DOOGEE has made a strong impression at the 2025 Global Sources Mobile Electronics Show, which took place on April 18 in Hong Kong. This year’s theme for DOOGEE was “DOOGEE AI, Dare Different,” and the company lived up to that promise by showing off its latest products. With a mix of rugged smartphones, 5G models, large tablets, and AI-powered wearables, DOOGEE caught the attention of both visitors and the media.

A Booth Full of Energy and Excitement

Buyers from different countries, tech enthusiasts, and journalists visited DOOGEE’s booth to check out the new devices. Officials from Hong Kong’s innovation and technology departments also stopped by, showing interest in the company’s AI products and developments.

Rugged Smartphones: Tough, Smart, and Stylish

DOOGEE is famous for making rugged smartphones, and this year was no different. They introduced three exciting series for people who want strong phones that can handle the outdoors.

V Max Series
The star of this series is the V Max Play, a rugged phone made for adventure lovers and field workers. It comes with a giant 22,000mAh battery, so you don’t have to worry about running out of power. It also has a built-in camping light and is the world’s first rugged phone with an integrated projector, making it perfect for outdoor movies or presentations.

S200 Series
The S200 Ultra leads this series with its sharp mecha-inspired look and a special rear AMOLED display. Powered by the Dimensity 7300 chip, this phone is made for smooth gaming and video performance, even when running demanding apps.

Blade Series
For those who want a slim and light rugged phone, the Blade GT Play and Blade20 Play are the top choices. The Blade GT Play offers customizable RGB lighting, while the Blade20 Play is designed for loud sound lovers, thanks to its powerful 125dB speaker, earning it the nickname “King of Loud.”

5G Smartphones: Fast, Slim, and Smart

DOOGEE also brought attention to its 5G lineup. These models offer great performance for both work and play.

Moment Series
The Moment60 Series is designed for people who want both toughness and modern style. These phones have a slim rugged body and even a built-in projector. DOOGEE also added silicon anode battery technology to make the battery last longer during projection, which is helpful for both business and fun.

Note59 Series
The Note59 Pro+ stands out with a thin 8.6mm frame and powerful specs. It offers 12GB of RAM, up to 512GB of storage, and uses a 6nm high-performance chip. The 120Hz HD+ display makes multitasking, gaming, and streaming smooth and enjoyable.

Large-Screen Tablets: Built for Work and Creativity

DOOGEE also introduced its large-screen tablets designed for professionals, students, and creatives.

Tab E3 Pro and Tab E3 Max
These tablets are made for people who like big screens and serious performance. The Tab E3 Pro has a 13-inch display, while the Tab E3 Max pushes the size to 14 inches. Both support stylus pens, making them perfect for drawing, note-taking, or editing. With high-resolution screens and long battery life, these tablets are strong tools for creative work and daily productivity.

AI-Powered Wearables: Smarter Living on Your Wrist

DOOGEE is also pushing into the smartwatch market with stylish and useful options for different types of users.

G01 Smartwatch
This watch is designed for adventurers. It comes with GPS tracking, fitness modes, and has passed tough tests to ensure it works even on hard outdoor trails.

D39B Smartwatch
The D39B is built for women, offering both fashion and health features. It was displayed in a lifestyle setup, showing off its modern design and easy-to-use health tracking tools.

D32FA & D43 Series
DOOGEE also introduced the D32FA and D43 Series, which focus on high-quality AMOLED screens and real-time health monitoring. The D43 and D43B models even come with GPS, making them great companions for fitness and everyday life.

Hands-On Experiences and Remote Access

Visitors at the booth had the chance to test DOOGEE’s products through live demonstrations and expert-led sessions. The company also set up fun and educational experiences to show how their AI smart devices work in real life.

To know more about DOOGEE you can visit their official website, where you can explore the full product lineup, watch event highlights, and stay updated with real-time news.

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Vivo has become the leading 5G smartphone brand in the Asia Pacific market for the first time ever in the second quarter of this year. Interestingly, three of the top five 5G smartphone brands in the region were also from China.

According to a Strategy Analytics report, the Chinese smartphone maker lead the Asia Pacific market, with an annual shipment growth of a whopping 215 percent year on year. Furthermore, the Asia Pacific 5G handset shipments have also more than doubled since the same period from last year, marking a 110 percent growth annually. Meanwhile, Xiaomi arrives second in 5G smartphone shipments in the region.

Yiwen Wu, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics stated that “Vivo has grown past Xiaomi, OPPO and Apple over the course of the past year to take the top spot in 5G smartphones. Vivo has capitalized on the decline of Huawei, which in the year-ago quarter sold more than half of all 5G smartphones in the Asia Pacific region, but has virtually disappeared from the market. The combination of leading technology and affordable prices have made Vivo’s smartphones, such as its iQOO U3 5G and iQOO 7 5G, the most popular 5G devices in the region.”

