5G connectivity was made available only recently in India, and most eligible Xiaomi smartphones now support it. The Chinese OEM partnered with Reliance Jio to bring 5G support to a majority of its eligible devices. And while most devices can now enjoy high-speed connectivity, there are some who aren’t so lucky.
According to a report by Telecom Talk, two Xiaomi phones will not support Jio 5G. These handsets are Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10i. Apparently, this is because both of these devices do not offer support for 5G Standalone or 5G SA.
5G SA allows communication service providers like Jio to deliver services such as low-latency connectivity, massive machine-to-machine communication, 5G voice, edge computing, and network slicing. 5G SA has zero dependency on the 4G network and uses a brand-new 5G network core.
Notably, Airtel 5G will work on both of these phones because the telco is deploying a non-standalone version of 5G. However, the standalone version of 5G, in comparison to the non-standalone version, is said to deliver faster and more reliable telecommunications.
To recall, Xiaomi launched Mi 10 and MI 10i a few years back as flagship smartphones. The Mi 10 comes powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor and is currently available with a price tag of ₹31,999. Mi 10i is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 750 chipset and is available at ₹21,999 in the country.
As mentioned, a number of Xiaomi smartphones already support Jio True 5G, including Mi 11 Ultra 5G, Xiaomi 12 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 11T Pro 5G, Redmi Note 11 Pro 5G, Xiaomi 11 Lite NE 5G, Redmi Note 11T 5G, Redmi 11 Prime 5G, Mi 11X 5G, Mi 11X Pro 5G, Redmi K50i 5G, Xiaomi 11i 5G, Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge 5G, and Redmi Note 10T 5G.
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