OnePlus has announced that all its smartphones launched since 2020 are now supporting 5G networks in India. The company revealed that all OnePlus smartphone users who have bought a 5G smartphone since 2020 can now experience the latest generation network provided by Jio and Airtel. 5G was launched in India in October 2022 and the rollout took place within a few days. The first phase of the 5G rollout in India included 22 cities but telcos have promised to provide nationwide support as early as December 2023.
While 5G has been available in a few major cities across India, users were not able to experience the new generation network due to the lack of support. Smartphone companies were required to release a software update for unlocking 5G support on their devices. OnePlus is among the list of smartphone operators to have worked with telcos to provide support and release the update for unlocking 5G on its devices in India.
The list of OnePlus smartphones that support Airtel and Jio 5G networks in India includes the likes of top-tier OnePlus 10 Pro to mid-range smartphones in the Nord series. The Nord CE 2 Lite is the most affordable smartphone from the company to have launched with 5G network support in India.
OnePlus has also announced that it has worked with Vodafone-Idea (Vi) for the telco’s 5G network in New Delhi. Therefore, once Vi rolls out its 5G network, OnePlus smartphone users on the network will be able to experience Vi 5G.
As of now, OnePlus smartphone users using Jio True 5G and Airtel 5G Plus can experience the new generation network in areas where the service is available.
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OnePlus Smartphones Supporting 5G in India
The following smartphones currently support Jio 5G and Airtel 5G in India:
- OnePlus 10 Pro
- OnePlus 10T
- OnePlus 10R
- OnePlus 9 Pro
- OnePlus 9
- OnePlus 9RT
- OnePlus 9R
- OnePlus 8 Pro
- OnePlus 8T
- OnePlus 8
- OnePlus Nord
- OnePlus Nord 2T
- OnePlus Nord CE
- OnePlus Nord 2
- OnePlus Nord CE 2
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite
It would be interesting to see if the upcoming OnePlus 11 will have support for 5G in India out of the box once it is launched in India on February 7. The flagship smartphone features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and should come with major 5G bands that are compatible with 5G networks in India.
The upcoming flagship phone from OnePlus is also confirmed to pack a 5000mAh battery and support 100W SuperVOOC fast charging. Other details leaked so far include a 6.7 2K AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate support, a 50MP triple-camera setup, etc.
The phone is likely to launch in two colour options and three storage options. There will be up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage.
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A leaked report suggests that the phone will be priced between Rs 55,000 and Rs 65,000 in India. You can click here to know more about the OnePlus 11 specifications and features.
