In India, Airtel is the first telecom provider to offer 5G services. According to a news source, Sunil Bharti Mittal, the founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, stated that Airtel will launch 5G postpaid and prepaid recharge services in major parts of the country by March 2023 and across all of India by March 2024. Airtel 5G Plus is expected to have a 20–30 times faster speed that is 20–30 times faster than 4G.
Airtel 5G Availability
Airtel stated that it would start providing 5G services in 8 cities. They are as follows.
- Delhi
- Mumbai
- Varanasi
- Chennai
- Hyderabad
- Nagpur
- Siliguri
- Bangalore
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
Although this is the complete list of Airtel 5G supporting devices, it should be noted that some of them, such as iPhones, have not yet received an update that would enable their 5G settings.
How to use Airtel 5G services on your device?
You have to activate 5G on your smartphone to enjoy mobile prepaid and postpaid services, regardless of whether you are in Airtel 5G Plus city or have a compatible smartphone. You can refer to the steps below on how to activate 5G on an Android and iPhone separately:
- Go to “Settings” on your phone.
- Choose “Mobile network” or a comparable option.
- Select the Airtel SIM to activate.
- Tap the “Preferred network type” link from here.
- Choose the 5G network type.
- Within the next few minutes, if 5G has been enabled in your area, a 5G sign should appear on the status bar.
Soon you will be able to make Airtel 5G postpaid and prepaid recharge on your handset. You can check whether 5G is available by opening the Airtel Thanks App and checking if your phone is 5G equipped and if your city is 5G ready.