Notably, other Chinese brands also saw great growth in the region during this time. Similar to Vivo and Xiaomi, Oppo arrived third in 5G smartphone shipments in Asia Pacific market. In other words, the top three brands were Chinese while their recent handset offerings were quite successful in the market. This also marks an explosive rise in demand for 5G phones and an intensifying competition in the region.

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New numbers from Kantar are showing a growing number of consumers are interested in buying 5G smartphones within six months. The data were drawn from a survey of offline stores and online shoppers across several countries with an appreciable 5G infrastructure. More than two-thirds of the persons surveyed overall were planning to buy a 5G smartphone.

Smartphones with 5G connectivity are currently the gold standard in the smartphone segment, and the data has shown a growing appetite for a faster and more advanced technology. However, several countries are yet to get the necessary 5G network infrastructure in place, which could require a substantial quantum of resources.

The Kantar research covered China, the US, Australia, Japan, the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany. These countries have an established and expanding 5G network infrastructure, thus, budding markets for 5G smartphones. From the data, up to 91% of customers in China preferred or were planning on getting a 5G phone in the next six months. The corresponding percentage in Japan was 55%, and the United States, 74%. Japan was the only country with less than 60% of the surveyed respondents with a preference for buying a 5G smartphone.

A look at sales data from these countries also indicated a strong preference for 5G phones. The sales data for the top 10 smartphone sales in the listed countries were correlated with the responses from the Kantar survey. It showed that 70% of high-end smartphones sold in China had 5G connectivity, while the US, Japan, and Australia indicated a 50% sales threshold for 5G-rated smartphones. The lowest sales percentage came from the top 5 countries in Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, and Spain) with 40%.

The Kantar research also showed a growing preference of consumers to pick offline stores to purchase their smartphones compared to online stores. The use of offline stores is gradually picking up in some markets after the coronavirus pandemic led to the total shutdown of offline outlets’ operations last year. The growing preference could be possibly driven by increased vaccination rates across several countries, which means that public places could be open to the citizens, with safety protocols still being observed. Sales data for Q2 2021 has shown single-digit growth from the first quarter of the year. However, the data also indicated that shoppers in China, Australia, and Japan are still unwilling to return to offline shopping.

Global Android sales surpassed that of iPhones, although Apple continues to maintain its position as a top smartphone brand, while Samsung, Oppo, Sharp, and other brands are making inroads across the markets.

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Known Apple supplier, Murata Manufacturing Co, is expecting the demand for 5G enabled smartphones to hit the half a billion mark in the coming fiscal year. This news also arrives as companies are rushing to snatch Huawei‘s market share in the global consumer market.

According to a Bloomberg report, the world’s largest ceramic capacitors maker, which supplier Apple and other smartphone brands, expects the demand for 5G devices to reach 500 million units by the end of this year. This would have major OEMs like Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo try and secure components for their smartphone offerings. The companies would also fight to secure the void left behind by Huawei Technologies.

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Murata President, Norio Nakajima, had stated in December 2020 that the company’s factories will not be taking any break during the holidays to catch up with the growing orders owing to high market demands. The senior official said that “the situation is most severe with our cutting-edge capacitors for smartphone use.” He further added that “These handset makers are competing to grab our supply capacity once taken by Huawei, and I am not sure how much of it is backed up by their actual production forecast. I feel like the move is overheated, and thus expect their orders would drop in February and March.”

The Apple supplier’s president said that the industry had reached 300 million 5G smartphones during the current fiscal year, and is expecting the upcoming year to have this figure reach at least 500 million. Furthermore, Murata is also preparing on making capital expenditure to keep pace with the growing demand as well. Interestingly, analysts see this projection from Murata’s chief as “too conservative” believing that demand for 5G handsets, especially from Apple, to not subside anytime soon and will continue to surpass expectations.

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Counterpoint Research has released a report for the Top-selling 5G smartphones worldwide for the month of September 2020. And China’s Huawei has the same number of devices as Samsung in the top-10 despite facing pressure from all sides.

The report primarily talks about the Top-10 5G smartphones and their market share Globally in September. To begin with, the list has about seven devices from Chinese OEMs like Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Honor. That’s a no-brainer considering the country’s 5G expansion is way ahead of the world. However, what is surprising is the presence of Huawei which has three devices in the list equalling rival Samsung.

Precisely, the Huawei P40 Pro, Nova 7, P40 occupy second, third, and fifth positions with 4.5%, 4.3%, and 3.8% market share respectively. This is a healthy trend for a company that is facing the heat elsewhere. In fact, the company recently led China where over 50% of 5G devices accounted for the total units sold in Q3. It’s ex-sister brand Honor also has an Honor 30S at the bottom with a 2.8% share.

