№	Operator		Channel width, MHz	Duplex type	3GPP number
1	Yota (Megaphone)	2500-2530 / 2620-2650	30	FDD	Band 7
2	Megaphone	2530-2540 / 2650-2660	10	FDD	Band 7
3*	Megaphone	2575-2595	20	TDD	Band 38
4	MTS	2540-2550 / 2660-2670	10	FDD	Band 7
5*	MTS	2595-2615	20	TDD	Band 38
6	Beeline	2550-2560 / 2670-2680	10	FDD	Band 7
7	Rostelecom / Tele2	2560-2570 / 2680-2690	10	FDD	Band 7
8**	Rostelecom / Tele2	832-839.5 / 791-798.5	7.5	FDD	Band 20
9**	MTS	839.5-847 / 798.5-806	7.5	FDD	Band 20
10**	Megaphone	847-854.5 / 806-813.5	7.5	FDD	Band 20
11**	Beeline	854.5-862 / 813.5-821	7.5	FDD	Band 20
12***	MTS	2595-2620	25	TDD	Band 38
13	Tele 2	453-457.4 / 463-467.4	4.4	FDD	Band 31

* - frequencies are allocated only for use on the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region.
** - the allocated channel width (7.5 MHz) does not correspond to the standard. You can use 5 MHz of them, for example, or you can negotiate with the "neighboring" operator and, by combining the two bands, get a completely standard channel width of 15 MHz. And then use it using the RAN Sharing technology.
*** - except for the territory of Moscow, the Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.

Below are pictures showing the distribution of frequencies between operators. List of launched LTE networks in Russia. 4G Phones

On October 6, 2015, an auction of frequencies in the 1800 MHz range took place. Information about lots is in the table below.

№	Operator	Region	Frequency range (UL / DL), MHz	Channel width, MHz	Duplex type	3GPP number
1	Megaphone	Rep. Dagestan	1740-1755 / 1835-1850	15	FDD	Band 3	1060,164
2	Megaphone	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	1755-1768,8 / 1850-1863,8	13,8	FDD	Band 3	200.344
3	MTS	Rep. North Ossetia Alania	1748,2-1755 / 1843,2-1850 1764,6-1769,8 / 1859,6-1864,8	6.8 and 5.2	FDD	Band 3	275,890
4	VimpelCom (Beeline)	Stavropol region	1710,1-1723,8 / 1805,1-1818,8	13,7	FDD	Band 3	1701,327
5	MTS	Orenburg region	1725-1727,8 / 1820-1822,8 1748,4-1755 / 1843,4-1850	2.8 and 6.6	FDD	Band 3	587,627
6	MTS	Perm Territory (except for the Komi-Permyak District)	1727-1735 / 1822-1830 1750-1751,8 / 1845-1846,8 1769-1770 / 1864-1865	8, 1.8 and 1	FDD	Band 3	744,604
7	Tele 2	Samara region	1762,4-1770 / 1857,4-1865	7,6	FDD	Band 3	1082,840
8	MTS	Komi-Permyak District of the Perm Territory	1769-1770 / 1864-1865	1	FDD	Band 3	0,545
9	VimpelCom (Beeline)	Rep. Buryatia	1755-1768,6 / 1850-1863,6 1769,6-1770 / 1864,6-1865	13.6 and 0.4	FDD	Band 3	326,094
10	MTS	Amur region	1725-1729,6 / 1820-1824,6 1746,4-1755 / 1841,4-1850	4.6 and 8.6	FDD	Band 3	303,349

Also Tattelecom has frequencies in the 1800 MHz range (Band 3) in the territory of Tatarstan.

In addition to the frequencies listed in the table, operators have other frequencies in the 1800 MHz range. For example the ones they used / are using for GSM (2G). There are already a number of regions in Russia where LTE networks have been launched in the 1800 MHz range (band 3).

On February 11, 2016, an auction of band 38 frequencies took place. The results of the auction are given below. Lot in the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Magadan Region remained unplayed.

