verizon's 5g network I was able to download bird box in around 20 seconds that's the difference between millimeter-wave and mid band still significantly fast especially compared to LTE but millimeter-wave is gonna be faster than mid band speaking of LTE I tried the same test on the note 10 plus and around the two-minute mark the note 10 plus was only at 11% for the download of bird box two minutes and it didn't even get to 11 percent whereas 5g tests were already done that's a pretty good difference between 5g and 4G LTE 5g phones like the galaxy s 10 v g and the LG v 50 think u 5g are thousand dollars or more and I don't really think they're worth that high price the 1 plus 7 pro 5g only starts at eight hundred and forty dollars and you get eight gigs of RAM and 256 gigs of storage it's not too much of a price jump from the 256 gig storage version of the regular well plus 7 Pro I think if you're in a sprint 5g city and you already saw the 1 plus 7 Pro and you're liking the look of it and you're planning on upgrading to it it might be worth to just spend the little extra and go for the 5g variant otherwise it's best waiting for 2020\n"