Earlier this year, 5G was still available in only a few devices Globally and Hence, it didn’t penetrate deep into the markets. However, if you take China, it started the 5G rollout last October and is already pushing for 6G when other countries are struggling to adopt 5G better.

Besides, the report also shows budget smartphones like Oppo A72 5G, and Vivo Y70s 5G. This suggests that the 5G is entering into the affordable segment and breaking the notion of a “premium feature”. As the report says, this has become possible due to the mid-range 5G SoC of Qualcomm, MediaTek. That said, the report predicts that Apple will play a big role in commercializing 5G in North America, Europe after the iPhone 12 series.

Having said that, the list also has Samsung whose Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G sits at the top with a 5.0% market share. It has two more devices the Galaxy S20+ 5G, Note 20 5G with 4.0%, and 2.9% global share respectively.

In any case, this is a welcoming trend as there are more than 200 5G models currently compared to only 50 in Q1. Overall, the growth of the 5G models has increased by 300% in Q3 2020 compared to Q1. And as affordable 5G devices launch, and continue to grab attention, the contribution of top-10 devices in the total 5G sales has shrunk to 37% in September compared to 93% in Jan 2020.

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October is usually a festive season in countries like India and we are sure to witness quite a few smartphone launches every year. However, thanks to the Global Pandemic, multiple delayed launches have shifted plans for companies across the globe. Let’s recap the list of phones that are expected/coming in the month of October 2020.

Huawei Mate 40 Series

First up, is the most important launch of the year, the Huawei Mate 40 series. After a tussle with the US, Huawei is restricting itself inside China lately. Besides, several rumors strongly indicate that the next iteration of the Mate series- Mate 40, Mate 40 Pro, Mate 40 Pro+, and a Mate 40 RS Porsche Special Edition will go on sale by late October in China. Also, the Pro variant will probably have a rear-cameras arranged in arc-shape. The SoC will likely be the Kirin 9000 but the base variant could sport a slightly less powerful 9000E. We can expect other features like 5G, punch-hole AMOLED display, wireless charging, big battery, and run EMUI 11 out-of-the-box.

Oppo Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition

Oppo’s Find X2 will most likely get a special edition with the theme of the popular MOBA title League of Legends. As per the report, the Find X2 League of Legends S10 Limited Edition will probably launch on October 12 in China. It will be accompanied by two Oppo Watch with similar themes. While the news is yet to break officially, leaked posters show revamped rears with the green coating with world championship branding. The S10 reportedly indicates the 10th competitive season of the game.

Redmi K30T and Redmi Note 10 5G

While Xiaomi is mum regarding the Redmi Note series after the Note 8 Pro in China, few rumors indicate that the Mi 10T series from Global markets will land in China under Redmi branding. First, the Mi 10T Lite with Snapdragon 750G 5G could be rebranded as Redmi Note 10 5G in China. Next, rumors say that the Mi 10T could become Redmi K30T in China. The 10T has a 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD display, Snapdragon 865 SoC, 5,000mAh battery with 33W charging. And the 10T Lite has Snapdragon 750G overseas but few rumors say it might sport Dimensity 820 5G. With Mi 10T debuting in India this month, we can expect Xiaomi to bring it to its home country soon.

OnePlus 8T and Nord N10, N100

OnePlus has skipped the Pro variant with the upcoming OnePlus 8T that will launch on October 14, at 7:30 PM IST in India and October 15 in China. The device will feature a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 865 SoC, up to 12GB RAM, 4,500mAh battery with 65W fast-charging. Since Nord didn’t debut in the USA, as promised earlier, OnePlus is expected to unveil two new devices- Nord N10, and N100 most likely this month. One of them(N10) could sport the Snapdragon 690 5G SoC, 6.49-inch HD+ display, and be priced aggressively.

Apple iPhone 12 series

Probably the most talked-about series, Apple’s iPhone 12 series will include iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The sizes of displays will be 5.4″, two 6.1″, and a 6.7″ respectively. All of them are said to sport AMOLED displays, Apple A14 SoC, storage up to 512GB, and 5G connectivity. The Pro will have LiDAR scanners and mmWave connectivity as well. Rumors say prices will start from $649 and go all the way up to $1,399. The Global launch is rumored to be on October 13.

Realme 7i

Realme will launch the budget Realme 7i in India on October 7(tomorrow). The device will be a part of a big event where the company will also launch other IoT products. The device will sport Polar Blue and Aurora Green colors and feature a 6.5-inch HD+ punch-hole display with a 90Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 662, 4/6GB LPDDR4x RAM, and UFS 2.1 128GB storage, 64MP sensor-equipped quad-camera, 5,000mAh battery with 18W charging.