№	Operator	Region	Frequency range (UL / DL), MHz	Channel width, MHz	Duplex type	3GPP number	Final price of the lot, million rubles
1	Beeline	Altai region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
2	Megaphone	Amur region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
3	Beeline	Arkhangelsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
4	Beeline	Astrakhan region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
5	Megaphone	Belgorod region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
6	Beeline	Bryansk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
7	Megaphone	Vladimir region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
8	Beeline	Volgograd region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
9	Megaphone	Vologodskaya Oblast	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
10	Beeline	Voronezh region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
11	Megaphone	Saint Petersburg	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
12	Megaphone	Transbaikal region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
13	Megaphone	Ivanovo region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
14	Megaphone	Irkutsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
15	Beeline	Kabardino-Balkar Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
16	Beeline	Kaliningrad region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
17	Beeline	Kaluga region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
18	Megaphone	Kamchatka Krai	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
19	Beeline	Karachay-Cherkess Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
20	Beeline	Kemerovo region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
21	Megaphone	Kirov region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
22	Beeline	Kostroma region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
23	Beeline	Krasnodar region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
24	Megaphone	Krasnoyarsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
25	Motive	Kurgan region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
26	Beeline	Kursk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
27	Megaphone	Leningrad region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
28	Beeline	Lipetsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
29	Megaphone	Murmansk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
30	Megaphone	Nenets Autonomous District	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
31	Megaphone	Nizhny Novgorod Region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
32	Megaphone	Novgorod region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
33	Megaphone	Novosibirsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
34	Beeline	Omsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
35	Megaphone	Orenburg region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
36	Megaphone	Oryol Region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
37	Megaphone	Penza region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
38	Beeline	Perm Territory	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
39	Beeline	Primorsky Krai	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
40	Beeline	Pskov region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
41	Beeline	Republic of Adygea	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
42	Beeline	Altai Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
43	Beeline	Republic of Bashkortostan	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
44	Megaphone	The Republic of Buryatia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
45	Beeline	The Republic of Dagestan	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
46	Megaphone	The Republic of Ingushetia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
47	Beeline	Republic of Kalmykia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
48	Megaphone	Republic of Karelia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
49	Megaphone	Komi Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
50	Megaphone	Mari El Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
51	Megaphone	The Republic of Mordovia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
52	Megaphone	The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
53	Megaphone	Republic of North Ossetia-Alania	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
54	Tattelecom	Republic of Tatarstan	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
55	Megaphone	Tyva Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
56	Megaphone	The Republic of Khakassia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
57	Megaphone	Rostov region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
58	Megaphone	Ryazan Oblast	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
59	Beeline	Samara Region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
60	Megaphone	Saratov region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
61	Megaphone	Sakhalin Region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
62	Motive	Sverdlovsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
63	Beeline	Smolensk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
64	Beeline	Stavropol region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
65	Megaphone	Tambov Region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
66	Megaphone	Tver region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
67	Beeline	Tomsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
68	Beeline	Tula region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
69	Motive	Tyumen region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
70	Megaphone	Udmurtia	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
71	Megaphone	Ulyanovsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
72	Megaphone	Khabarovsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
73	Motive	Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
74	Beeline	Chelyabinsk region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
75	Vainakh Telecom	Chechen Republic	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
76	Beeline	Chuvash Republic (Chuvashia)	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
77	Megaphone	Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
78	Motive	Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?
79	Beeline	Yaroslavl region	2570 - 2595	25	TDD	Band 38	?

The Swedish company Ericsson has built an LTE network for the regional operator Motiv. The company plans to launch this network into commercial operation in the fall.

The construction of the 4G network was announced yesterday by the press service of Ericsson. Motiv has prepared for launch the fragments of the fourth generation network in the Sverdlovsk and Kurgan regions, Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous districts.

"In the near future we plan to start providing services in the 4G network in Yekaterinburg and satellite cities, as well as in Nizhny Tagil, Kurgan, Surgut and Salekhard. By the end of autumn, we will provide several more settlements with high-speed Internet in all regions of our presence. We will to provide not selective, but the fullest possible coverage of the LTE network in each locality, "Motiv spokeswoman Alena Yarushina said in a conversation with a ComNews reporter. She did not disclose the amount of investment in the construction of an LTE network.

In turn, the press service of Ericsson refrained from specifying how many base stations the company has built.

According to Alena Yarushina, the number of potential 4G users directly depends on the number of subscriber devices that support this technology. Unfortunately on this moment there are not many such devices, and their cost is quite high, she added. "Therefore, for now, we rely exclusively on the most advanced users, the so-called innovators. With the advent of low-cost equipment on the market, the number of high-speed Internet users will increase significantly," said Alena Yarushina.

"Motiv" can count on attracting several tens of thousands of LTE users - no more than 3% of subscribers from the existing base of its GSM subscribers (2.4 million) within the first year after the launch of the commercial 4G network, the head of the wireless technologies department J`son & Partners Consulting Vitaly Solonin.

"In the longer term, the growth of the 4G subscriber base is possible due to the expansion and reduction of the cost of LTE subscriber devices, primarily smartphones. At the same time, competition with federal operators will increase," Vitaly Solonin said in an interview with ComNews.

VimpelCom is still preparing for the full launch of LTE networks in these regions (in the Sverdlovsk, Kurgan regions, Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous districts). "In Yekaterinburg, for example, the network is in test operation. In the Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrugs, we plan to start providing 4G services this winter," a VimpelCom representative said in an interview with ComNews.

MegaFon has already launched a fourth-generation network in 28 settlements of the Sverdlovsk Region. "LTE from MegaFon is also available in Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug," Olesya Yaremenko, press secretary of the company, added to a ComNews reporter.

LTE networks of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC in the Ural Federal District operate in the Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk and Tyumen regions. In turn, Dmitry Solodovnikov, head of MTS media relations, explained to a ComNews reporter. "Moreover, when launched, MTS provides the fullest possible coverage in the region, covering all central and densely populated areas and large cities of the region."

