OnePlus will have a 5G phone with the Snapdragon 855 on EE next year

OnePlus CEO Pete Lau took the stage at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Tech Summit today to announce that OnePlus will be the first to release a 5G smartphone in Europe, available first on EE.

OnePlus had already announced plans for a 5G smartphone in Europe earlier this year, but today’s announcement cemented a few new details, including the EE partnership and the expected use of Qualcomm’s just-announced Snapdragon 855 processor (and presumably the company’s accompanying X50 5G modem).

But much like Samsung, which promised a 5G phone coming to AT&T and Verizon sometime next year, OnePlus’ announcement is decidedly light on details for now, including a firm release date. Also remaining to be seen is whether or not EE will be able to provide the kind of 5G network that delivers where AT&T and Verizon’s early demonstrations have seemed to fizzle out.