Samsung Galaxy F41

Lately, Samsung is focussing on the budget segment with M and the new F series of smartphones. The new Galaxy F41 will launch on October 8, at 5:30 PM IST in India. The device will likely feature a 6.4-inch AMOLED FHD+ display, Exynos 9611 SoC, 6GB RAM, 64/128GB storage, triple-rear cameras with 64MP sensor, 6,000mAh battery with 15W charging, and more.

Xiaomi Mi 10T series(India)

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi 10T series- Mi 10T 5G and Mi 10T Pro 5G will land in India on October 15. The Mi 10T has a 6.67-inch FHD+ LCD display with a 120Hz(10T), 144Hz refresh rate(on 10T Pro). It features Snapdragon 865 SoC, 5,000mAh battery with 33W fast-charging. They differ in rear cameras as well. Mi 10T Pro has a 108MP main sensor while the 10T has a 64MP sensor.

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Oppo A15, A93, and Reno4 F

Oppo has teased a new Oppo A15 smartphone on Amazon India. Although the launch date isn’t final yet, we can expect it in October considering the teasers have started popping up. That said, the specifications are also a mystery as of now. However, looking at teaser images, we can expect a triple-rear camera, fingerprint sensor on the back. Also, a device with model CPH2185 certified by FCC is speculated to be the A15. It has a 4,230mAh battery, 10W charger, 3.5mm jack, USB-C port, and ColorOS 7.2.

Oppo A93 is another budget smartphone that will launch in Malaysia on October 6(today). It is a rebadged F17 Pro and has already launched in countries like Vietnam. Priced at VND 7,490,000($324), the device has a 6.43-inch AMOLED display with a built-in Fingerprint sensor, MediaTek helio P95 SoC, 16MP and 2MP front cameras, 8GB DDR4x RAM, 4000mAh(4,100mAh on F17 Pro) battery with 18W charging and 128GB storage. The same device will be rebadged as Reno4 F in Indonesia on October 12.

Vivo V20(India)

Vivo started teasing the V20 smartphone through Flipkart last month. Now, the app shows a micro teaser that the device will debut in India on October 13. And it is expected to be priced between INR 20,000-30,000($272-$408). From earlier launch, the V20 in Europe says the device will feature a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage, 44MP selfie, and a combination of 64MP, 8MP, and 2MP sensor on the back. It will have a 4,000mAh battery with 33W charging despite the small 7.38mm thickness.

Pixel 4a, 4a 5G, and 5 5G

Although the 5G Pixels, and Pixel 4a have been announced last month Globally, and in August in India respectively, they aren’t launched yet. As for the Pixel 4a, it will launch in India on October 17, while the 5G Pixels– 4a 5G, and 5 5G will start shipping from October 15 across Australia, Japan, UK, Canada, and the US.

Other expected launches

Lenovo’s k12, an alleged upcoming smartphone, has been listed on Google Play Console recently, and by looking at specs, it seems to be a rebadged Moto G9 from India. It may launch in markets like India but nothing is official yet. Also, recent rumors suggest that Blackview is expected to launch a rugged 5G device with a 6.5-inch screen, running on Mediatek, and have Honeywell® flagship-level 2D scanner sometime in October.

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5G networking has become a hallmark for developed nations, with various countries across the globe racing to adopt the newer and faster bandwidth. Now, a new report has revealed the global standing of multiple nations in regard to progress in 5G.

According to a GSMArena report, an Omdia analysis found that South Korea is still the global leader in 5G. Meanwhile, Switzerland is leading Europe, arriving second globally. This also marks the nation surpassing Kuwait for the second position. As per the Omdia report, five key factors were taken into account for compiling this data for the first quarter of this year. Switzerland surpassed Kuwait with 426 cities and towns that have at least 80 percent of 5G coverage with the number further expanding to 535 by May.

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Furthermore, Omdia pointed out that device availability has been limited, which is the major hindering factor people’s exposure to the new generation of telecom networking. At the moment, a good example would be smartphones, with 5G enabled handsets only making up a fraction of the overall market, despite shipments growing immensely in recent months. The report revealed that South Korea is currently at the top with 5.88 million 5G enabled devices or about 10 percent of all that is being used in the country.

The United Kingdom is second in Europe and Omdia acknowledged the UK Government investing into nationwide Gigabit coverage. It is pledging £1.1 billion in investments for 5G, including £400 million for the supporting infrastructure in new fixed and mobile networks as well. Carriers are also readying 5G launches of their own, as regulators auction 5G spectrums despite the major impacts on various economies due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Huawei is dominating the Chinese smartphone market. The company currently has a hold of nearly half of the smartphone market share in the region and is one of the leaders in the 5G market as well.

