Comparison
Residential or mobile proxies for Asia: which should you choose?
Short answerChoose Jade Proxies residential proxies for Asia when the job is scraping, SERP tracking or price monitoring: they cost $0.50/GB from 100 GB and target cities. Choose mobile proxies when an app or social platform must see a phone on a carrier network: a dedicated 4G/5G port costs $3/day in South and Southeast Asia and $4.50/day in East Asia.
What is the difference between residential and mobile proxies?
A residential proxy exits through a home broadband line; a mobile proxy exits through a SIM card on a 4G/5G carrier network. Both give a consumer IP address instead of a datacenter one, but the website sees a different network type: a fixed-line ISP such as JioFiber, IndiHome or NTT FLET'S Hikari for residential, a carrier such as Jio, Telkomsel or NTT Docomo for mobile. Choosing between residential and mobile proxies for Asia is a choice of network type first and price second.
| Criterion | Residential proxy | Mobile proxy (4G/5G) |
|---|---|---|
| IP source | Home broadband of a household | SIM card on a carrier network |
| Trust signal | Consumer ISP range, not a hosting company | Carrier range shared with real phones |
| CGNAT | Usually one household behind each public IP | Carriers often put many subscribers behind one public IP |
| Billing | Per GB; traffic never expires | Dedicated port per day, or rotating pool per GB |
| Price at Jade Proxies | $1.50 for 1 GB, $0.50/GB from 100 GB | Port from $3/day (South/SE Asia) or $4.50/day (East Asia); rotating pool $0.90/GB |
| Rotation | New IP per connection, or sticky up to 30 minutes | Port: new IP by link, API or timer; rotating pool: shared carrier IPs |
| Targeting | Country, city and ASN | Port: country and carrier, subject to stock; rotating pool: country |
| Best jobs | Scraping, SERP tracking, price and web ad checks | App testing, social account management, in-app ad checks |
Why do apps trust mobile IPs more than residential IPs?
Apps and social platforms trust mobile IPs more because a carrier often shares one public IPv4 address between many real phones through carrier-grade NAT, so blocking that address blocks paying customers. RFC 6598 reserves the 100.64.0.0/10 range for this shared addressing inside carrier networks; the CGNAT explainer shows the mechanism.
A home broadband IP usually maps to one household, so a platform can rate-limit it with little collateral damage. That difference matters most on mobile-first services. For public web pages read by a crawler, a residential IP from a local ISP already passes the network-type check.
How much does each option cost at Jade Proxies?
Residential traffic is billed per GB and dedicated mobile ports per day, so the cheaper option depends on how much traffic one IP must carry. Typical jobs priced on our grid:
| Job | Plan | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Test a target site from several countries | Residential 1 GB | $1.50 |
| Monthly price monitoring of about 10 GB | Residential 10 GB | $6.60 |
| A 100 GB crawl of marketplace listings | Residential 100 GB | $50 |
| One week of app testing on a Thai carrier | Port, 7 days, South/SE Asia | $22.50 |
| One client brand account in Indonesia for a month | Port, 30 days, South/SE Asia | $59.25 |
| The same account in Japan | Port, 30 days, East Asia | $89.25 |
| 10 GB of shared carrier IPs | Rotating mobile 10 GB | $9 |
The break-even point is simple arithmetic. Our price grid shows that a 30-day South/SE Asia port costs the same as 118.5 GB of residential traffic: $59.25 ÷ $0.50/GB = 118.5 GB. Below that volume per IP, residential costs less. A port's value is one stable carrier IP, not cheap bandwidth: its data is billed per day, not per GB, under fair use (the carrier may slow or pause very heavy use).
Rotating mobile sits in between. At $0.90/GB it costs 40% less than the 1 GB residential test ($1.50/GB), but 36% more than residential bought as 10 GB ($0.66/GB).
