Bharti Airtel has rolled out Airtel 5G sim card in 11 cities so far: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Guwahati, Panipat, Nagpur, Varanasi and Gurugram. In Pune, Airtel's 5G will only be available inside the airport.
Synopsis
- Bharti Airtel's 5G will now work on all Samsung phones.
- Airtel is currently rolling out 5G NSA (non-standalone) and plans to move to 5G SA (standalone) at a future stage.
- Samsung has joined the leagues of Chinese smartphone makers and now all its 5G-capable devices in India are compatible with Airtel's 5G.
Bharti Airtel's 5G will now work on all Samsung phones. In a very short time, Samsung was able to roll out OTA (over-the-air) updates for all of its 5G smartphones in the country to support Airtel's 5G. Airtel is currently rolling out 5G NSA (non-standalone) and plans to move to 5G SA (standalone) at a future stage. Samsung has joined the leagues of Chinese smartphone makers and now all its 5G-capable devices in India are compatible with Airtel's 5G. If you own a Samsung 5G phone in India, you should upgrade if you haven't already. Airtel's 5G is already available in several cities and is rapidly expanding to other parts of the country.
The two devices that did not have Airtel 5G support at the time were Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3 and Galaxy Z Fold3. Both devices have now been added to the list of devices receiving OTA updates with 5G NSA support from Airtel.
Samsung 5G smartphones that will support Airtel's 5G: complete list
Here is a list of Samsung 5G smartphones now getting Airtel 5G support via an OTA update in India:
Samsung Galaxy S21, Samsung Galaxy S22+, Samsung Galaxy Z fold 2, Samsung E426B (F42), Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Samsung Galaxy M33, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy A33 5G, Samsung Galaxy A53 5G, Samsung Galaxy Flip4, Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Fold4, Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Samsung M526B (M52), Samsung A528B (A52s), Samsung A22 5G, Samsung M32 5G, Samsung S20FE 5G, Samsung F23, Samsung A73, Samsung M53, Samsung M42 and Samsung M13.
Bharti Airtel has rolled out 5G in 11 cities so far: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Guwahati, Panipat, Nagpur, Varanasi and Gurugram. In Pune, Airtel's 5G will only be available inside the airport. But we can expect the telecom company to roll out 5G there as soon as its main competitor Jio launched 5G SA in Pune.
