A Xiaomi executive has just revealed that the company will soon be rolling out a software update that will bring 5G support to most of its smartphone models in the Indian market.
The Chinese tech giant has already rolled out the update for select smartphone models. Now, according to Muralikrishnan B, President of Xiaomi India, “100 percent of our 5G smartphone models support the NSA network out of the box, wherein users can choose ‘Prefer 5G’ in network settings to connect to the 5G network. Whereas, for seamless SA support, we have already started rolling out the FOTA updates to select devices like Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G, Mi 11X Pro, Xiaomi 11i, Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge, among others. Most devices will start receiving OTA updates by Diwali.”
As of right now, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio are the only two telecos that are launching 5G networking in India with both the SA (Standalone) and NSA (Nonstandalone) mode in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi. Notably, the brand is one of the first to bring 5G support for its smartphones that support the newer networking standard. Oppo is one of the companies that has offered full 5G support for its 5G phones, while Apple is set to offer 5G support soon.
Similarly, Samsung will also bring software update by mid November and Google will roll out software support for the Pixel 6 series and Pixel 7 series of smartphones sometime soon as well. Muralikrishnan added that “We have 20+ 5G enabled devices across price points and have shipped 7 million+ 5G smartphones in India from May 2022 to June 2022. We will continue to provide relevant support to the government and telecom operators to ensure 5G readiness for users across the length and breadth of India.”
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