Have you ever made a call where you can barely hear the other person on the other end of the line? That used to be very common with 2G/3G networks, but now with super fast 4G LTE network becoming the default mobile standard, not only can you view Whatsapp pics and messages very fast, you will also be able to make crystal clear HD voice calls using what’s called VoLTE or Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE).
Now, most users already know that 4G LTE offers super-fast mobile data north of 150Mbps. VoLTE rides on 4G’s super fast mobile data network to also carry HD voice calls. This means that unlike 2/3G, you can make a call while browsing the internet at the same time with VoLTE.
VoLTE has up to three times more voice and data capacity than 3G UMTS and up to six times more than 2G GSM. That’s why it’s sometimes called “HD Voice”. VoLTE uses Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband (AMR-WB) as its speech codec.
How to get VoLTE
To have VoLTE, both your smartphone and mobile network must be able to support the standard. Smile Uganda, for instance, carries a VoLTE network. The person you are calling should also have a compatible VoLTE handset for both of you to enjoy HD calls.
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You must first turn on VoLTE on your Android phone if it supports it. The method is variable depending on your smartphone. For instance for Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, J7, ON5, Galaxy Note and Galaxy S series
- Tap Settings > Call.
- Tap Voice over LTE settings.
- Select Use VoLTE when available or Do not use VoLTE.
You can read the of the article for a list of smartphones with VoLTE support. Alternatively, you can download and Install VoLTE Checker App on your Android smartphone from the Google Play store. This App will tell you if your phone supports VoLTE or not.
How different is it from Wi-Fi calling/VoWi-Fi
VoWi-Fi is simply making calling voice calls over Wi-Fi network. Unlike VoLTE, VoWiFi doesn’t require one to have a sim card or pre-register to a mobile network. Over-The-Top (OTT) services like Whatsapp or Telegram or Wechat, for instance, can make voice calls over WiFi network as long as you have an account with these services.
List of phones with VoLTE phones
There’s now a long list of devices that support VoLTE. If you have a 4G smartphone released later than 2016, chances are that it already supports VoLTE. Keep in mind that there so many devices which actually supports 4G LTE but doesn’t support VoLTE.
Related post: 4G LTE smartphones: These are some of the smartphones that support 4G
list of VoLTE compatible smartphones | |
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Brand | VoLTE Phones |
Alcatel | Alcatel OneTouch X1 |
Alcatel | Alcatel POP3 |
Alcatel | Alcatel POP 4 |
Alcatel | Alcatel POP Start, |
Alcatel | Alcatel Pixi 4 |
Alcatel | Alcatel Pixi 5 |
Asus | Asus Zenfone Go 5.0 LTE (T500) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 2 Laser (ZE601KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL) |
Asus | Asus ZenFone 2 Laser (ZE550KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 3 Laser(ZC551KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 3(ZE520KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 3(ZS570KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone 3(ZU680KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone Max (ZC550KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone Selfie (ZD551KL) |
Asus | Asus Zenfone Zoom(ZX551ML) |
Celkon | Celkon Q4GPlus |
Celkon | Celkon 4GTAB-7 |
Celkon | Celkon 4GTAB-8 |
Celkon | Celkon ACE, |
Celkon | Celkon POP |
Celkon | Celkon Q4G |
Gionee | Gionee E8 |
Gionee | Gionee F103 (1GB) |
Gionee | Gionee F103 (2GB) |
Gionee | Gionee F103 (3GB) |
Gionee | Gionee M4 |
Gionee | Gionee M5 |
Gionee | Gionee M5 Lite |
Gionee | Gionee M5 Lite CDMA |
Gionee | Gionee M5 Plus |
Gionee | Gionee P5L |
Gionee | Gionee S Plus |
Gionee | Gionee S6 |
Gionee | Gionee S6s |
Gionee | Gionee S7 |
Gionee | Gionee V6L |
HTC | HTC Desire 626 |
HTC | HTC Desire 628 |
HTC | HTC Desire 630 |
HTC | HTC Desire 728 Dual SIM |
HTC | HTC Desire 820 |
HTC | HTC Desire 820Q |
HTC | HTC Desire 820S Dual Sim |
HTC | Desire 825 |
HTC | HTC Desire 826 |
HTC | HTC Desire 826 DS |
HTC | HTC Desire 828 DS |
HTC | HTC Desire 830 |
HTC | HTC Desire Eye |
HTC | HTC 10 |
HTC | HTC 10 Life style |
HTC | HTC One A9 |
HTC | HTC One E9 S dual sim |
HTC | HTC One E9+ Dual Sim |
HTC | HTC One M8 |
HTC | HTC One M8 Eye |
HTC | HTC One M9 Plus |
HTC | HTC One M9e |
HTC | HTC One ME Dual Sim |
HTC | HTC One X9 |
Huawei | Huawei Holly 2 Plus |
Huawei | Huawei Honor 4C |
Huawei | Huawei Honor 4X |