Ericsson also carried out work on the modernization of the existing GSM network at Motiv. "Modernization works existing network GSM and optimization of the use of the frequency spectrum are already underway, - said Alena Yarushina. - The main difficulty that we faced during the construction of LTE networks is the lack of transport resources in small settlements: for high-quality operation of a new generation network, it is necessary to strengthen our own network of fiber-optic links. This is a rather lengthy process. However, by the end of 2015, we plan to build an LTE network in the main settlements where about 80% of the population of the Sverdlovsk and Kurgan regions, Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous districts live. "

In addition, within the framework of the agreement between Ericsson and Motiv, the Swedish company offered the operator a solution to optimize the use of the frequency spectrum in the 1800 MHz band. Ericsson Spectrum Optimization Solution Launches Services mobile transmission data of the LTE network, using the frequency resource available to the operator. High quality services and throughput are provided through the use of base stations of the RBS 6000 family, which allow working simultaneously on LTE and GSM technologies, "Ericsson said in a statement.

According to the first deputy general director of the Motiv telecommunications group Mikhail Kamenskov, this technological solution will allow satisfying the growing needs of subscribers for high-speed mobile Internet without losing the quality of voice services.

"The quality of the network is of key importance in the transition to services cellular new generation, requiring the transmission of large volumes of traffic. Our solution will enable Motiv to provide its subscribers with advanced broadband services. mobile access to the Internet ", - in turn, noted the vice-president of Ericsson for business development with telecom operators in Russia and the CIS countries Zoran Lukovich.

According to Vitaly Solonin, thanks to its long presence on the market (since 1996), due to low and understandable tariffs, Motiv manages to maintain a leading position (about 50% of the market in terms of the number of active subscribers) in terms of the subscriber base in the Sverdlovsk region (in this more than 95% of the operator's subscriber base is concentrated in the region). The development of LTE networks is a logical step towards retaining the operator's subscriber base in the region in the face of increased competition in the mobile broadband Internet access (BBA) segment in the medium and long term, said Vitaly Solonin.

“In other regions, Motiv has been operating not so long ago, for about two years, and has not yet managed to occupy a noticeable market share. It is unlikely that the launch of LTE networks in these regions will significantly affect the balance of power, at least in the short term. competition will intensify, "Vitaly Solonin summed up in an interview with ComNews.

Today, the speed of data transmission in the cellular network is one of the main factors of competition, said Evgeny Evdokimenko, head of research at ComNews Research. According to him, the use of LTE technologies will allow Motiv to provide much more high speeds data transmission compared to GPRS and EDGE technologies used in 2G networks. "So, in the LTE network in the channel to the subscriber with a width of 5 MHz, it is theoretically possible to achieve a speed of 36 Mbit / s. This is almost two orders of magnitude higher than the maximum theoretical speed via the EDGE protocol in the 2G network," Evgeny Evdokimenko said.

The 1800 MHz band is the most efficient for LTE networks, in turn, added the President of the Association regional operators communications (AROS) Yuri Dombrovsky. According to him, for a long time in our country, it was allowed only for GSM networks, and only last year's December decision of the State Commission on Radio Frequencies allowed the use of this technology.

Yuri Dombrovsky is heartily happy about the next success of "Motiv". It is extremely important that the coverage of the new LTE network in all constituent entities of the Federation will be no worse than that of the existing GSM networks, he stressed.

"A very modern and technological solution. The Big Three operators have a multiple gap in these coverage. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that this is the third launch of the LTE network by regional operators in Russia (we are talking about such companies as SMARTS and Vainakh Telecom - Approx. ComNews), which testifies to their flexibility, quick response, financial well-being, "Yuri Dombrovsky concluded in an interview with ComNews.

The motive is a cellular operator or, among the common people, OPSOS.
So, this company is kind, its communication is cheap and all that. In principle, when I was serviced by them in due time, everything suited me.
I'll tell you a funny case from the practice of my cooperation with #motive.
I somehow bought a mobile phone from them with a direct city number, well, I needed it for my own business. And I bought a phone that was not simple, as now everyone has a SIM card, and I had a DAMS communication standard.
I'm sitting at home sticking something into my laptop.
And then my gaze fell on cellular telephone- I had a Nokia (damn it, everyone had a Nokia at one time). So I sit and look at it and see that the phone has an infrared port on the side. I look at my laptop - it also has an infrared port.
Here, like any guy, soap visits me:
- CONNECT -
See what happens.
Connected. Happened. I dropped the files.
The thought went further ...
1) There is a telephone.
2) There are infrared ports in the phone and laptop.
Will it be possible to stir up the Internet? :-)
It turned out, easy and not forced.
Okay, I think, what if they are not taking money off of me for these experiments now?
I checked the balance - no, everything is in order.
I call #Motive and wonder: "What can my phone on my tariff plan and with my standard of communication to distribute the Internet? "And I get a clear answer:" No! Can not. This is not foreseen and, in general, you need the usual mobile phone with EDGE! You don't have the Internet and you won't! "
Well, no, and there is no trial :-)
So I lived for some time without the Internet with DAMS :-)