South & Southeast Asia
India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Pakistan
East Asia & Singapore
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore
For reference, Coronium listed dedicated mobile ports at $129 a month for Japan and $79 for India, and LTESocks at $99 a month for Indonesia, per their own pages read on 5 October 2026, against $89.25 and $59.25 for 30 days at Jade Proxies.
When should you choose residential proxies?
Choose residential proxies when the job needs many IPs, city-level results or a low cost per request. Targeting: country and city targeting on every plan; ASN targeting at no extra cost; city availability varies. Residential traffic never expires.
- Marketplace price monitoring on Shopee, Lazada, Tokopedia, Rakuten or Coupang; the Shopee and Lazada guide covers request pacing.
- SERP tracking on Google Japan, Naver or Google India, where results change by city.
- Ad and landing-page checks on the web, seen from Bangkok, Manila or Jakarta.
- Travel fares and hotel rates, which vary with the visitor's country.
Plan details and supported cities are on the residential proxies page.
When should you choose mobile proxies?
Choose a mobile proxy when the platform or app treats carrier traffic differently from broadband, or when one account needs the same IP for days. A dedicated port gives you one SIM on a named carrier, with a new IP on demand by rotation link or API call, at most once every 30 seconds, or on an automatic timer from every 2 minutes to every 24 hours; each rotation reconnects the port to the carrier and usually takes 5–15 seconds.
- Social media management of your own or clients' brand accounts, one port per brand, within each platform's rules; see the social media guide.
- App testing on the network your users have: Jio or Airtel in India, AIS or True in Thailand, Globe or Smart in the Philippines.
- In-app ad verification, where campaigns can target users by carrier.
- Mobile search checks, where results for phone users differ from desktop results.
Ports carry two limits to plan around: they give proxy (data) access only: no SMS, no calls, no direct access to the SIM card or the device, and dedicated ports are subject to stock per country and carrier; a port not delivered within 24 hours is credited back in full. The mobile proxies page lists carriers by country.
What are the limits of each option?
Each option has a limit the other does not:
| Limit | Residential | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Session length | Sticky up to 30 minutes; the IP can change earlier | Port changes IP when you rotate it or on your timer |
| Targeting depth | City and ASN; city availability varies | Rotating pool: country only; ports: carrier subject to stock |
| Speed | A home connection is the last hop | Each rotation usually takes 5–15 seconds |
| Heavy volume | $0.50/GB from 100 GB | Fair use; the carrier may slow very heavy use |
| Scope | Proxy traffic only | Proxy traffic only: no SMS, no calls |
Can you combine residential and mobile proxies?
Yes: a common setup crawls with residential IPs and keeps one dedicated port per account. An agency that tracks Lazada prices on 10 GB of residential traffic and manages one Philippine brand account on a 30-day port pays $6.60 plus $59.25, both from the same crypto balance. Every plan is listed on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Are mobile proxies better than residential proxies?
Not for every job. Mobile proxies carry a stronger trust signal on apps and social platforms, while residential proxies cost less per GB and add city targeting for crawling. Choose by the network type the target expects.
Is a mobile proxy a kind of residential proxy?
No. Both use consumer IP addresses, but a residential proxy exits through a home broadband ISP and a mobile proxy through a cellular carrier. Websites that look up the ASN of a visitor see the difference.
Which is cheaper per GB, residential or rotating mobile?
It depends on volume. At 1 GB, rotating mobile costs $0.90/GB against $1.50 for residential; from 10 GB, residential is cheaper at $0.66/GB, falling to $0.50/GB from 100 GB.
Can I choose the carrier for a mobile proxy?
Yes, for dedicated ports: you pick among the carriers listed for each country, subject to stock. The rotating mobile pool offers country-level targeting only.
Do mobile proxies include SMS or calls?
No. Jade Proxies ports give proxy (data) access only: no SMS, no calls, no direct access to the SIM card or the device. They are built for data traffic from your software, not for phone services.
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