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Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that among top mobile operators in Hong Kong in Q4 2023, China Mobile Hong Kong delivered the fastest median download speed at 98.94 Mbps.
98.94 China Mobile Hong Kong | |||
69.19 SmarTone | |||
68.44 csl | |||
40.24 Hutchison HK | |||
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Fastest Providers - Upload
Calculating median upload speed for top mobile operators in Hong Kong during Q4 2023, csl had the fastest median upload speed at 16.89 Mbps.
16.89 csl | ||||
15.86 China Mobile Hong Kong | ||||
12.73 SmarTone | ||||
7.98 Hutchison HK | ||||
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5G Performance
Looking only at tests taken on a 5G connection, China Mobile Hong Kong had the fastest median 5G download speed in Hong Kong during Q4 2023 at 177.96 Mbps. The bars shown in the chart below are 95% confidence intervals, which represent the range of values in which the true median is likely to be.
177.96 China Mobile Hong Kong | ||||
156.36 SmarTone | ||||
132.87 csl | ||||
100.28 Hutchison HK | ||||
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Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in Hong Kong demonstrated the Mate 40 Pro 5G showed the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 with 600.38 Mbps.
Device Name | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mate 40 Pro 5G | Huawei | 600.38 | 111.88 | 13 |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Apple | 118.66 | 19.55 | 29 |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | Apple | 106.31 | 15.99 | 31 |
| Galaxy S23 Ultra | Samsung | 104.81 | 17.88 | 28 |
| Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G | Samsung | 103.57 | 17.82 | 29 |
Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in Hong Kong during Q4 2023 at 70.38 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 70.38 | 13.04 | 33 |
| Samsung | 59.83 | 12.65 | 30 |
| Huawei | 46.19 | 14.81 | 28 |
| Xiaomi | 42.65 | 11.32 | 31 |
Chipset Information
Looking at five of the fastest chipsets in Hong Kong, we found that Kirin 9000 5G had the fastest median download speed during Q4 2023 at 573.72 Mbps.
Chipset | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirin 9000 5G | Huawei | 573.72 | 106.77 | 14 |
| Snapdragon X70 5G | Qualcomm | 112.02 | 18.36 | 30 |
| Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | Qualcomm | 97.96 | 18.32 | 28 |
| Snapdragon 865+ 5G | Qualcomm | 95.51 | 16.90 | 29 |
| Snapdragon X65 5G | Qualcomm | 94.79 | 16.16 | 32 |
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