According to a new report by Counterpoint, the Chinese tech giant accounts for 46 percent of all smartphone sales in China. This amounts to more than the market share of its rivals including Oppo, Vivo, and Xiaomi combined. It also marks the highest market share held by Huawei in its entire history in China, with sales being 14 percent higher than the same period back in 2019.

Notably, the news arrives during the time where Huawei’s products have been criticized and shunned in various western countries. Furthermore, the company’s international sales have declined sharply as well. However, Huawei has invested heavily in its home country where it is still growing strong despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and scrutiny.

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This also arrives after the company lost TSMC as its chip supplier due to US sanctions. In China, the smartphone market has declined by a total of 17 percent, with competitors like Vivo losing 29 percent market share, Oppo witnessing a 31 percent decline, and Xiaomi falling by 35 percent in the same period. The decline is also primarily due to the viral outbreak, although, the situation is better than in early 2020.

One of the segments where Huawei dominates is the 5G handset market. The company has a foothold of about 60 percent for 5G devices in China, where the most number of 5G enabled smartphones are sold. Interestingly, one in every three smartphones sold in China was 5G ready. Similar to Huawei, even Apple made great strides in this period, with its growth being even higher than the Chinese brand, reaching a 32 percent rise year on year.

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Despite the myriad of challenges the US is throwing Huawei‘s way, the Chinese company has continued to blaze the trail in terms of smartphone market share. Research firm TrendForce project that the Chinese company will lead the 5G smartphone market this year against all odds.

5G development has been rapid in China due to the government’s aggressive approach in proliferating 5G base stations and network coverage across the country. Thus, 5G rolled out in China earlier than in other countries. This also resulted in Chinese smartphone manufacturers releasing 5G phones earlier than competitors. Chinese OEMs hold a 75% share in the global 5G smartphone market in 1H20.

TrendForce indicates that, aside from the various Android-based smartphone brands, Apple’s new models will also join the ranks of 5G smartphones. Given the total smartphone production forecast of 1.24 billion units in 2020, 5G handset production is expected to reach 235 million units, an 18.9% penetration rate.

Chinese brands are expected to occupy four out of the top six spots of 5G smartphone brands ranked by production volume. An analysis of the projected top six smartphone brands ranked by 5G smartphone production volume shows Huawei firmly sitting in the first place. Huawei has shifted its focus to the domestic Chinese market under the impact of U.S. sanctions and in preparation for China’s active 5G commercialization efforts. The company is expected to produce about 74 million 5G smartphones this year.

Apple’s yearly 5G smartphone production is expected to total about 70 million units in 2020, which lands the company in second place. However, 5G functions will increase the production cost of smartphones accordingly. If Apple decides to directly reflect this added cost on the retail prices of the iPhone 12 series, it may lower its consumers’ willingness to purchase, in turn affecting the sales performances of the new iPhones.

Samsung has been experiencing setbacks in the Chinese market in recent years. Although these setbacks have not seriously affected its global market share and revenue, they have considerably slowed Samsung’s growth in the 5G smartphone market. Samsung’s 5G smartphone production this year is forecasted at 29 million units, placing the company in third place globally. Vivo, OPPO (including OnePlus, OPPO, and Realme) and Xiaomi are tied for fourth place.

As Huawei’s aggressive domestic expansion in the past few years has compressed the market shares of the three brands in the Chinese market, they have been actively focusing on increasing overseas market shares to maintain their yearly production performances. Vivo, OPPO, and Xiaomi’s yearly 5G smartphone production volumes are projected to reach about 21 million, 20 million, and 19 million units, respectively.

Mid-to-low end 5G chipsets released by AP suppliers are expected to raise the penetration rate of 5G smartphones in 2021. MediaTek is expected to lead this push with the company rumoured to announce its low-end 5G chipset later this month.

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The year 2020 seems to be for 5G smartphones. With the 5G technology going mainstream, the pricing for the 5G devices is also decreasing, making way for mass adaptation. In fact, we have already started getting 5G phones around the price range of 2,000 yuan (~$286).

While Samsung has been credited with increasing the 5G smartphone market share in the United States, the lead in the Chinese market is held by Huawei. And not just the China market, it is also leading globally.

A report from CNMO reveals that during the Huawei Cloud Internet 5G Innovation Summit, the company announced that in Q1 2020 in China, it reached 63 percent of the 5G smartphone shipments in its home country China and has a 5G smartphone market share of over 40 percent globally.

Huawei also said that the company managed to ship 15 million units of 5G mobile phones in the first quarter of the year. With such numbers, the company has surpassed the South Korean giant Samsung for the lead position.

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Apart from increased internet speed, 5G technology is the game-changer and will be quite crucial for several other technologies, including cloud computing, AI, etc. While the 5G infrastructure is being developed in several countries, commercial operations have already begun in select countries, including China, the USA, and South Korea.