Now on the topic: 4G motive - testing :-)

I came today to the Motive office - the central one.
I waited my turn. There were not very many people 1.5 diggers.
And why, by the way, did I stick to them?
The point is this:
On the official site Apple it is written in black and white that LTE works in Russia only on iPhone 5c, Iphone 5s, #iphone 6 and iphone6 ​​+
I have an iphone 5 - so with LTE I fly like cowards over a bathhouse ..
But who is Apple and who is the company #motive :-)
The guys found a loophole, fig knows how, but the trick is that # iphone5 behind the model number # A1429 supports LTE :-)
In addition, Motive provides an opportunity to test 4G communication for free, that is, for free, during, as I understand it, a whole month. Moreover, they also arranged a competition as a result of which the person who won it will receive the Sumsung S5. This gadget doesn't rest on me at all - because I'm with Apple forever :-) But using 1 Gig of traffic a day is a necessary and useful thing for me :-)

So that's it. The happiness of making me the happy owner of the contract with the company went to trainee Andrey, it seems. The young man was quiet and sad, like the Ural autumn. But in principle, if we smooth out all the inaccuracies, then I am happy with everything.
They gave me a SIM card (by the way, I chose the number in advance on the website - they really liked this thing). By the way, I did not find a section where you can buy a silver or gold number, and in general how this is done is not clear.
The SIM card was inserted, the contract was issued. The phone was rebooted, waited, turned on in the LTE settings and sent me in peace :-)
By the way, I had 1 kopeck on my balance, just for testing #LTE.
Naturally, the first thing I did was send a message that my number had changed and ..
Bam!
The first surprise - the message was sent not as an ai-meesage, but as a regular SMS.
Okay, to hell with him, topped up the balance by 100 rubles and forward.
I go, test - take screenshots:
Bored into Greenwich in Hyperbola to test how the connection works in the basement:

As you can see in the last screenshot #LTE everything appeared, but already on the street in the city center - the intersection of Rosa-Luximburg and Karl-Liptnecht. Before that, after I went to Greenwich, the connection was cut off. Only the cell phone worked. EDGE sometimes appeared.

Here you go.
I came to the office and decided to check the speed of LTE, compare with the speed of Wi-Fi.

Somehow, somehow the speeds are not the most beautiful in the world)))

Yes, and with Wi-Fi I also have obvious problems)))

But that's okay)
I also think to test how my # iphone5 will work in conjunction with MacBook Air and iPad Mini- screenshots, of course, I'll post it a little later :-)
That's all for now :-)

The age-old theme: which operator is better? Where is the Internet better? Each user mobile communications already have my own experience and opinion on this issue. But with the emergence of new operators and the reciprocal activation of the marketing efforts of the "old" operators, the topic of "who is better" once again becomes relevant.
Today in Nizhnevartovsk Mobile Internet all five operators have 4G (LTE) speeds. It's time to compare.
The task of this test is to see how 4G behaves at the most extreme points of the city. If you are wondering what happened, go ahead under cat.

First, about the measurement technique.
All measurements were carried out on smartphone Samsung Galaxy S5.
Speedtest program, from the same Perm INNOR server.
I took two measurements, wrote down the results. The best results from two attempts were taken into account.
All screenshots of measurements are hidden under the spoilers, when you click on the preview, the full size opens. Some screenshots have not survived, so in some cases one screen at a time.
During the measurements, the smartphone was at the same level and the same orientation.
The best results on the points are highlighted in bold.
Where 4G did not catch, measurements were made in 3G (marked next to it).

I chose 10 points for the test. 7 practically along the perimeter of the residential area of ​​Nizhnevartovsk, one (No. 9) at the Nizhnevartovsk GPP and a couple in the city center.

1. Traffic police post at the exit from the city towards Izluchinsk.
09/07/2015 Time 19:33 - 19:48

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS ________ 56 ___13___6,5
MEGAFON __134___5____8
B I L A Y N ____80___12____3
TELE2______73___ 29,5 __ 21
MOTIVE ____ 165 ___ 2.5 ___ 3

One of three points in the test where all five operators had 4G /

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele2:

Motive:

2. The road to Megion, about 300 meters from the monument to Alyosha.
09/07/2015 Time 20:09 - 20:35

MTS ________48 ___16,5 ___2,7 3G
MEGAFON __130 ___ 10.2 ___ 1.7
B I L A Y N ____ 126 ___ 3.1 ____ 0.1
TELE2______102___13 ____ 18
MOTIVE _____ 170 ___ 3.6 ___ 9.7

It is noteworthy that MTS could not catch 4G, but at the same time showed the best reception speed. Well, ping, which is several times lower than other networks, draws attention.
The most unfortunate point for Beeline.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele2:

