I have an iPhone 4 but it says 3G not 4G?

Since I have the iPhone 4 why does it say 3G instead of 4G?

Because the iPhone 4 is only 3G. The iPhone 5 is 4G.

It's because the iphone 4 runs on 3G.

3G is the system used to deliver your internet…

4G isn't yet available (although will be soon)

It's not related to your iPhone number

The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S are not 4G phones.

At least they're not when by saying "4G" you mean the 4G or 4G LTE cellular network standard (the successor to the 3G standard used by the iPhone 4 & 4S) that most phone companies are referring when they say 4G. To understand the confusion, though, requires understanding what people mean when they say something is 4G. The confusion happens because there are two different meanings for the term 4G.
4G = 4th Generation Cellular Network

When most companies, and some people, talk about 4G, what they mean is a phone that is compatible with a 4th generation (i.e. 4G) cellular phone network.

4G networks, also called LTE Advanced or Mobile WiMAX networks (among other names), are next-generation wireless networks used by mobile phone companies to transmit calls and data to mobile phones. Just like the current 3G name means that something is a third-generation network, 4G networks are newer, more advanced, 4th generation networks that will replace 3G networks.

4G networks are faster than 3G networks and can carry more data:

4G network speeds: up to 1 GBit/second download; 500 Mbits/second upload
3G network speeds: up to 14.4 Mbits/second download; 5.8 Mbit/second upload.

What leads you to believe iPhone 4 runs on 4G?

Because the iPhone 4 is not a 4G phone

IPhone 4 doesn't support 4g
it only supports 3G
the only iPhone that supports 4g is the iPhone 5
and apple will be sued for having 4g on its iPhone
hope I helped.

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