Talk:Network compatibility of devices/@comment-76.169.164.1-20160226011620/@comment-26674008-20160227063645

Yes, the Asus phone is a good example of how they make "other" or "worldwide" model phones, as they make a single phone for all markets except North America, China/India, and Taiwan.

Even still, it doesn't support all LTE bands. Notably band 28 is missing which is used on many networks now, including Japan. It's also missing bands 11 (KDDI only, and supported by hardly any non-Japanese phone; even the iPhone 6S doesn't support 11) and bands 18/19 (Japanese only; I don't know how essential these are)

So for best LTE coverage, unfortunately only the few very highest end smartphones still have the widest support. It might not matter for most people. But, networks don't break down their coverage maps by frequency. So unless your phone has wide support, you will not know if you'll actually get LTE or not in a given location.