Verizon’s 5G millimeter wave and Sprint’s mid-band networks are faster than current LTE speeds, according to data collected by Ookla’s Speedtest.

Verizon Wireless’ 5G cellular network speeds are astoundingly faster than current LTE offerings and competitor Sprint Corp.’s soon to be the new T-Mobile mid-band networks. The tradeoff, though, is that Sprint provides the better coverage.

Verizon’s network, which is using millimeter-wave spectrum in the 28 GHz band, was 800% faster than LTE with download speeds of 870.43 Mbps, according to data collected by Ookla’s Speedtest. Sprint’s mid-band network, which uses 2.5GHz spectrum, was nearly 300% faster than current LTE, clocking in at an average of 236.09 Mbps.

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