As more and more countries join the list of commercial 5G operations, the costing for the 5G smartphones is also expected to go down. In the near future, almost all the smartphones getting launched will be 5G-compatible, as the adoption of 5G increases.

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According to the latest data released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), shipments of 5G smartphones have reached 17.51 million units in the month of June 2020.

With this, the 5G smartphone shipments account for 61.2 percent of China’s total mobile phone shipments for the month of June. This also represents an increase from 46.3 percent market share in May.

The report from CAICT, which is a research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), claims that companies have launched about 105 5G smartphones in the market in the first half of this year, with total shipments crossing the 63.6 million mark.

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Huawei is the leading smartphone company in China which has capture more than half of the market with its two brands — Huawei and Honor. In Q1 2020, the company shipped 15 million 5G smartphones, capturing 55.4 percent market share.

China’s 5G smartphone market is expected to grow further given that the pricing of 5G devices could soon drop as the next-generation communication technology goes on to become mainstream.

The country is among the first in the world to commercially launch 5G services and now China is rapidly developing 5G infrastructure, with more than 600,000 5G base stations expected to be built nationwide by the end of this year. China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom are expected to spend more than 180 billion yuan for 5G technology.

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As the rollout of 5G is progressing every quarter, so are the sales of 5G-enabled smartphones. According to a report by Counterpoint Research, 5G smartphone sales are expected to reach 8.4 million units in South Korea this year. OEMs like Samsung and LG are thriving to release more affordable 5G devices in the country.

Last year, 5G smartphones only made up 28% of the total sales in South Korea. However, this year, it is expected to reach 48% as per market analyst Counterpoint Research. 

5G services were commercialized by carriers in the country last April. Since then, they have managed to garner 5.77 million subscribers as of last week, according to the Science  Ministry of South Korea.

According to Counterpoint, 13 new 5G smartphones will be released in the country in 2020, which is almost double than 7 5G devices launched in 2019.

Samsung has already launched its first set of commercial 5G smartphones in the country in the form of the Galaxy S20 series. The next devices to hit the market will be more affordable like the recently announced Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G. The company also plans to release Galaxy A91 5G in the second half of the year.

On the other hand, LG has so far launched only one 5G smartphone (V60 ThinQ) in the country this year. But the list will grow soon as the company is expected to launch new mid-range 5G smartphones under the newly announced ‘Velvet’ series. It may also launch 5G-enabled Q series smartphones in the second half of the year.

Lastly, even Apple is expected to debut its first 5G smartphone in the second half of 2020. Anyway, the projected South Korean 5G smartphones sales figure may vary based on the market’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Realme recently launched its flagship smartphone named Realme X50 Pro 5G. Along with China, the phone was also launched in India at the same time, making it the country’s first 5G smartphone.

During the X50 Pro 5G smartphone launched in Madrid, Spain, the company’s country manager Emilio Alvarez shared some details about the company’s plans when it comes to 5G devices for this year.

He has revealed that OPPO-backed Realme is planning to introduce at least five more smartphones this year to support the next-generation network, as a part of a greater plan to build a 5G ecosystem.

The 5G devices from the brand will be across price segments and the company believes there will be demand for the feature in lower market segments. Surprisingly, Realme will cease to introduce 4G devices in China and will only launch 5G smartphones as part of a strategy called “All in 5G”.

Currently, the company has two 5G smartphones in the market — Realme X50 5G and its upgraded model — Realme X50 Pro 5G. The newly launched Pro model comes with a 6.44 Full HD+ display with 90Hz refresh rate and dual punch-hole cutout.

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Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. For regulating the internal temperature of the device while intensive gaming, it is equipped with vapor cooling system.

In the camera department, there’s a quad-camera setup on the back that features a 64-megapixel main lens, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 2-megapixel portrait lens. On the front side, it comes with Sony IMX616 32-megapixel camera sensor and an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens.

The smartphone runs the latest Android 10 operating system that is customized with the latest Realme UI. It is powered by a 4,200mAh battery that supports 65W SuperDart fast charging technology which is claimed to recharge the battery in just 35 minutes.

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A research report by Strategy Analytics has forecasted a surge in the number of 5G smartphones by 2020. The report predicts that global shipments of 5G-enabled phones will peak at 199 million shipments worldwide. This will translate to an estimated 15% of all smartphone shipments. This is a huge leap from the 1% market share enjoyed by 5G phones in 2019.

The report also estimates that China, the United States, South Korea, Japan and Germany will account for 90% of all 5G smartphone sales. This is, no doubt related to the roll-out of 5G services in those countries.

