What does it mean next to 5G on iPhone?

The “5G+” status icon appears when your iPhone is connected to AT&T’s 5G millimeter wave network . The “5G UW” status icon indicates your iPhone is connected to Verizon’s Ultra Wideband 5G network. There’s also 5G E, a marketing term AT&T applied to its older 4G LTE network.

Go to Settings > Cellular > Cellular Data Options . If you see this screen, your device has 5G activated. If you don’t see this screen, contact your carrier to confirm that your plan supports 5G.

You’ll need to swap to a 5G sim . The good news is they’re the same size and shape as our other sims, so they’ll simply pop into your new 5G phone. If you’ve got your 5G sim already you can set up your sim swap here.