5G advancements have been booming all across the globe. At the forefront of this advancement, nations like China and South Korea are ahead of the curve. Now, a new report from Chinese analysts suggests that 20 percent of all mid range smartphones will support 5G networking.
According to a research agency in China, an estimated 5 million 5G capable smartphones were sold in December 2019 alone and the figures are expected to rise further. Furthermore, it is expected that more than 20 percent of the smartphones under the 2000 Yuan (roughly 290 US Dollars) will be 5G enabled this year. By 2021, the same statistics are expected to be applicable across the globe.
As of right now, most 5G smartphones that are sold are mostly concentrated in China and are exclusive to the local market. The best examples of this are Huawei, Vivo and Xiaomi’s 5G handset offerings that are not available anywhere else in the world (eg: Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro, Vivo IQOO and Huawei Nova 6). Notably, Huawei and its subsidiary Honor do not ship with Google services to markets where 5G is available, while Vivo is yet to expand in the European Regions, The Middle East or even the US.
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A few other OEMs like Samsung, OnePlus, and Oppo are more broad with the availability of their respective 5G smartphones. Devices like OnePlus 7 Pro 5G, Oppo Reno 5G, and the Galaxy S10 5G are great examples that are available in United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, UAE and more.
In China alone, local OEMs expect to sell over 150 million 5G smartphone units in 2020 while the global smartphone market sees a marginal market rise of 0.7 percent overall. The growth of 5G advancements is being accredited to MediaTek and its affordable Dimensity lineup of 5G chipsets. Processors like Dimensity 800 and even Dimensity 1000L are expected to be seen in sub $200 or $300 categories by the end of this year.
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