While T-Mobile generally leads in 5G availability and speed, Verizon excels in specific areas[1][3][5].
Verizon's strengths:
* 5G Upload Speed Verizon has the edge in 5G upload speeds, averaging 19.9 Mbps, while T-Mobile US is second at 17.6 Mbps[3].
* Application Experience Verizon is the outright winner in Opensignal's categories for specific applications in 5G: video and gaming[3]. Opensignal's hybrid metrics assessing video, live video, and gaming experiences on 5G give higher scores to Verizon[1].
* Coverage Verizon earns the best score for coverage, 9.6 out of 10[1].
* Availability AT&T was tops in availability[5].
T-Mobile's strengths:
* Download Speed Experience T-Mobile users experience average network download speeds of around 113 Mbps, compared to 45.4 Mbps on AT&T and about 38 Mbps on Verizon[3].
* Overall Experience T-Mobile won in five âoverall experienceâ categories: video experience, live video experience, games experience, download speed experience, and upload speed experience[5].
* Consistency T-Mobile won in the consistent quality category[1][5].
* 5G Download Speed T-Mobile won 5G download speed[5]. T-Mobile is fastest at downloads (an average of 226.7Mbps, versus 150.5Mbps at Verizon and 142.1Mbps at AT&T)[1].
It's worth noting that AT&T and Verizon have been closing the 5G speed gap with T-Mobile due to their C-Band spectrum deployments[3]. Also, both T-Mobile and Verizon have improved their rural 5G performance[7].
Citations:
[1] https://www.pcmag.com/news/t-mobile-still-tops-rivals-for-5g-availability-download-and-upload-speeds
[2] https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/t-mobile-ultra-capacity-5g-network-four-times-coverage-verizon-att/
[3] https://www.rcrwireless.com/20240109/featured/verizon-gains-ground-on-t-mos-5g-speed-lead-opensignal
[4] https://www.lightreading.com/5g/verizon-s-c-band-vs-t-mobile-s-2-5ghz-which-is-better-for-5g-
[5] https://www.telecompetitor.com/t-mobile-once-again-strong-overall-verizon-excels-in-5g-report/
[6] https://blog.sendcredit.com/att-vs-verizon-vs-t-mobile/
[7] https://www.phonearena.com/news/t-mobile-vs-verizon-vs-att-new-report-us-5g-speed-champion-impressive-lead_id159735
[8] https://www.t-mobile.com/switch/see-why