The launch of Airtel’s 5G services in India has been officially confirmed. Initially, only a few cities would have access to Airtel 5G Plus. However, the 5G services will eventually spread to other areas of the country. The 8 cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Varanasi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Siliguri, and Bangalore. Several reports claim that the Airtel SIM supports 5G and that current customers don’t have to replace their SIM. The same Airtel recharge and postpaid plans in 4G can be used with the 5G service, although this will likely change once the network is broadly accessible throughout the nation.
But individuals who have highly outdated Airtel SIMs or who want to have a new Airtel connection would need to purchase a new SIM. Even users who are switching from other telecom networks to Airtel will receive a new SIM card that supports both 4G and 5G.
Airtel 5G compatible devices
iPhone
- iPhone 12 series and above, including iPhone SE 2020 and 2022
Samsung
- Samsung Galaxy S22 and S21 series
- Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Flip 3
- Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Fold 3
- Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
- Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, A33 5G, A52s, A73, and A22
- Samsung Galaxy M33, M13, M42, M52, and M53
- Samsung Galaxy S20FE 5G
- Samsung Galaxy F42
Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO
- Xiaomi 10 series
- Xiaomi 11 series
- Poco M3 Pro 5G
- Poco F3 GT
- Redmi Note 11T 5G
- Xiaomi 11T Pro
- Redmi Note 10T 5G
- Redmi Note 11 Pro+
- POCO M4 5G series
- Xiaomi 12 pro
- Redmi 11 Prime 5G
- POCO F4 5G
- POCO X4 pro
- Redmi K50i
Realme
- Realme 8 series
- Realme X7 series
- Realme Narzo 30 5G series
- Realme X50 Pro
- Realme GT 5G series
- Realme 9 series
- Realme GT series
- Realme GT Neo 3
- Realme Narzo 50 5G series
OnePlus
- OnePlus Nord
- OnePlus 9 series
- OnePlus Nord CE 5G
- OnePlus Nord CE 2 5G series
- OnePlus 10 series
- OnePlus Nord 2T
- OnePlus 10T
- OnePlus 8 series
- OnePlus Nord 2
OPPO
- OPPO Reno 6 series
- OPPO F19 Pro+ 5G
- OPPO A53s 5G, A74
- OPPO A74 5G
- OPPO Reno 7 series
- OPPO F21 series
- OPPO Reno 8 series
- OPPO K10 5G
- OPPO Find X2
Vivo and iQOO
- iQOO 3 5G
- Vivo X50 Pro
- Vivo V20 Pro
- Vivo X60 series
- Vivo iQOO 7 series
- Vivo V21 5G series
- Vivo iQOO Z3
- Vivo X70 series
- Vivo IQOO Z5 5G
- Vivo Y72 5G
- Vivo V23 5G series
- Vivo T1 5G series
- Vivo Y75 5G
- Vivo iQOO 9 series
- Vivo iQOO Z6 5G
- Vivo X80 series
- Vivo iQOO 9T
- Vivo V25 series
- Vivo Y55s 5G
Motorola
- Motorola Edge 30 Fusion
- Motorola Edge 30 Ultra
- Moto G62
- Moto G82 5G
- Moto Edge 30
- Moto G71 5G
- Moto Edge 30 Pro
- Moto G51 5G
- Moto Edge 20 Pro
- Moto Edge 20
- Moto Edge 20 Fusion
Lava
- Lava Agni
Note that some of the above-mentioned devices such as iPhones have not yet received an update that would enable 5G services.
Airtel 5G speed
With an Airtel recharge and postpaid plan on the 5G network, you will be able to stream high-definition 4K films without buffering and even download HD movies in a matter of seconds. According to reports, the Airtel 5G Plus provides the greatest voice quality and blazing-fast speeds compared to the 4G Airtel recharge plans and postpaid plans. The telco claims that the network will support all 5G smartphones and be more environmentally friendly.