Strategy Analytics equally recognised that the deadly Coronavirus epidemic presently ravaging some parts of China will have an effect on 5G phone shipments. Of particular interest, is the disclosure that most of the shipments will happen in the second half of 2020 as the first half will witness slower than expected shipments for smartphones supporting the next-gen network standard.

In addition, the report recognised India and Indonesia as the two important markets lagging behind in 5G adoption rates as they are not expected to have mass-market 5G networks for at least another year.

Recall that Strategy Analytics had earlier forecasted that 5G phone sales by 2025 could surpass 1billion units globally as more affordable 5G phones get launched.

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5G smartphones are going mainstream and this year, all the major smartphone makers are expected to have a couple of 5G phones in their portfolios. While there are already several 5G devices in the market, almost every one of them is in the premium segment.

Smartphone makers are currently working on bringing down the cost of 5G phones and thanks to the new chipsets from Qualcomm and MediaTek, some of the manufacturers have managed to launch mid-range 5G smartphones.

However, Chinese giant Huawei’s President for 5G product line, Yang Chaobin believes that 5G smartphones priced around $150 are expected to get launched by the end of 2020 or in early 2021.

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Huawei, along with its sub-brand Honor, has launched a number of 5G smartphones in 2019, including Mate 30 5G series, Mate 20 X 5G, Mate X 5G, Nova 6 5G, Honor V30 series, among others. The company recently announced that its total worldwide 5G smartphone shipments have exceeded the mark of 6.9 million units.

According to a research agency in China, an estimated five million 5G capable smartphones were sold in December 2019 alone and the figures are expected to rise further. It is expected that more than 20 percent of the smartphones under the 2000 Yuan (roughly $290) will be 5G-enabled this year. By 2021, the same statistics are expected to be applicable across the globe.

While several companies have launched 5G smartphones in the market, most of them are exclusive to the Chinese market only, which includes the likes of Xiaomi, Vivo, and Huawei. This is also because China has already started offering commercial 5G services, the only country to do so apart from South Korea and United States.

As per the report, local OEMs in China are expected 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.

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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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The smartphone industry has already been confirmed to be heading to an era driven by 5G. As a matter of fact, 2020 is predicted to be the year of 5G smartphones with almost all OEMs expected to release at least a 5G phone. A recent chart attributed to being from Counterpoint Research has predicted how the various OEMs are expected to rank in terms of 5G phone shipments.

The chart projects that Huawei and its Honor brand with combine to give Huawei the lead in the 5G smartphone sales. Huawei is expected to be followed by Apple which is expected to release its first 5G phone next year. Samsung is expected to come in at the third place with more 5G phones expected from the Korean tech giant this year. Samsung is also expected to release 5G mid-range models aside from its flagship lineup.

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BBK subsidiaries OPPO and Vivo complete the top 5 rankings while Xiaomi is expected to come in at number 6 position. LG, OnePlus, Google and Motorola are expected to grab a substantial share of the 5G market to complete the top 10 rankings.

Counterpoint projects that the global 5G smartphone shipments in 2020 will exceed 270 million units. The research firm also says the penetration rate of 5G mobile phones will increase from about 1% in 2019 to more than 15% in 2020.

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Samsung Electronics has historically been at the forefront of technological advancements and trends, especially in the smartphone market. The best examples of this are its early adoption and introduction of 5G handsets and foldable smartphones like the Galaxy Fold. Now, thanks to its quick grasp on the early stages of the newer and faster bandwidth, the company leads the 5G smartphone market in Q3 of 2019.

According to a new report, the South Korean tech giant shipped 3.2 million 5G smartphones in the third quarter of 2019. This number represents 74 percent of the total of 4.3 million units sold in the global market. Furthermore, Samsung’s 5G smartphone shipments have essentially doubled in the third quarter in comparison to the 1.5 million units shipped in the second quarter of 2019; which also saw it hold a massive lead with 83 percent share in total 5G smartphones shipments.

Gerrit Schneemann, senior analyst, smartphones, at IHS Markit stated that the company capitalized on its home field advantage with the faster bandwidth. Owing to South Korea’s market developing rapidly, the company managed to take advantage of the early stages of 5G networking integration in the country. Notably, Samsung had quickly introduced 5G capabilities in its devices ranges giving it the largest 5G smartphone portfolio amongst any other brand.

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South Korea is advancing ahead with its 5G market. The country has already planned its wireless operators officially commencing service in April 2020. This has led to Samsung and even LG, ranked second in the 5G smartphone market, to take initiatives with aggressive promotions within the country for the newer and faster bandwidth. It has allowed both companies to largely benefit from the bandwidth advancement and also take leading spots in the 5G market as a whole.

Others in the 5G market include brands like Xiaomi, Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, and ZTE from China. These brands represented about 17 percent of the total 5G shipments with 700,000 units in the second and third quarters. As 5G services begin to roll out in China, it is expected that the aforementioned brands will see a drastic rise in the overall standings and metrics.

