These Motorola phones will get 5G support via OTA update by November

Highlights
  • Motorola has revealed the OTA update timeline that will enable the 5G network.
  • The OTA will enable 5G across both SA (Reliance Jio) and NSA (Airtel and Vi) 5G modes.
  • The OTA update is already available for the recently launched Motorola Edge 30 Ultra and Edge 30 Fusion.

5G services in India were launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1st at the India Mobile Congress. Airtel and Jio have already mentioned their rollout plans and have started expanding the 5G in select cities. Amidst this, for users to enjoy the 5G services, their Android/iOS smartphones should be compatible with 5G and OEMs need to push an OTA update to enable the support. While a few Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme, Vivo, and OPPO phones already have the support, some are expected to get it shortly. Among the names that Airtel listed officially on its website, Motorola was missing.

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Now, Motorola has announced that it is one of the smartphone manufacturers in India to have the maximum percentage of 5G devices in its portfolio in the country. The company mentioned that there is support for 11 to 13 5G bands on its smartphone across categories, including all 8 Sub 6GHz 5G bands that have been announced in India. It even shared the timeline for the software availability as well.

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Motorola 5G software availability timeline

Motorola has announced the timeline for the OTA rollout that will enable the 5G network on its smartphones. The company mentioned that its phones across the range support 11 to 13 bands, including all 8 Sub 6GHz 5G bands. The OTA update will enable 5G across both SA (Reliance Jio) and NSA (airtel and Vi) 5G modes, simultaneously on Motorola devices. Here’s a table with the rollout timeline.

MODELOTA
Moto G6225/10/2022
Moto G82 5G25/10/2022
Moto Edge 3025/10/2022
Moto G71 5G25/10/2022
Moto Edge 30 Pro5/11/2022
Moto G51 5G5/11/2022
Moto Edge 20 pro5/11/2022
Moto Edge 205/11/2022
Moto Edge 20 Fusion5/11/2022

The OTA update is already available on the recently launched Motorola Edge 30 Ultra and Edge 30 Fusion. The company says that it is targeting completion by the first week of November 2022.