As we all get excited over the coming of Faiba 4G, the excitement might soon fade off for most of us and it’s not because of how hard it is to get your hands on a SIM card but your smartphone might not be compatible with Faiba 4G’s network. First of all, Faiba 4G’s network, in case the name didn’t sell it out, is purely 4G, that means phones without 4G support are out. Faiba 4G uses the 700MHz spectrum, which is a rare band to find on most smartphones, especially those that ship to this region.
Well, to help you figure out whether you need a new smartphone or the one you have is just fine, here’s a list of smartphones that are currently compatible with Faiba 4G (the list will be updated continuously as we confirm compatibility with devices):
Devices Fully Compatible with Voice (Faiba 4G VoLTE) and Data:
- Nokia 2
- Nokia 5
- Nokia 6
- Nokia 8
Devices Only Compatible with Faibe 4G Data:
- TECNO Camon CX, Phantom 8, TECNO Spark 3 Pro (K8), TECNO Phantom 9, TECNO Camon 12 Series – TECNO Camon 12, TECNO Camon 12 Air, TECNO Camon 12 Pro, TECNO Spark 4 series – TECNO Spark 4, TECNO Spark 4 Air
- Infinix Zero 4 and Zero 5
- OPPO F5, F5 Youth, A57, F1s, F3 Plus, F1, R5, R7
- From iPhone 6s and above including iPhone SE
- Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S7, S7 Edge, S8, S8+, Note 4, Note 5, Note 8, A5 (2016/2017), A7 (2016/2017), J7 Pro, J7 (2017), J2 Prime, J5 Prime, Grand Prime, J1 Ace, Note FE, J2, A9 Pro (2016), C7 (2017)
- Huawei P8, P9, Mate 7, Mate S, Mate 8, Mate 9, Mate 9 Pro, P10, P10 Plus, Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro, GR5 (2017), Honor 6
- HTC 10, U Ultra, U Play, U11, Desire 825, Desire 530, Desire 10 Pro, Desire 610, Desire 628, Desire 626, Desire 820, Desire 530, One M9, One M8, One X9, One E9+, One A9,
- Moto G4, G4 Plus, G5, G5 Plus, Z, Z Play, Z2 Play
- LG G3 (Dual-LTE), G4, G5, G6, Q6, V10, V20, V30
- Sony Xperia Z3, XZ Premium, XA, XZ, XA1 Ultra, Z5, XA Ultra, X, M4 Aqua, Z3 Compact, Z3+, Z5 Premium, C5 Ultra, E5, M5, X Compact, X Performance, C3, C4, Z2a (D6563)
- Lenovo P2, K6 Note
- Xiaomi Mi Mix2, Xiaomi Mi Note 2
- ZTE Axon 7
- OnePlus 5, 5T
- Blackberry Priv, KeyOne, DTEK 50, DTEK 60
These devices that support only Data will have to get software updates pushed to them so as to support VoLTE on Faiba 4G. As an individual, there’s really nothing you can do about it until JTL requests those updates from the respective manufacturers.
