Reliance Jio True 5G vs Airtel 5G Plus Unlimited Plans: Which is Better?

Reliance Jio and Airtel have recently announced new plans to offer unlimited 5G data with prepaid and postpaid plans.

Highlights
  1. Reliance Jio offers unlimited 5G data with prepaid and postpaid plans.
  2. Airtel also offers unlimited 5G data with prepaid and postpaid plans.
  3. Reliance Jio True 5G is available in 365 cities, while Airtel 5G Plus services are available in 265 cities.
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Airtel and Reliance Jio are very active in terms of expanding or launching 5G services in the country. The telecom operators have launched 5G services in 630 cities so far and plan to cover all circles by March 2024 end. Plus, Reliance Jio and Airtel have come up with a new strategy to attract new users to their networks as both have announced unlimited data with 5G plans. This clearly shows that again there will be intense competition in the telecom sector.

This all started when India’s largest telecom operator Reliance Jio announced new postpaid plans for families and individuals to offer unlimited 5G data. Similarly, Airtel joined the wagon and announced unlimited 5G data with postpaid and prepaid plans with Rs 239 and above. But still, if you are looking for Airtel and Reliance Jio plans that offer 5G unlimited data, then we are listing them here.

Airtel 5G vs Jio 5G: Prepaid Plans with Unlimited 5G Data

Let’s start with Airtel prepaid plans that offer unlimited 5G data. These plans are priced at Rs 239, Rs 265, Rs 296, Rs 299, Rs 319, Rs 359, Rs 399, Rs 455, Rs 479, Rs 489, Rs 499, Rs 509, Rs 519, Rs 549, Rs 666 Rs 699, Rs 719, Rs 779, Rs 839, Rs 999, Rs 2,999, and Rs 3,359.

Moving to Reliance Jio prepaid plans, which offer unlimited 5G data. The Jio packs are priced at Rs 239, Rs 249, Rs 259, Rs 296, Rs 299, Rs 349, Rs 419, Rs 533, Rs 666, Rs 719, Rs 749, Rs 899, Rs 1,196, Rs 2023, Rs 2,545, Rs 2,879, and Rs 2,999. This shows that Reliance Jio’s prepaid plan are not costlier than Airtel’s prepaid plans.

Airtel 5G vs Jio 5G: Postpaid Plans with Unlimited 5G Data

Coming to the Airtel postpaid plans, these packs are priced at Rs 399, Rs 499, Rs 599, Rs 999, Rs 1,199, and Rs 1,499. The Reliance Jio postpaid packs will cost you Rs 399, Rs 599, Rs 799, Rs 999, and Rs 1,499. Apart from that, the telco has recently launched two plans under family plans. the Jio Plus packs are priced at Rs 399 and Rs 699.

Airtel 5G vs Jio 5G: 5G Speed

According to Airtel claims, its 5G Plus network is providing 30 times more speed than the 4G network, while Reliance Jio True 5G states that it offers 1 Gbps speed. On the other hand, Ookla claims that Jio’s average speed is 600Mbps, while Airtel offers 516 Mbps speed, which means Jio is leading in terms of providing more 5G speed in the country. Similarly, in our test, Jio has managed to achieve a download speed of up to 630 Mbps, while Airtel posted 154.13 Mbps. This shows that Reliance Jio offers more speed than Airtel’s 5G Plus network.

Airtel 5G vs Jio 5G: 5G Availability

It is important to note that Reliance Jio’s 5G network is available in 365 cities, while Airtel’s 5G Plus network is listed in 265 cities. In addition, Jio plans to cover all circles by the end of this year, while Airtel is expected to offer all states and UTIs by March 2024 end.

