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LTE bands supported on iPhone 5s

The LTE section lists several LTE bands being supported by the 5s model A1533 GSM. Are all those bands supported or only some?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.1)

Posted on Sep 20, 2013 10:49 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2013 11:20 AM

Don't know if this is what you already found, but there's a list of supported bands here, looks like: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/


There's also some fine print at the bottom of the page that says "LTE band support is based on the iPhone 5 model number and configuration for either CDMA or GSM networks. Listed LTE band support does not guarantee LTE support by all carriers running on the same bands. LTE wireless service availability may be limited even where bands are supported."

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Sep 20, 2013 11:20 AM in response to SFM1972

Don't know if this is what you already found, but there's a list of supported bands here, looks like: http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/


There's also some fine print at the bottom of the page that says "LTE band support is based on the iPhone 5 model number and configuration for either CDMA or GSM networks. Listed LTE band support does not guarantee LTE support by all carriers running on the same bands. LTE wireless service availability may be limited even where bands are supported."

Sep 26, 2013 12:23 PM in response to lanayru

Hi! Apologies for the delayed response.


I've been through the LTE URL you sent me. Earlier it had info related to LTE support globally across several providers for the iPhone 5. Now they've added 5s and 5c to that list which has complicated things a bit. For example, in the first section itself where the gsm models for USA, Canada and Puerto Rico are mentioned, there are around 11 different bands mentioned.


What is unclear is whether the gsm model of the 5s will work on ALL of those 11 bands or only SOME of those.

LTE bands supported on iPhone 5s

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