Best 5G phones: the 5G handsets you need to know about

UPDATED Great handsets prepped and ready for the 5G revolution

Best 5G phones: the 5G handsets you need to know about

5G is here. In the UK you can sign up for next-gen mobile internet with Vodafone, EE, Three and now Sky Mobile - with others on the way.

The bad news? You’ll need one of a mobile from our list of the best 5G phones below. Your old one won’t do the trick.

UPDATED: In 5G news this week, Sky has now rolled out its 5G service to 21 locations across the UK, including Leeds, Edinburgh, Norwich and London. Like the other service providers, you'll need a few things to get started, including one of the 5G-compatible phones below, as well as a Sky VIP membership. Without that, you'll need to pay for a 5G add-on.

We've test driven 5G in London over the last few weeks, and you can find some serious speed in the right spots. Downloads of 330Mbps and above are 10x faster than the 4G average. And 5G will only get better over the next 12 months.

Upvote the 5G phone you'd buy. And give it an upgrade with a pair of the best wireless headphones.

Best 5G phone

Samsung Galaxy Fold
£109 at bit.lyWe have been playing with the Samsung Galaxy Fold for quite a while now and we have to admit that we are smitten with the phone. Yes, it's pricey but if you want a phone that truly stretches the boundaries when it comes to what a mobile phone can do, then this is it. The folding works really well. Samsung went back to the drawing board when there were a few issues found with the folding mechanism and it really shows. Trust us: you won't find a better phone to view Instagram on and you will never get tired of folding the thing.
Xiaomi Mi Mix 5G
at awin1.comThis was the first 5G phone to come to the UK. And the most affordable one you’ll find at Vodafone UK.Xiaomi doesn’t go quite as mad with the specs as some, but there is one unusual design feature. The back of the phone flicks up. Just push at it with your fingers. This reveals the front camera, and means the Mi Mix 5G does not need a screen-bothering notch.

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Andrew Williams has written about tech for a decade. He has written for a stack of magazines and websites including Wired, TrustedReviews, TechRadar and Stuff.