Using 5G+ on your mobile

This article helps you with what you need to use EE’s 5G+ network or 5G Calling on your mobile.

EE’s 5G+ network delivers the fastest and most reliable mobile connectivity to our customers in major towns and cities across the UK.

It's already available to more than half the UK population, and coverage is growing all the time. By spring 2026, more than 41 million people will have access to it.

To check if 5G+ is available in your area, use our postcode search tool.

5G+ is the latest evolution of EE’s mobile network, and uses 5G end-to-end, to give you:

  • faster download and upload speeds
  • better network performance in crowded areas, such as stadiums
  • enhanced end-to-end security
  • more power efficiency, which may help with device battery life

To use 5G+

To use 5G+, you'll need:

  • an EE All Rounder or Full Works pay monthly mobile plan bought after 29 August 2024
  • a pay monthly handset plan bought after 19 March 2025
  • a SIM card activated after September 2021, or an eSIM 
  • a compatible device, see the list of devices below   
  • to be in a 5G+ coverage area, use our postcode search tool to check your address

Need to know

If your current SIM is not compatible, moving to an eSIM is a quick way to update your SIM. Check if your device is eSIM compatible.

Setup 5G Calling

As of 6 June 2025, Voice over New Radio (VoNR) or 5G Calling is available on 5G+ compatible devices.

 

To enable VoNR on your mobile

To make calls over 5G+, you need to make sure both 5G+ and Voice over 5G are switched on:

For iPhones (ioS):

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Mobile Service.
  3. Select Voice & Data.
  4. Toggle 5G Standalone and Voice Over 5G to on.

For Android mobiles:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Connection.
  3. Select Mobile Networks.
  4. Set Network Mode to 5G.
  5. Toggle VoNR on.

Where you can get 5G+

EE’s 5G+ is available in more than 100 UK areas, including Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London, and Manchester.

Check to see if you can get 5G+, use our postcode search tool to check your location.

EE’s 5G+ connectivity is already available in: Aberdeen, Altrincham, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Barrow-in-Furness, Barry, Bath, Belfast, Beverley, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Blackburn, Blyth, Boston, Bradford, Bridgend, Bristol, Bury, Caerphilly, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Chesterfield, Chippenham, Cleethorpes, Corby, Coventry, Crawley, Cwmbran, Derby, Doncaster, Dudley, Dundee, Edinburgh, Exeter, Exmouth, Glasgow, Gosport, Great Malvern, Grimsby, Halifax, Harlow, Havant, Hemel Hempstead, Huddersfield, Hull, Hyde, Inverness, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, Leyland, Lichfield, Liverpool, London, Loughborough, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newport, Norwich, Nottingham, Paignton, Peterborough, Port Talbot, Rotherham, Royal Leamington Spa, Sale, Salisbury, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Slough, St Albans, St Helens, St Neots, Stockport, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Swansea, Trowbridge, Wakefield, Walkden, Wellingborough, Weston Super Mare, Whitley Bay, Wigan, Wilmslow, Windsor, Winsford, Wishaw, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Wrexham, Yeovil, York.

By the end of December 2025, it will also be available to customers in: Basildon, Bolton, Brighton and Hove, Colchester, Gloucester, Lincoln, Maidstone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northampton, Oxford, Plymouth, Poole, Portsmouth, Reading, Southampton, Southend-on-Sea and Telford.

Find out more about our 5G and 5G+ networks.

Devices that can use 5G+

Smartphones

  • Apple iPhone 15 (15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro & 15 Pro Max)
  • Apple iPhone 16 (16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max & 16e)
  • Apple iPhone 17 (17, 17 Pro, 17 Pro Max)
  • Apple iPhone Air
  • Google Pixel 9 (9, 9Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold)
  • Google Pixel 10 (10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, 10 Pro Fold)
  • HMD Fusion
  • Honor (Fusion, Magic7 Lite, Magic 7 Pro, Magic V3, Magic V5, 400 Lite, 400 Pro, 200Smart)
  • Moto G 35, G54 5G, G75 & G85
  • Motorola Edge 50 Neo
  • Motorola RAZR (50 Ultra & 60 Ultra)
  • Nothing 3, 3a, 3a Pro
  • Oppo A5 Pro 5G
  • Oppo Reno13 (Pro & FS)
  • Samsung Galaxy A Series (A15 5G, A16 5G, A17 5G, A25 5G, A26 5G, A34 5G, A35 5G, A36 5G, A54 5G, A55 5G and A56 5G)
  • Samsung Galaxy Flip (5, 6 & 7)
  • Samsung Galaxy Fold (5, 6 & 7)
  • Samsung Galaxy S23 (S23, S23+ & S23 Ultra)
  • Samsung Galaxy S24 (S24, S24+ & S24 Ultra)
  • Samsung Galaxy S25 (S25, S25+ & S25 Ultra)
  • Samsung Galaxy XCover7 & XCover7 Pro
  • Sony Xperia 1 VI & 10VI
  • TCL 50R & 50 PRO nxt paper 5G

Hubs

  • Cradlepoint W1850, W2105-5G, E300-5G, W1855
  • EE Smart 5G Hub, 5G WiFi

Tablets

  • Apple iPad 2025
  • Apple iPad Air 11
  • Apple iPad Air 13
  • Apple iPad mini 2025
  • Apple iPad Pro 11
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 (S10 FE & S10+ FE)
  • TCL Tab 10s 5G

Laptops

  • Lenovo M10 5G
  • Microsoft Surface Pro with 5G (10th & 11th Edition)
  • Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 5G

Need to know

This is the officially supported list provided by the device manufacturer.

Updated 2 October 2025

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