Oppo Find X7 first with support for 5G Advanced

In China, they announced the arrival of the next generation of the 5G mobile network, namely 5G-Advanced. Oppo's Find X7 phone will be the first to support this.

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The Oppo Find X7 series is the first set of smartphones in the world to gain 5G-Advanced (5G-A) capability, also known as 5.5G. China Mobile is the first telecommunications operator in the world to introduce 5G-A technology, which is expected to provide 300 times faster internet speed compared to the 5G network.

The next-generation wireless mobile network technology enables speeds of up to 10 Gb/s downlink on smartphones for the first time, and is aimed at both businesses and ordinary users. Powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, the Oppo Find X7 and Oppo Find X7 Ultra are the first phones to get this new capability in China.

According to Nokia, a provider of mobile network equipment: “5G-Advanced will demonstrate the richest capabilities of 5G in the coming decade, eliminating boundaries and expanding connectivity. 5G-Advanced will fundamentally change what you can achieve with your network, from immersive augmented reality (XR) experiences to high-precision location, presence and time technologies.”

According to the official documentation, 5.5G or 5G-A technology can provide a maximum speed of 10 Gb/s in the downlink and a maximum speed of 1 Gb/s in the uplink, which is part of the version 18 of the 3GPP standards body. Not only that, 5.5G technology offers energy savings, lower latency and higher network reliability compared to 5G technology, which is said to bridge the gap between 5G and 6G networks.

5.5G (5G-A) technology will benefit industry and businesses more than consumer applications and operates in the 6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands. 5G-Advanced technology is also expected to enhance the mobile XR's virtual experiences, such as cloud gaming.