Motive:

3. Crossroads of Lenin and Dzerzhinsky streets, in front of "Cosmos"
09/07/2015 Time 20:52 - 21:10

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______42 ___12,2___16,3
MEGAFON __145 ___ 2.8 ____ 8.3
B I L A Y N ____99___8,2____2,0 3G
TELE2______86___ 15 ____ 16,7
MOTIVE ____ 157 ___ 1.6 ___ 9.9

MTS shows a ping test record.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele2:

Motive:

4. Severnaya Street 48, opposite the traffic light
09/07/2015 Time 20:26 - 21:39

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______52 ___14,9___21
MEGAFON __172 ___ 6.3 ___ 0.4 3G
B I L A Y N ____69___35,2 ___21
TELE2 ______ 84 ___ 22.8 __18.8
MOTIVE ____ 154 ___ 2.5 ___ 5.6

For Beeline, this point is a record in the test for all three indicators.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2:

Motive:

5. Moskovkina Street 4, in the courtyard of the house.
The last house of new buildings behind the Khanty-Mansiysk.
09/08/2015 Time 20:11 - 20:29

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______68 ___0,4___0,13G
MEGAFON __126__3.4 ___ 0.8
B I L A Y N ____94___6,5 __1,63G
TELE2______69___6 __ 2.4 4G loss
MOTIVE ____ 158__2.4 ___ 3,5

One of the tricky points.
Beeline and MTS worked in 3G, and Beeline showed the best speed among all.
Tele2, after one measurement, lost the network and refused to catch it. And since the operator does not have 3G, only 1 measured.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2:

Motive:

6. Osennaya street, house 3, from the end of the house.
The outermost residential area in the old Vartovsk, then only garages.
09/08/2015 Time 20:48 - 21:03

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______67 ___18___1,8
MEGAFON __131__2.7__1.7 3G
B I L A Y N ____ 90__3.1 ___ 1.8 3G
TELE2______76__ 40,3 __21,8
MOTIVE ____ 161__1.1 ___ 10

At this point Tele2 showed an absolute test record in terms of reception speed. I will assume that the reason is in the tower, located next to the point in line of sight.
Perhaps for the same reason, MTS has a high result, better operator proved to be only at the GPP (point 9).
For Megaphone, this point turned out to be the lowest speed.
Motive at low reception speed set a personal transmission record.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2

Motive:

7. 2P-2 Western Industrial Hub, 68a ("Lights of Siberia" store). The area in front of the store.
Another extreme point of the city, opposite to the previous one. Further only dachas.
09/08/2015 Time 21:32 - 21:54

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______57 ___13,6__13,4
MEGAFON __157__5.6 ___ 1.8 3G
B I L A Y N ____98__15,9 __0,013G
TELE2______73___9 ____6
MOTIVE ____ 171__0.6 ___ 8,3

Beeline, again overtakes competitors on 3G.
For Motive, the lowest receiving point. The operator's result is very similar to the previous measurement.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2:

Motive:

8. Kuzovatkina Street, roadside in front of the Word of Life Church.
09/08/2015 Time 22:11 - 22:31

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS _______46 ___12 ___20,6
MEGAFON __119__5.3 ___ 9.3
B I L A Y N ____ 99 ___ 5.2 ___ 2.1
TELE2 ______ 70__11.5 __16.5
MOTIVE ____ 166__0.7 ____ 7.5

MTS is relatively good here.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2

Motive:

9. Nizhnevartovsk gas processing plant, on the territory.
The farthest point in the test from the city center.
09/19/2015 Time 09:10 - 09:36

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS ________44 ___23 ___18,9
MEGAFON __153__10.2 ___ 2.5 3G
B I L A Y N ____ 81 ___ 14.8 ___ 5.1 3G
TELE2 ______ 239__0.2 _ __0,1 2G
MOTIVE ____ 139__12.3__ 9.5

Congratulations are accepted by MTS, personal record for admission.
But for Tele2, this point turned out to be dead. Voice communication works fine.
Beeline again shows good 3 G.

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2:

Motive:

10. Neftyanikov Square, closer to the parking lot from the side of Pobeda Ave.
The very center of the city.
09/19/2015 Time 17:05 - 17:19

ping (ms) - receive (Mbps) - transmit (Mbps)

MTS ________45 ___9,6___7,3
MEGAFON __153____7____8
B I L A Y N ____ 77 ___ 14.3 ___ 11
TELE2______93___ 16,3_ __17
MOTIVE ____ 161 ___ 3.9 ___ 8.8

MTS:

Megaphone:

Beeline:

Tele 2:

Motive:

I will not conduct a detailed analysis and draw capital conclusions.
First, there are not enough statistics.
Secondly, my technical knowledge about cellular communications and information about what is going on in the bins of specific operators is not enough. Indeed, many factors influence the speed at any given moment at each specific point.
Therefore, I would be glad to receive comments from technically advanced users and operator representatives.

