Today, China Mobile announced the commercial launch of 5G-Advanced, which is 5.5G or 5GA. The first phones to support the improved network standard are closer than you think – Pete Lau, who serves as Oppo’s chief product officer, posted a teaser showing the Oppo Find X7 Ultra’s status bar reading “5GA “.
Oppo Find X7 series is the first to support 5.5G
There is also a post on Weibo about this, suggesting that the regular Oppo Find X7 should also be updated with 5.5G connectivity. It’s interesting because they use different chipsets – the Ultra has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and the regular model has a Dimensity 9300. This makes the Find X7 duo the first mobile phone to support 5.5G.
However, the number of compatible devices is expected to increase to more than 20 within a year. China Mobile plans to launch a new network covering more than 300 cities by the end of this year. The top 100 cities will include major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
The 5G-Advanced network is expected to increase by 300%, with downlink speeds of up to 10Gbps and uplink speeds of up to 1Gbps. China Mobile has set up demonstration areas across the country, and Find X7 users can give it a try.
3GPP Release 18 details, also known as 5G-Advanced
Regardless, 5G-Advanced is the marketing name for 3GPP Release 18. This includes “non-terrestrial networks” that use satellites as network units, which may be related to the recently released teaser of the upcoming Oppo Find X7 Ultra with satellite communication capabilities. Way. However, this appears to be a new device and not just a firmware update to the current model, such as adding 5.5G support for China Mobile networks.
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