New Apple Watch 5G Feature Missing in Multiple Countries at Launch

The Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and Apple Watch SE 3 each diagnostic an upgraded 5G modem and antenna architecture, but 5G connectivity won't beryllium disposable successful immoderate countries.


5G is not listed arsenic a supported diagnostic for the caller Apple Watch models successful Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and respective different countries successful Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

The upgraded connectivity is disposable successful the United States, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Spain, UAE, Thailand, Japan, China, Singapore, India, and more.

It is not wide wherefore 5G connectivity isn't an enactment successful immoderate countries, but it could beryllium owed to a deficiency of regulatory support oregon carriers that simply haven't added support. During yesterday's event, Apple showed a descent with carriers that are supporting 5G connected the Apple Watch astatine launch. These were the carriers depicted:

• Verizon (US)


• AT&T (US)


• T-Mobile (US)


• Orange (Europe/Global)


• EE (UK)


• Three/3 (UK/International)


• Sunrise (Switzerland)


• AIS (Thailand)


• SoftBank (Japan)


• NTT Docomo (Japan)


• au (Japan)


• SmarTone (Hong Kong)


• CSL (Hong Kong)


• CTM (Macau)


• Singtel (Singapore)


• M1 (Singapore)


• Zain (Middle East/Africa)


• du (UAE)


• Boost Mobile (US)


• US Cellular (US)


• Metro by T-Mobile (US)


• China Unicom


• China Mobile


• China Telecom


• Jio (India)

Canada's large carriers similar Telus, Bell, and Rogers were not included, nor were Telstra, Vodafone, and Optus, which are the 3 main carriers successful Australia.

You tin spell to the method specifications leafage for the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, oregon ‌Apple Watch SE‌ 3 successful your state to spot if 5G volition beryllium available. In areas wherever 5G is not listed arsenic a feature, the caller Apple Watch models volition trust connected LTE.

Apple does not person abstracted Apple Watch models for antithetic countries (except for China), truthful determination is simply a bully accidental that the Apple Watches being sold successful countries wherever 5G is presently unavailable bash person the aforesaid 5G modem arsenic Apple Watches successful the U.S. and different locations wherever 5G is available. If that's the case, 5G connectivity could beryllium enabled aboriginal erstwhile carriers statesman offering support.
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