But nevertheless, I also noticed some patterns. Just remember that everything that has been said relates to specific points of this test. In the city, everything is possible differently.

Tele2.
The best results in terms of speed. Perhaps this is due to the low load of the new operator's network.
It is important that Tele2 does not have 3G in Nizhnevartovsk. Therefore, in order to take advantage of the operator's lucrative offers, you need to get a device with LTE support.
Tele2 gets a big minus in karma for the complete absence of mobile Internet at the GPP.
An incomprehensible loss also occurred in new buildings. When MTS and Beeline switched to 3G, Tele2 got lost after one measurement.

MTS
Ultimate Ping Test Champion. On the ALL points are the best indicator.
The speed at the selected points is definitely better than Megaphone and Motive. In six comparisons, it was faster than Beeline.

Beeline
On the conditional third place in terms of speed. Consistently good. It is noteworthy that sometimes 3G Beeline is faster than 4G competitors. 2 times showed the best speed on 3G.
At the 4th point (North), it produced 35Mbps, close to the record.

Megaphone
In response, along with the Motive, it loses a lot to the three previous ones. Ping numbers are in the region of 130-170 (ms). A fat minus for those who like to play online games.
In terms of speed in 4th place.

Motive
The motive was the worst in this test by far.
The largest pings in the test.
Slowest speed.
But there are also pluses.
Motive only who's on ALL points was 4G.
It is also worth adding a relatively good transfer rate as a plus.
Those who want to use Motiv's mobile Internet should remember that, like in the case of Tele2, the operator does not have 3G. Accordingly, your mobile gadget must work with LTE.

Well, for lovers of the average temperature in the hospital, the arithmetic of the test is in one pivot table. Fit from klimets for which a big human and blogging thanks to him))

That's all.
I would be glad to have comments, suggestions, remarks.
I am planning to make a test of mobile Internet in closed buildings of the city. There, judging by personal experience, the results will definitely be unpredictable and very interesting.

Thanks to the city information portal NV86 for help with the test.

Previously, none of the regional operators in Russia sold mobile equipment under its own brand. Mobile operator MOTIV, operating in the Sverdlovsk and Kurgan regions, Yugra and Yamal, decided to break this stereotype and released a line affordable smartphones with 4G support.

We tested three models at once - TurboPhone4G 2209, TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 and TurboPhone4G Compact 1210. In addition to working in LTE networks, new items can boast of a high-quality picture on the screen, a productive hardware platform and a functional main camera. The developers claim that in these devices they tried to implement everything necessary for a modern user, while maintaining a low cost.

Specifications

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		TurboPhone4G Compact 1210	TurboPhone4G 2209
OS	Android 4.4	Android 5.1	Android 5.1
mobile connection	GSM 900/1800 MHz LTE FDD B3 (1800 MHz)	GSM 900/1800 MHz LTE FDD B3 (1800 MHz)	GSM 900/1800 MHz LTE FDD B3 (1800 MHz)
Screen		4.5 inches, IPS, 480x854 pixels	5 inches, IPS, 540x960 pixels
CPU	64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 processor, 4 cores Cortex-A53 1.2 GHz		64-bit processor MediaTek MT6735m, 4 cores, 1 GHz
Graphics	Adreno 306		Mali-T720 MP1 @ 450 MHz
RAM	1 GB	1 GB	1 GB
Flash memory		8 GB (4 GB available to the user), support for microSD memory cards up to 32 GB	8 GB (4 GB available to the user), support for microSD memory cards up to 32 GB
Sensors		Motion sensor, position, proximity	Motion sensor, position, proximity
Camera	5 MP with fixed focus, flash, front-camera 0.3 megapixels		5 MP fixed focus with dual LED flash, 2 MP front camera
Communications		navigation GPS / GLONASS, Wi-Fi (802.11b / g / n), Bluetooth 4.0, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB	navigation GPS / GLONASS, Wi-Fi (802.11b / g / n), Bluetooth 4.0, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB
Battery	removable, 1400 mAh	removable, 1600 mAh	removable, 2000 mAh
Dimensions (edit)	131.3x65.3x8.8 mm	135x66x8.3 mm	143.4x71.7x7.9 mm
Available body colors	black White	black White	black, beige (gold), white
Price in the salons of the operator MOTIV (when connected to the TP "Instead!"):	3 690 rubles	3 690 rubles	4 190 rubles

Dimensions. Contents of delivery

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Let's start, as always, with packaging and appearance... All three models are supplied in standard hardboard boxes. They contain information about the name and basic parameters. Smartphones come with everything you need:

• Network adapter charger USB
• Computer sync cable USB - microUSB
• Battery
• Stereo headset with 3.5mm mini-jack
• Instructions
• Warranty card

The appearance and dimensions of TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 are standard for modern devices... The dimensions are quite comfortable - 131.3x65.3x8.8 mm, weight 137 grams. Considering the 4.5-inch screen, the smartphone is truly compact. It is convenient to hold it in your hands. The severity is not felt. If we talk about the convenience of wearing tight clothes in the pockets, then there are no problems with this. The dimensions allow you to comfortably carry the device in the pockets of jeans, trousers, shirts.

The TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 has similar dimensions. True, it is 4 mm longer and 0.5 mm thinner.

TurboPhone4G 2209 is larger - 143.4x71.7x7.9 mm. It is longer, wider, but thinner than the younger models. Lies well in the hand. From a convenience point of view, everything is fine.

Design, construction

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Despite its simplicity and laconic design, TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 looks stylish and expensive. This is largely due to the high-quality plastic used in the construction of the case. The material is glossy at the front and matte at the back. There is a metallized insert on the sides.

There are two color options available for sale - black and white.

On the front of the smartphone, in addition to a 4.5-inch screen, you can see a speaker for phone calls, position sensors, proximity sensors and a front camera. There are three touch buttons control of the apparatus. They are responsible for launching the manager of running applications and context menu, return to the home screen and go back one level. The designations are unobtrusive, but clearly visible.

The volume control buttons and the power key are located on the left side edge. Above you can see the microUSB connector for connecting a cable and charger. There is also an outlet for a wired headset.

On the bottom edge of the device there is a speaker for external calls. Its volume is average, quite in line with the sound of budget smartphones.

On the back of the smartphone there is a main 5 megapixel camera lens and an LED flash.

Under the cover is a removable 1400 mAh battery. Immediately you can see the slot for a SIM card and a compartment for a microSD memory card.

TurboPhone4G Compact 1210

TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 looks interesting due to the unusual back cover. It is made of matte plastic and mimics a carbon fiber finish. The side edges are painted with a silvery metal-like paint. It looks very stylish and fresh.

The placement of the individual elements on the front of the case is the same as in the first model. The right side surface houses the volume keys and the power button. At the top there is a connector for a charger and connection to a computer, as well as a hole for connecting a wired headset.

There is a camera and LED flash on the back. At the bottom there is a speaker for playing external calls and music. The volume reserve is enough to hear an incoming call at a sufficiently large distance.

The back cover is securely attached. Removing it is easy. To do this, just find a recess at the bottom and pry off the cover. Under the cover is a removable 1600 mAh battery. Immediately you can see the slot for a SIM card and a compartment for a microSD memory card.

TurboPhone4G 2209

TurboPhone4G 2209 is slightly larger than its counterparts. It uses a 5-inch screen. The device itself has a rectangular shape, but its lower ends are slightly rounded. All in all - a classic.

The body of the smartphone is made entirely of plastic. The front is glossy and the back is matte. The screen protection is good. However, it is best to keep the phone away from metal and sharp objects.

On sale there are three options for the design of the case - white, black and gold.

As for the placement of individual elements, almost the entire front part of the device is occupied by a touchscreen display. Above it is a speaker for voice calls. To the left is the front camera. In addition, there is a motion and position sensor.

As for the controls, there is a power / screen lock button on the left side. The paired volume rocker is located on the right side. The movement of the buttons is hard, but very clear. I did not find any discomfort.

At the bottom there is a standard microUSB connector for charging and connecting to a computer. There is also a speaker for reproducing external signals. At the top you can see a 3.5 mm headphone hole.

The main camera is 5 megapixels and the LED flash is located on the back of the smartphone. A 2000 mAh battery is hidden behind the back cover. In addition, there is a slot for a SIM card and a slot for a microSD memory card.

I can praise the build. There were no questions to her in the test devices. The housings did not creak, the parts were fitted close to each other. It can be seen that plastic is not the most expensive, but strong and reliable .

Screen. Graphic capabilities

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TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 and TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 received identical 4.5-inch screens. The screen has a resolution of 480x854 pixels, 218 ppi. For the budget option, the characteristics are at the level. Screen grain is not visible.

But the devices can be praised for using the IPS-matrix. The viewing angles here, although not the greatest, but in every way outperform the state employees Fly, Samsung, Highscreen, etc. The display has a high contrast. The sensor clearly works out the touch. Up to 10 clicks are recognized at the same time.

The TurboPhone4G 2209 screen is larger - 5 inches, the resolution is 540x960 pixels. The screen displays the picture well, colors are bright, contrast is high. It is comfortable to watch movies, read news sites, communicate on social networks.

Menu. Interface and navigation

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All three smartphones work under the control of the operating room. Android systems... The TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 has Android 4.4, and the TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 and TurboPhone4G 2209 have the latest Android 5 version. The user interface completely repeats the design classic android... Presentation themes, customizable wallpapers, screensavers, animation. A section with notifications is configured, which fall into the status bar. Additionally, the modes of sound notification are changed, for this there are four sound profiles.

As for updates, there is a corresponding item in the menu. This will allow you to receive software for operating system if it will.

