OnePlus to Launch First Commercial 5G Smartphone With Snapdragon 855 in Europe Next Year

Chinese handset maker OnePlus will join the growing roster of handset makers rolling out their 5G smartphones with a flagship device next year, featuring the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. Speaking at the Snapdragon Tech Summit, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said the company would have the first flagship smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 855 that will be rolled out next year in Europe in partnership with telecom operator, EE. Lau did not share any more details of the planned device, but said: “we know that the 855 is the most powerful chipset, it is definitely the one and only choice for our phone”.

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However, it remains to be seen whether the 5G handset will make its way to India, which is a key market for OnePlus. 5G services — which promise to bring in faster data speeds for users — are expected to be rolled out in the US, parts of Europe, South Korea, China and Australia in 2019.

In India, such a rollout would happen after spectrum auction. While the Indian government is yet to announce a specific timeline, the industry wants spectrum auction to be held in the latter part of 2019.

The Indian government is also upbeat on 5G deployment in the country with Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha recently saying that India “cannot afford to miss the 5G bus”. Apart from higher internet speed, the advent of the fifth generation of wireless system or 5G will also enable massive internet of things (IoT) deployment that would significantly impact sectors like manufacturing, retail, education and healthcare, among others.