Reliance Jio True 5G Cities List

Sr. No State/ UT Town Name
1 Maharashtra Amravati, Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Satara, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded-Waghala, Nashik, Pune, Sangli, Akola, Parbhani, Ahmednagar and Solapur.
2 Gujarat Nadiad, Navsari, Palanpur, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Lunawada, Mehsana, Modosa, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Rajpipla, Surat , Ankleshwar, Savarkundla, Ahmedabad, Ahwa, Amreli, and Wadhwan.
3 Andhra Pradesh Tadipatri, Ongole, Proddatur, Eluru, Guntakal, Guntur, Hindupur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Madanapalle, Nandyal, Narasaraopet, Tenali, Ananthapuramu, Bhimavaram, Chirala, Nellore, Tirumala, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Amalapuram, Dharmavaram, Kavali, Tanuku, Tuni, Vinukonda, Visakhapatnam, Chittoor, , and Vizianagaram
4 Chhattisgarh Dhamtari, Durg, Korba, Raigarh Ambikapur, , Bhatapara, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur, and Rajnandgaon.
5 Karnataka Hubli-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Mandya, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikkamagaluru, Davanagere, Gadag-Betageri, Hassan, , Mangalore, Manipal, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Tumakuru, Bagalkote, Belgaum, Bellary, Bengaluru, Hospet, and Udupi.
6 Goa Panaji
7 Delhi
8 Manipur Imphal
9 Meghalaya Shilong and Tura
10 Chandigarh
11 Kerala Changanassery, Kodungallur, Muvattupuzha, Alappuzha, Cherthala, Guruvayur Temple, Attingal, Malappuram, Palakkad, Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Trivandrum.
12 Jharkhand Jamshedpur, Ranchi, and Dhanbad
13 Haryana Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Faridabad, Bhiwani, Jind, Kaithal, Rewari, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Panchkula Sonipat, Thanesa, and Yamunanagar
14 Madhya Pradesh- Katni Murwara, Jyotirlinga, Rewa, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Shri Mahakaal Mahalok, Chhindwara, Ratlam, Mahakaleshwar, and Ujjain.
15 Maharashtra- Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded-Waghala, Nashik, Pune, Sangli, Akola, Parbhani, Ahmednagar, Amravati, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, and Solapu.
16 Tamil Nadu Tiruchengode, Viluppuram,Tiruchirappalli, Tiruppur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Kancheepuram, Tiruvannamalai, Kovilpatti, Pollachi, Karur, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Nagercoil, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Ambur, Chidambaram, Namakkal, Pudukkottai, Ramanathapuram, Sivakasi, and Vellore.
17 Uttar Pradesh Meerut, Moradabad, Noida, Prayagraj, Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura Saharanpur and Varanasi.
18 Punjab Pathankot, Patiala, Bhatinda, Khanna, Mandi Gobindgarh, Amritsar, Derabassi, Jalandhar, Kharar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Phagwara, and Zirakpur
19 Odisha. Jharsuguda, Nalco, Puri, Rourkela, Talcher, Balangir, Bhawanipatna, Jatani, Khordha, Sundargarh, Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Bhubaneshwar, Brahmapur, Cuttack, and Sambalpur
20 Nagaland- Dimapur and Kohima
21 Mizoram Aizawl
22 Puducherry
23 Assam- Nagaon, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, and Tezpur.
24 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
25 Bihar PatnaGaya, Muzaffarpur, and Patna
26 Rajasthan Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Nathdwara, Bhilwara, Sikar, Sri Ganganagar, Ajmer, Alwar, Bikaner, and Udaipur
27 Telangana Ramagundam, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Jagtial, Kodad, Kothagudem, Nirmal, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Tandur, Suryapet, Zahirabad, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Mahabubnagar, Mancherial and Warangal.
28 West Bengal Bankura, Siliguri, Asansol, Durgapur, and Kolkata
29 Uttarakhand Kashipur, Ramnagar, Roorkee, Haldwani-Kathgodam, Rishikesh, Rudrapur, Dehradun, and Haridwar
30 Tripura Agartala
31 Assam Bongaigaon, North Lakhimpur

Sivasagar, and Tinsukia

32 Bihar Bhagalpur and Katihar
33 Goa Mormugao
34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Diu
35 Gujarat Gandhidham
36 Jharkhand Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand

Deoghar, and Hazaribag

37 Karnataka Raichur, Bhadravathi, Chintamani,

Sopore, Haveri, Karwar, Ranebennur, Doddaballapura, and Ramanagara

38 Madhya Pradesh Satna
39 Manipur Thoubal and Faizabad
40 Maharashtra Chandrapur and Ichalkaranji
41 Uttar Pradesh Firozabad, Muzaffarnagar, and Rampur
42 Jammu & Kashmir Baramulla, Kathua, Katra, and Anantnag
43 Himachal Pradesh Dharamshala and Kangra

Airtel 5G Plus Cities List

Sr. No State/ UT Town Name
1 Assam Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, and Tinsukia
2 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada, Guntur, Kurnool, Tirupati , izag, Vijaywada, and Rajahmundry.
3 Bihar Katihar, Purnia, Kishanganj, Bihta, Gopalganj, Barh, Biharsharif, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bodh Gaya, Bhagalpur, Begusarai, Nawada, and Sonepur
4 Chhattisgarh Durg-Bhilai and Raipur
5 Delhi Delhi
6 Gujarat Surat, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, and Vadodara
7 Haryana Sonipat, Gurugram, Panipat, Faridabad, Ambala, Karnal, Yamunanagar, and Bahadurgarh
8 Himachal Pradesh Shimla, Dharamshala, Mandi, Baddi
9 Jammu & Kashmir Akhnoor, Kupwara, Jammu, Srinagar, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur, Lakhanpur, and Khour
10 Jharkhand Ranchi and Jamshedpur
11 Karnataka Bengaluru
12 Kerala Trivandrum, Kozhikode, Kochi, and Thrissur
13 Nagaland Kohima and Dimapur
14 Madhya Pradesh Indore, Bhopal, Ujjain, and Gwalior
15 Maharashtra Mumbai, Nagpur, and Pune
16 Manipur Imphal
17 Odisha Puri, Bhawanipatna, Paradeep, Dhenkanal, Jharsuguda, Bargarh Town, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Anugul, Sambalpur, Behrampur

Balasore

18 Mizoram Aizawl
19 Rajasthan Jaipur, Kota, and Udaipur
20 Sikkim Gangtok
21 Tamil Nadu Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Hosur, and Trichy
22 Telengana Hyderabad, Warangal, and Karimnagar
23 Tripura Agartala
24 Uttarakhand Dehradun
25 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Meerut, Varanasi, Lucknow and Gorakhpur
26 Kanpur Prayagraj, Noida, and Ghaziabad
27 West Bengal Siliguri

Airtel 5G vs Jio 5G: Which Operator Offers Better 5G Proposition to its Users

Airtel and Reliance Jio are offering 5G services in the country, whereas Vodafone-Idea is struggling with a 4G network. The telecom operator is only providing a 4G network and facing financial issues. Notably, Reliance Jio True 5G network is available in more cities than Airtel. In addition, Jio is using the stand-alone mode, which has no dependency on the 4G network, while Airtel is using the non-standalone mode, which is dependent on the 4G network.

This means Jio is using more advanced technology. In addition, Jio is providing better speed than Airtel. Besides, Airtel has removed the Rs 99 plan and now offers Rs 155 as a base plan, which is 56 percent higher, while Jio plans are 30 percent less than India’s second-largest telecom operator. This shows that Jio’s plans, speed, and availability are better than Airtel.