By default, about three dozen useful free applications are installed on smartphones, including games, multimedia utilities, and there is also a full set of mobile Google applications including search, navigation, music, video, etc. There is also a proprietary application MOTIV, which allows you to check and replenish the balance, order a deferred payment or the service "Waiting for a call". The application is convenient to use.

Audio capabilities

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To play music, a regular player is provided with a minimum number of settings in the form of preset equalizer values. There is an FM radio and a voice recorder. A regular headset is included in the package. Thanks to the 3.5 mm jack, you can pick up any headphones.

Photo and video capabilities

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The main camera in smartphones is 5-megapixel with fixed autofocus and flash. The camera is quite simple, but it is quite suitable for everyday shots, in good lighting it takes very decent photos.

The camera control menu is very simple in its capabilities and interface. It is completely the same as Android. In addition to the usual shooting mode, you can use some additional effects.

As for video, the camera shoots at a resolution of 1280x720 pixels at up to 30 frames per second. There is no optical stabilization here, as well as the ability to shoot video at 60 fps. For amateur photography, this will be more than enough.

TurboPhone4G 2209 and TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 have two megapixel front cameras with fixed focus. She shoots surprisingly well. This is generally good for a budget device. For selfies, it will definitely do.

The TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 has a much more modest front camera. It shoots at VGA resolution. The quality is not perfect, although it is enough for video calls.

Memory and speed

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The TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 uses a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 chip, a 4-core Cortex-A53 1.2 GHz processor, an Adreno 306 graphics accelerator. 1 GB of RAM.

The TurboPhone4G 2209 and TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 are powered by a 64-bit 4-core MediaTek MT6735m chip (1 GHz per core). Graphics adapter - Mali-T720 MP1 @ 450 MHz (supports OpenGL ES 3.1, DirectX 11.1 and OpenCL 1.1). Volume random access memory is 1 GB.

All devices, despite different hardware, work stably. During testing, no critical slowdowns or freezes were noticed. The user interface runs smoothly. Apps launch in 3-4 seconds.

Watching YouTube videos in maximum quality is carried out with rare delays, there are no frame drops. If you watch videos in average quality, the smartphone works without any glitches at all. In the preinstalled games the devices have shown themselves to be on the good side. For state employees, the productivity is very, very high.

Built-in memory for data storage in both models, 8 GB. Initially, about 4.5 GB is available to the user. The memory can be expanded with microSD cards- up to 32 GB.

Communication capabilities

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Without exception, all models are equipped with an LTE module, which is a rarity for state employees today. The devices work in 2G and 4G networks (FDD-LTE Band 3). By the way, not so long ago MOTIV completed the main stage of construction of the fourth generation network throughout the licensed territory. Now high-speed mobile Internet can be used by almost 90% of residents of the Sverdlovsk and Kurgan regions, Ugra and Yamal. The speed test results impressed us.

With this speed, you can instantly open any web pages, watch HD videos online, listen to music and work with other heavy content without any problems.

In addition, smartphones support Bluetooth version 4.0 for file and voice transfer. There is Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b / g / n. The devices, of course, can be used as an access point or modem. In the settings, this item is listed as "Modem mode".

Smartphones have GPS and A-GPS support, which means that the device can be turned into a full-fledged navigator. A “cold” start (without using a mobile network) of the navigation application takes 3-4 minutes, a “hot” one (with a mobile network) - up to 10 seconds.

Duration of work

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The TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 smartphone received a 1400 mAh battery. That's not a lot. However, the hardware used, in contrast to more advanced models, does not consume so much energy. In addition, a screen with a smaller diagonal consumes less electricity. Because of this, the device is able to work more.

With an average load - about 30 minutes of calls, LTE always on, listening to music for about 2 hours, periodic communication in social networks and the Internet - TurboPhone Compact 2108 works for about a day. With less load, the device can last up to two days.

TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 was equipped with a 1600 mAh battery. The operating time of this device does not differ much from the first model. When using the mobile Internet, the device will have to be charged once a day and a half.

TurboPhone4G 2209 has lithium ion battery with a capacity of 2000 mAh. One charge is enough for a day, maybe one and a half, but this is with an average load. The maximum consumption falls on the screen, games and surfing through mobile network... These are the tasks that consume the most energy.

If you go into details, when playing video with maximum screen brightness and active LTE / Wi-Fi, the operating time was 4 hours 10 minutes, in GPS navigation mode - 3 hours. These are average figures for modern devices. The battery can be fully charged in two hours.

Outcomes

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It is difficult to expect high performance, rich functionality and pleasant appearance from budget smartphones. But TurboPhone4G 2209, TurboPhone4G Compact 1210 and TurboPhone4G Compact 2108 break that stereotype. They have 4G, all devices look good and have a great build.

Perhaps the main thing that you pay attention to is a user interface that does not slow down and works smoothly. "Iron" copes with its duties almost 100%. The screens also made me happy. They clearly convey colors and have a high contrast margin.