China Mobile is accelerating its transition to 5G-Advanced (aka 5.5G and 5G-A) network. We mentioned that the Oppo Find X7 series will be the first series to receive support with the update coming this month. Vivo, X Fold3 and X100 series with OTA update 5.5G He confirmed that he had received the support. Xiaomi is the flagship device of this trend Xiaomi 14 Ultra He joined with.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra became the first Xiaomi phone to receive 5.5G support
Xiaomi 14 Ultra 5.5G In the test, it managed to reach a speed of 5.132 Mbps and with this score, it surpassed the previous speed record over 5G connection. This test was a collaboration between China Mobile, ZTE, and Qualcomm (which designed the Snapdragon X75 modem inside the Xiaomi 14 Ultra).
The number of devices supporting 5.5G is expected to increase to over 20 compatible devices within a year. China Mobile plans to launch the new network, which will cover more than 300 cities by the end of this year. in the top 100 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou There will be huge metropolitan areas such as.
5.5G, 300% It promises to be faster and reaches speeds of up to 10 Gbps. China Mobile has already set up demonstration sites across the country so owners of supporting devices can try it out. 5G-Advanced (5.5G) is the marketing name for 3GPP Release 18. This includes using “non-terrestrial networks”, i.e. satellites, as network cells.
The extra capacity will also allow 100 billion IoT devices to join the network. Latency is also lower than existing 5G networks. It is estimated that China Mobile will have 20 million 5.5G subscribers per year. For reference, the country reached 850 million 5G subscribers in February.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra features:
Feature | Value |
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Screen: | 6.73 inches – 2K AMOLED QHD+ (3200 x 1440 pixels) resolution 120 Hz refresh rate 240 Hz touch sampling 3000 nits peak brightness P3 color gamut HDR10+, HDR Vivid, Dolby Vision |
Processor: | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) – 8 cores Adreno GPU |
Front camera: | 32 Megapixels, 1.4μm, f/2.0, 90° |
Front Camera Video: | 4K (30/60fps), 1080P (30/60fps), 720P (30fps) |
Rear Cameras: | – Main Camera: 50 Megapixel, Sony LYT-900, f/1.63 – f/4.0, 23 mm, 3.2 μm, OIS – Telephoto Camera (3.2x): 50 Megapixel, Sony IMX858, f/1.8, 75 mm, OIS – Telephoto Camera (5x): 50 Megapixel, Sony IMX858, f/2.5, 120 mm, OIS – Ultra Wide Angle Camera: 50 Megapixel, Sony IMX858, f/1.8, 12 mm, 122°, AF |
Rear Cameras Video: | 8K (24/30 fps), 4K (24/30/60/120 fps), 1080P (30/60 fps), 720P (30 fps) |
RAM: | 16GB – LPDDR5X |
Storage: | 512GB – UFS 4.0 |
Battery: | 5000mAh |
Charging Speed: | 90W wired 80W wireless |
OS: | HyperOS based on Android 14 |
Connection: | 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC |
Port Slot: | USB-C |
Dimension: | 161.4mm x 75.3mm x 9.2mm |