Huawei | Huawei honor 5C |
Huawei | Huawei honor 5X |
Huawei | Huawei Honor 6 |
Huawei | Huawei honor Bee 4G |
Huawei | Huawei honor 6 Plus |
Huawei | Huawei honor 7 |
Huawei | Huawei Nexus 6P |
Huawei | Huawei P9 |
Itel | Itel SelfiePro it1511 |
Itel | Itel Wish it1512 |
Itel | Itel SelfiePro it1520 |
InFocus | InFocus Bingo 50+ |
InFocus | InFocus M370i |
InFocus | InFocus M425 |
InFocus | InFocus M430 |
InFocus | InFocus M460 |
InFocus | InFocus M535 |
InFocus | InFocus M535+ |
InFocus | InFocus M680 |
InFocus | InFocus M808i |
InFocus | InFocus M812i |
Intex | Intex Aqua 4G |
Intex | Intex Aqua 4G Star |
Intex | Intex Aqua 4G Strong |
Intex | Intex Aqua 4G Plus |
Intex | Intex Aqua Ace |
Intex | Intex Aqua Ace 2 |
Intex | Intex Aqua Ace Mini |
Intex | Intex Aqua Craze |
Intex | Intex Aqua Eco 4G |
Intex | Intex Aqua GenX |
Intex | Intex Aqua Music |
Intex | Intex Aqua Power 4G |
Intex | Intex Aqua Raze |
Intex | Intex Aqua S7 |
Intex | Intex Aqua Secure |
Intex | Intex Aqua Shine 4G |
Intex | Intex Aqua Strong 5.1 |
Intex | Intex Aqua Super |
Intex | Intex Aqua Trend |
Intex | Intex Aqua Turbo 4G |
Intex | Intex Aqua View |
Intex | Intex Aqua View |
Intex | Intex Cloud 4G Smart |
Intex | Intex Cloud 4G Star |
Intex | Intex Cloud Crystal 2.5D |
Intex | Intex Cloud Fame 4G |
Intex | Intex Cloud Flash |
Intex | Intex Cloud Glory 4G/a> |
Intex | Intex Cloud Jewel |
Intex | Intex Cloud String HD |
Intex | Intex Cloud String V2.0 |
Intex | Intex Cloud Swift |
LG | LG K7 LTE |
LG | LG Stylus 2 |
LG | LG K535D (LG Stylus 2 Plus) |
LG | LGH630D (LG G4 Stylus 4G) |
LG | LGH 442 (LGC70 LG Spirit LTE) |
LG | LG K500I ( LG X Screen) |
LG | LG G5 |
LG | LG K520DY |
Karbonn | Karbonn Aura 1 |
Karbonn | Karbonn Aura Power |
Karbonn | Karbonn Quattro L55 HD |
Karbonn | Karbonn Quattro L52 VR |
Karbonn | Karbonn Quattro L51 HD |
Karbonn | Karbonn Quattro L50 HD |
Karbonn | Karbonn Quattro L45 IPS |
LeEco | LeEco Le 1s |
LeEco | LeEco Le 1s Eco |
LeEco | LeEco Le Max |
LeEco | LeEco Le 2 |
LeEco | LeEco Le Max 2 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A6600 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A6600 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A7700 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A2010 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A2020 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A6000 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A6000 shot |
Lenovo | Lenovo A7000 |
Lenovo | Lenovo A7000 Turbo |
Lenovo | Lenovo K3 Note |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe K4 Note |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe K5 |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe K5 Note |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe P1 |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe P1m |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe S1 |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe Shot |
Lenovo | Lenovo Vibe X3 |
Lenovo | Lenovo ZUK Z1 |
Lava | LAVA A71 |
Lava | Lava A72 |
Lava | Lava A76 |
Lava | Lava A76 Plus |
Lava | Lava A88 |
Lava | Lava A89 |
Lava | Lava A97 |
Lava | Lava Ivory S 4g |
Lava | Lava V5 M |
Lava | Lava Pixel V2 |
Lava | Lava V2s |
Lava | Lava X10 |
Lava | Lava X11 |
Lava | Lava X12 |
Lava | Lava X17 |
Lava | Lava X28 |
Lava | Lava X38 |
Lava | Lava X41 |
Lava | Lava X41 Plus |
Lava | Lava X46 |
Lava | Lava X50 |
Lava | Lava X50 Plus |
Lava | Lava X81 |
Motorola | Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G3 Turbo Edition |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G4 |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G4 Play |
Motorola | Motorola Moto G4 Plus |
Motorola | Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) |
Motorola | Motorola Moto X Force |
Motorola | Motorola Moto X Play |
Motorola | Motorola Moto X Style |
Micromax | Micromax Bolt Selfie |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas 5 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas 5 Lite |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas 5 Lite Special Edition |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas 6 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas 6 Pro |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Amaze 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G Plus |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Evok |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Fire 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Fire 4G plus |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Fire 6 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Juice 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Knight 2 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Mega 2 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Mega 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Nitro 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Pace 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Play 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Tab |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Unite 4 |
