OnePlus, Qualcomm plan to start 5G trials in India

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus Wednesday said it plans to work with chipset maker Qualcomm on 5G trials in India. Premium device maker had displayed its first 5G prototype smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 mobile platform at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week.

In a statement, OnePlus said it will be “amongst the first OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to launch smartphones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 mobile platform in India, and plans to work with Qualcomm on 5G trials”. However, it did not provide any details further.