OnePlus Will Have a 5G Phone Next Year: Pete Lau

Jun. 28, 2018

While there aren’t many hardware launches coming our way atMWC Shanghai, it’s still a pretty big event for the Chinese and Southeast Asian market. All the major Chinese brands have a presence here in one form or the other.

Since we are on the cusp of 5G, one of the questions was about 5G support in OnePlus phones and when consumers can expect them. The OnePlus co-founder said that 5G will be revolutionary, but the impact will only be felt in 3-4 years. However, Lau confirmed that OnePlus will be releasing a 5G compatible phone next year just as many major telecom markets are expected to start getting 5G services.

Qualcomm is obviously hugely invested in the telecom ecosystem. Before Lau’s statement at the summit, Qualcomm’s spokesperson was not forthcoming on details about 5G smartphones next year. However, we reached out again after Lau’s comments at the summit, and Qualcomm told us we can take that as a confirmation about 5G devices next year.

So yes, whileOnePlus may be looking at a OnePlus 6T this year, it won’t have 5G connectivity support as that’s only coming next year.