Xiaomi today announced its partnership with Reliance Jio True 5G to bring the telecom operator’s NSA (Non-Standalone) 5G network to Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones. Through the partnership, 5G supported phones from Xiaomi and Redmi are now software ready to run on Jio’s True 5G network and access faster 5G speeds.
Enabled devices from the Xiaomi clusters include, Redmi 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, and Redmi Note 10T 5G. And Mi 11X 5G, Mi 11X Pro 5G, Redmi K50i 5G, Xiaomi 11i 5G, and Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge 5G.
Note that users of these phones must first download and install any available system updates and then switch to 5G under Network settings. These settings can be found in Settings > SIM Cards & Mobile Networks. Also note that users will need to be in a 5G-enabled city for the services to work.
“We are delighted to partner with Reliance Jio’s True 5G network. We hope this helps consumers enjoy the best that 5G has to offer with the True 5G experience of Reliance Jio on their own Xiaomi and Redmi phones,” said Muralikrishnan B, President, Xiaomi India. them.
With another major brand now offering 5G support for the Jio network in India, there are only a handful of select brands left without NGN support yet, especially the Google Pixel series of smartphones.
Google had promised 5G-ready software updates by December 2022 for the supported phones, namely the Pixel 6a and Pixel 7 series, but one will also be able to use 5G on the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, which although not officially launched. In India, it has been imported by many other countries.
Other brands like Apple, Samsung, Nothing, Oppo, Vivo, and Realme have now provided 5G-ready software updates for supported phones in India.
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