Life in 5G

Last month, EE rolled out the UK’s first 5G network, covering areas of London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham, Manchester and Cardiff, just beating rival network Vodafone to the punch, with the red team launching its network on July 3rd. It means that we’ve finally been able to test 5G in the real world. So after years of promises of blisteringly fast speeds, low latency and the potential to revolutionise everything from medical treatment to automated vehicles, and smart traffic lights to VR… what is 5G like to use?

To find out, spent the last week or so wandering around the bustling streets with a shiny new OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, the very first 5G-enabled handset to launch in the UK. Although the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, the LG V50 ThinQ 5G and Oppo Reno 5G will also be out by the time you read this feature, with the Xiaomi