Airtel officially launched its 5G services in India today under the name Airtel 5G Plus. The company plans to rapidly expand the new service to all other urban areas of the country by 2023, according to Gopal Vittal, Managing Director, and CEO, of Bharti Airtel.
According to the company, Airtel 5G Plus uses the most widely accepted technology in the world with the most developed ecosystem. It ensures that all 5G smartphones in India work seamlessly on Airtel’s network. Additionally, Airtel promises 20 to 30 times higher speeds than current 4G networks as well as improved voice quality and faster call connections. With its special power reduction solution, Airtel 5G Plus is also reportedly more environmentally friendly.
Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Nagpur, and Varanasi are the first eight cities to receive Airtel 5G Plus service. Airtel 5G Plus services will be rolled out in these cities in phases as the company continues to build its network. Airtel 5G Plus will be available on existing data plans to customers who already have 5G smartphones.
Eligible Smartphone supporting Airtel 5G Plus:
Airtel’s 5G uses non-standalone (NSA) mode, so it will work with most phones, and the existing Airtel 4G SIM will work with 5G. Airtel 5G works with all 5G-enabled smartphones in India.
To use 5G services, go to the settings tab, select connections or mobile network, and then select 5G network mode. The 5G bands are being enabled by some OEMs through a software update.
Airtel 5G Plus is compatible with the following device models:
Apple:
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE 2022
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
Redmi, POCO & Xiaomi:
- Mi 10
- Mi 10i
- Mi 10T
- Mi 10T pro
- Mi 11 Ultra
- Mi 11X Pro
- Mi 11X
- POCO M3 Pro 5G
- POCO F3 GT
- Mi 11 Lite NE (K9D)
- Redmi Note 11T 5G
- Xiaomi 11T Pro
- Xiaomi K16 Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge
- Redmi Note 10T 5G
- Redmi Note 11 Pro+
- POCO M4 5G
- POCO M4 Pro 5G
- Xiaomi 12 pro
- Mi 11i
- Redimi 11 Prime 5G
- POCO F4 5G
- POCO X4 pro
- Redmi K50i
Samsung 5G Ready phones:
- Galaxy A53 5G
- Galaxy A33 5G
- Galaxy S21 FE
- Galaxy S22
Galaxy S22+ - Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Galaxy M33
- Galaxy Z Flip4
- Galaxy Z Fold4
- Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Samsung devices that need software updates:
- Galaxy S21
- Galaxy S21 Plus
- Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Galaxy Z fold 2
- Galaxy F42 5G
- Galaxy A52s 5G
- Galaxy M52 5G
- Galaxy Z Flip3
- Galaxy Z Fold3
- Galaxy A22 5G
- Galaxy S20FE 5G
- Galaxy M32 5G
- Galaxy F23 5G
- Galaxy A73
- Galaxy M42 5G
- Galaxy M53
- Galaxy M13
Realme:
- realme 8s 5G
- realme X7 Max 5G
- realme Narzo 30 Pro 5G
- realme X7 5G
- realme X7 Pro 5G
- realme 8 5G
- realme X50 Pro
- realme GT 5G
- realme GT Master Edition
- realme GT Neo2
- realme 9 5G
- realme 9 Pro
- realme 9 Pro+
- realme Narzo 30 5G
- realme 9 Speed Edition
- realme GT 2
- realme GT 2 pro
- realme GT Neo 3
- realme Narzo 50 5G
- realme Narzo 50 Pro 5G
OnePlus: 5G Ready smartphones
- OnePlus Nord
- OnePlus 9
- OnePlus 9 Pro
- OnePlus Nord CE 5G
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G
- OnePlus 10 Pro
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G
- OnePlus 10R
- OnePlus Nord 2T
- OnePlus 10T
OnePlus devices which need software updates:
- OnePlus 8
- OnePlus 8T
- OnePlus 8 Pro
- OnePlus 9 RT
- OnePlus Nord 2
- OnePlus 9R
OPPO:
- Reno Pro 5G
- Reno 6
- Reno 6 pro
- F19 Pro+ 5G
- OPPO A53s 5G
- OPPO A74 5G
- Reno 7 Pro 5G
- F21 Pro 5G
- Reno 7
- Reno 8
- Reno 8 pro
- K10 5G
- F21s Pro 5G
iQOO & Vivo:
- iQOO 3 5G
- vivo X50 Pro
- vivo V20 Pro
- vivo X60 Pro+
- vivo X60
- vivo X60 Pro
- vivo iQOO7
- vivo iQOO 7 Legend
- vivo V21 5G
- vivo iQOO Z3
- vivo V21e
- vivo X70 Pro
- vivo X70 Pro+
- vivo IQOO Z5 5G
- vivo Y72 5G
- vivo V23 5G
- vivo V23 Pro 5G
- vivo V23e 5G
- vivo T1 5G
- vivo Y75 5G
- vivo iQOO 9 Pro
- vivo IQOO 9
- vivo iQOO 9 SE
- vivo T1 PRO
- Vivo iQOO Z6 5G
- vivo X80
- vivo X80 pro
- vivo iQOO 9T
- vivo V25
- vivo V25 Pro
- vivo Y55 5G
- vivo Y55s 5G