Micromax | Micromax Canvas Xpress 4G |
Micromax | Micromax Unite 4 Plus |
Micromax | Micromax Unite 4 Pro |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A3 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A5 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A7 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A7 2016 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy A8 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy Alpha |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy Core Prime |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy Grand Max |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J Max |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J2 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J2 2016 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J3 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J5 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J5 2016 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J7 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy J7 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy K Zoom |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S5 Plus |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S4 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S4 4G |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S6 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE Plus |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S7 |
Samsung | Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE |
Samsung | Samsung Note 3 |
Samsung | Samsung Note 4 |
Samsung | Samsung Note 5 |
Samsung | Samsung Note 5 Duos |
Samsung | Samsung Note 7 |
Samsung | Samsung Note EDGE |
Samsung | Samsung Grand Prime |
Samsung | Samsung ON 5 |
Samsung | Samsung ON 5 Pro |
Samsung | Samsung On 7 |
Samsung | Samsung On 7 Pro |
Samsung | Samsung Z2 |
Samsung | Samsung Z3 |
Sansui | Sansui S50 FD45S |
Sony | Sony Xperia XA |
Sony | Sony Xperia XA Ultra |
Sony | Sony Xperia X (F5122) |
Sony | Sony Xperia Z5 Dual (E6883) |
Sony | Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual |
TCL | TCL 560 |
TCL | TCL 562 |
TCL | TCL FIT 5.5 |
TCL | TCL Pride T500L |
OnePlus | Oneplus One |
OnePlus | Oneplus 2 |
OnePlus | Oneplus 3 |
OnePlus | Oneplus X |
OPPO | OPPO F1 |
OPPO | OPPO A37 |
OPPO | OPPO F1 Plus |
OPPO | OPPO F1s |
OPPO | OPPO Neo 7 |
OPPO | OPPO R7k |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA A2 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Arc |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA L |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA I2 (1GB ) |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Arc 2 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA L2 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA I2 2GB |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA I2 3GB |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA I3 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Switch |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Icon T42 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Icon 2 |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Mark |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Turbo |
Panasonic | Panasonic ELUGA Note |
Panasonic | Panasonic P55 Novo 4G |
Panasonic | Panasonic P77 |
Videocon | Cube 3 V50JL |
Videocon | Videocon Graphite1 V45ED |
Videocon | Videocon Krypton 3 V50JG, |
Videocon | Videocon Q1 |
Videocon | Videocon V50FA3 |
Videocon | Videocon V50FG6 |
Videocon | Graphite1 V45ED |
Vivo | Vivo V3 |
Vivo | Vivo V3Max |
Vivo | Vivo Y51L |
Vivo | Vivo Y21L |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi 2 |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Mi4i |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Mi5 |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Prime |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Mi Max |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi 3s |
Xiaomi | Xiaomi Redmi 3s Prime |
Xolo | Xolo Black-1X M |
Xolo | Xolo era 1X |
Xolo | Xolo era 2X |
Xolo | Xolo era 4G |
Xolo | Xolo era 4G |
Xolo | Xolo era X |
YU | YU Yuphoria |
YU | YU Yureka Note |
YU | YU Yureka S |
YU | YU Yureka Plus |
YU | YU Yunique |
YU | YU Yunique Plus |
YU | YU Yunicorn |
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