4G LTE vs 5G for IoT

Mature, cheap and everywhere versus high bandwidth and low latency.

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Quick verdict

4G remains the default for most IoT. Choose 5G only when you genuinely need bandwidth or sub-10 ms latency.

Every factor is scored 0-100 for each side so you can see where the difference actually comes from.

Decision factor	4G LTE	5G	Winner

Same family or overlapping decision factors.