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Market Analysis
Fastest Providers - Download
Speedtest Intelligence® reveals that there was no statistical winner among top mobile operators in New Zealand in Q4 2023.
73.52 One NZ | ||||
70.23 Spark | ||||
64.86 2degrees | ||||
| 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 |
Median Multi-Server Latency
Our mobile multi-server latency results in Q4 2023 showed that among top providers, 2degrees registered the lowest median multi-server latency in New Zealand at 40 ms.
40 2degrees | |||
48 One NZ | |||
58 Spark | |||
| 0 | 20 | 40 | 60 |
Consistency
In measuring the consistency of each operator’s performance, we found that 2degrees had the highest Consistency in New Zealand during Q4 2023, with 91% of results showing at least a 5 Mbps minimum download speed and 1 Mbps minimum upload speed.
91.0% 2degrees | ||||||||
84.5% One NZ | ||||||||
83.4% Spark |
Device Information
An analysis of performance on some of the fastest phones in New Zealand found that there was no statistical winner during Q4 2023.
Device Name | Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 15 | Apple | 206.92 | 21.59 | 47 |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Apple | 189.42 | 19.66 | 42 |
| iPhone 15 Pro | Apple | 168.94 | 17.88 | 47 |
| Galaxy S23 Ultra | Samsung | 127.46 | 14.78 | 47 |
| Galaxy S23 | Samsung | 115.74 | 13.45 | 48 |
Manufacturer Information
We examined combined performance by major cell phone manufacturers and found that devices from Apple had the fastest median download speed in New Zealand during Q4 2023 at 80.43 Mbps.
Manufacturer | Median Download Mbps | Median Upload Mbps | Median Median Multi-Server Latency ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | 80.43 | 11.23 | 50 |
| Samsung | 62.66 | 10.71 | 49 |
| Oppo | 46.49 | 10.63 | 52 |
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