AT&T will put a fake 5G logo on its 4G LTE phones
They've done this kind of ploy forever.<p>They also  require that the strength bars display the highest reception of <i>any</i> type of service it can receive, regardless if that is what it is using right now.<p>So it may display 4 bars and LTE but it's really 4 bars for GSM service, despite using LTE atm.<p>They do this because it works when it comes to reviews and perception.<p>There was a phone that people complained about reception on that was displaying the current service signal strength using a realistic algorithm.<p>Review sites, etc, complained about it compared to other phones despite it being better in actuality.<p>A "fix" was issued.  That fix was to use the same signal bar algorithm as everyone else.  The same review sites/etc were awash with how much better everyone's reception was and gladness the bug had been fixed.