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5G enabled iPhones are here but the networks may take some time to come

The reality is that India is far behind the world in 5G and it might be a while before you can surf internet on 5G networks on your iPhone 12

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses with the all-new iPhone 12 Pro at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. Photo: Reuters
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Apple CEO Tim Cook poses with the all-new iPhone 12 Pro at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. Photo: Reuters

Surajeet Das Gupta New Delhi
Apple Inc's latest iPhone 12 range was launched yesterday and these 5G enabled phones can only be described as latecomers in the game. There are already more than 138 commercially available 5G phones available across the world. And they are from some of the big boys like Samsung, Huawei, Vivo, Xiaomi, HTC, Realme, OnePlus just to name a few.

If you are thinking of getting this or any other 5G phone in India, then you might need a rethink before taking the plunge as they offer little else beyong novelty value. The ground reality is that Indian telcos don't expect

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