OnePlus’ flagship phone finally works on all major 5G networks in the US

The OnePlus 10 Professional will get its third piece of the 5G triforce at the moment. Firm spokesperson Hayley Lavin says that the machine “is now formally licensed on AT&T’s 5G community,” so it’s now suitable with the next-generation wi-fi networks of all three main US carriers.

That’s type of an essential characteristic on a cellphone that’s meant to compete with the Galaxy and Pixel flagships of the world, which provide full community compatibility proper out of the gate. Now, the ten Professional and the newer 10T work with all the 5Gs, and that’s an actual step in the fitting path.

This entire 5G certification wasn’t an issue till a few years in the past as a result of, , there wasn’t a 5G community to hook up with. Issues started to change once Samsung and Apple flagships introduced 5G help on board, and likewise, the networks developed from extra than simply rebadged LTE service. When OnePlus launched the 9 and 9 Professional in 2021, they arrived in the marketplace with solely T-Cellular and Verizon 5G certification. The ten Professional adopted swimsuit when it launched earlier this yr, too.

This isn’t to say that utilizing AT&T 5G is a life-changing expertise proper now, nevertheless it’s enhancing, and it’s doubtless one thing you’ll wish to have just a few years down the road because the community will get higher. That’s what made the omission unusual on the 9 and 10 Professional, and OnePlus seems to be making it a precedence to finish the 5G image on its US gadgets. The OnePlus 10T gained AT&T 5G certification earlier this month, and now the flagship mannequin joins it. That’s excellent news for the ten Professional — if OnePlus needs to compete in opposition to the dominant Android phone brand in the US, it must cowl all of its bases.