China Mobile is China’s main telco service provider, but they also have a solid stable of smartphones under their lineup. Their devices tend to be more affordable but still of decent quality, which has led to them garnering some fans. Today’s news however is quite interesting, because China Mobile has plans for an ultra cheap 5G smartphone. Not only that, but their cheap 5G smartphone is allegedly coming later next month!
“The devices will cost CNY2,000 (USD289) but eventually fall to around CNY1,000 ($148)” claimed Jian Qin, vice president of the Beijing-based firm. While this may not seem to be all that cheap, keep in mind that the competition right now is ridiculously expensive. The average price for a 5G phone right now $1000, so this is some pretty cheap 5G.
Jian also had other things to say. “In order to facilitate mainstream use, China Mobile is exploring a multi-dimensional billing model that will grant users access to fifth-generation networks without having to change SIM cards or phone numbers,” he added. He also believes that the price for 5G will go down with mass adoption, but anyone could’ve really had told us that, it’s not a hard concept to grasp.
This is some extremely exciting news to hear for techies like us with not too much cash. While we love 5G development, it’s not a stretch to say that the current crop of 5G devices are way outside the realm of affordability we can accept. With this upcoming China Mobile device, we’ll finally begin to see 5G become a bit more mainstream. These are definitely some exciting times.
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