Smart LTE vs. Globe Tattoo Black Price Comparison

So now that Globe’s LTE service has been finally revealed, we look at the pricing plans and compared it to Smart LTE. The chart below should give you a bigger picture on what each telco is offering.

What we know is that Globe and Smart have the same device supplier — Huawei — so the hardware performance is even between the two plans.

Here are the LTE service plans offered by Smart and Globe.

From the table above, we can drawn a number of conclusion:

â— Globe offers two plans while Smart has one. Globe’s two plans are priced lower than Smart. Smart’s price is 40% more expensive than Globe’s plan.

â— Globe offers bigger bandwidth allocation compared to Smart’s cap. At the top tier, Globe’s 15GB is 50% more than what Smart offers at 10GB.

â— Comparing Plan 2499 at 15GB and Plan 3499 at 10GB, Globe’s plan is 110% more cost-effective than Smart. That is based on cost per GB of bandwidth (Globe: Php166.6USD 3INR 241EUR 3CNY 21/GB, Smart: Php349.9USD 6INR 505EUR 6CNY 43/GB).

â— Smart has wider coverage in Metro Manila while Globe is only restricted to Makati at the moment.

â— Both Smart and Globe offered unlimited internet for the first 3 to 4 months after the launch.

â— Smart has more LTE bands deployed (3 vs. 1) compared to Globe.

â— Globe now offers a USB stick and a pocket WiFi free with the plans while Smart is only offering a USB stick at the moment.

â— Both telcos offer up to 42Mbps.

So far, that’s what we’re seeing between the two. On paper, it looks like Globe has one up against Smart in this round.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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41 Comments

John says:

13 years ago

Globe wins ! You can actually subscribe to Plan 1799, cut the regular sim to a nano-sized one and insert it on your iPhone 5. As the latter iPhone supports 850/1800/2100 frequency bands. (Globe uses 1800 Mhz for their LTE)
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Gerard says:

13 years ago

Interesting, I would half-expect Smart to release a counter-offer. Also wondering how other network subscriptions plans are eventually affected.
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Silverlokk says:

13 years ago

Question: How long before Globe expands its coverage beyond Makati? I’ll bet that even there, it’s mostly limited to the CBD and the exclusive villages. Will you get LTE in Bangkal or Guadalupe Viejo for instance? By the time other areas get Globe’s LTE, betting the “unlimited” offer will have expired.
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angry_bird says:

13 years ago

I bet Globe used their “demo” LTE network just to say they Launched their LTE service as a counter to Smart, only Makati City? lol

nexusboy says:

13 years ago

globe and smart now on LTE, great! but it will only benefit a few. why not improve HSPA+ signal instead? its theoretical speed is up to 168 Mbps and that’s just 3G!
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dyon says:

13 years ago

i agree. hsdpa+ has still legroom for improvement.

Masangkay says:

13 years ago

Telco wins talo pilipino. Kung taga makati ka panalo pag kailangan mong umuwi sa ibang siyudad talo. Pagtambay ka sa makati – panalo
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Tocino says:

13 years ago

Yeah right @ caps. Both offers suck! Ill stick with postpaid 3g for now.
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Jayvee says:

13 years ago

Smart’s pricing is way too much…
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renz says:

13 years ago

Do they sell the LTE USB STICK? How much?
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John Eagle says:

13 years ago

The price of both LTE offerings speaks itself. Smart LTE has wider coverage, fully-tested and have more bands while Globe is only new for 4G tech, LTE only in Makati.

I think, there’s nothing to compare at the moment! Smart LTE is still the only LTE in the country.
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angry_bird says:

13 years ago

You are right there dude, and also I think Globe just do their press release of their LTE network so that people will think they are not behind Smart, but look they promised a September LTE launch but its already October tommorow. And also they are anly launching in Makati it really looks like an immature launch.

vince says:

13 years ago

there’s one thing missing from Globe’s specs – what will happen AFTER the cap is exceeded. Most likely like smart it will entail a higher bill
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