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In the traditional sense, OPPO might not come off as a company that drives on innovation. A lot of their smartphones in the past couple of years have been targeted to sell well, but they were not exactly the type that will make you go wow. That kind of changed this year, especially with the release of the OPPO Find X, which features a full screen display and a slide up camera housing. Another highlight tech from OPPO this year has been Super VOOC fast charging that supports up to 50W charging! Given its release on the OPPO R17 Pro, it became a lot cheaper for consumers to get this incredibly quick fast charging feature. Now, OPPO’s assistant VP, Shen Yiren reveals some key details about the company’s upcoming innovations.

Shen reveals that OPPO’s 5G development is going well and it’s likely going to be the first manufacturer to mass produce a 5G smartphone in 2019. OPPO’s R&D department has been busy in the past few years churning out tech such as triple cameras, variable aperture, AI, Face Unlock, and even Super VOOC in its 2018 smartphones. So, its quite possible that the company is nearing the release of a 5G smartphone as well. If you recall, OPPO had officially announced partnership with Qualcomm for 5G solutions earlier this year. Further, the company also setup a research institute back in March dedicated to 5G and AI. If these moves don’t convince you that OPPO can release the first 5G smartphone, then know that the company demoed the “First Live 5G 3D video call” in May this year in collaboration with Qualcomm.

OPPO has stated multiple times that its first 5G smartphone should be out by early 2019. Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo, LG, are all looking forward to release their first 5G smartphones in 2019, so it would be really interesting to see who manages to release their big guns first in the market.

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We recently learned from several companies that various 5G smartphones will hit the shelves in 2019. Huawei has already confirmed that it will launch a 5G portable hotspot in the first half of the year and a 5G smartphone in the second half. But according to new revelations by Qualcomm, 5G devices may be launched even in 2018.

According to the Senior Vice President Durga Prasad Malladi in an interview with the Economic Times, aggressive OEM partners are pegging to launch their first 5G smartphones before the end of this year. The most important carriers should also be ready to provide the 5G connectivity this year. Here’s what he said:

Some operators in fact have gone on the record and stated that they would like to commercialize in late 2018 itself. We are doing everything that we can to help them.

Carriers will offer at least 2 or 4 Gbps speed: in case you don’t know, an actual 4G connectivity can barely break down the Gigabit wall. Qualcomm’s Senior VP thinks that 5G connectivity will drastically change the way we do things on the internet as its high speeds will revolutionize everything. 5G smartphones will not be the only devices to support this connectivity: we also expect to see ARM-based laptops and more.

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Huawei is presently holding its Global Analysts Conference in Shenzhen, China. During the event, the Chinese tech giant unveiled its roadmap for 5G technology. Accordingly,  the company will launch its first 5G smartphone in the second half of 2019.

No doubt, the smartphone will be a flagship model but no mention was made of the actual name. We expect the model to be the Huawei Mate 30 which may likely be the next model after the Mate 20 which is expected to launch this year. A picture of the Powerpoint presentation reveals Huawei’s 2019 timeline to include the release of the world’s first 5G Customer-premises equipment or customer-provided equipment (CPE) in the first quarter of 2019. That would be followed by the launch of a 5G Mobile WiFi modem in Q2 2019. The big one is the launch of Huawei’s 5G smartphone in H2 2019.

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The smartphone used to represent Huawei’s 5G phone seems to be the Mate 10 Pro with its bezel-less design. The device is also shown to have a Kirin chip integrated with a Balong baseband.  Huawei plans to increase its 5G connection services to 1.1 billion users by 2025. This isn’t limited to smartphone users but also to vehicles which integrate 5G technology.

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The Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem has been designed by Qualcomm to support 5G networks. Today, Qualcomm has confirmed that at least 18 different smartphone manufacturing companies will be launching Snapdragon X50 5G modem enabled smartphones. Moreover, the U.S.-based chip maker has confirmed that various telecom service providers from across the world will be starting the trail run of 5G networks soon.

The Snapdragon X50 5G NR (New Radio) mobile modem chipset can attain download speeds of several gigabits. In October 2017, Qualcomm had unveiled the new 5G modem and confirmed that it would be commercially available during the first half of 2019. Now that Qualcomm has released press releases for the carriers and smartphone manufacturers that will be supporting and releasing 5G smartphones featuring Snapdragon X50 modem, it seems that the company is well on track of fulfilling the promise of making 5G phones available in 2019.

The smartphone OEMs that are working with Qualcomm to launch phones with Snapdragon X50 5G modem next year are Asus, Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Connected Technologies Limited, HMD Global (Nokia), HTC, Inseego/Novatel Wireless, LG, NetComm Wireless, NETGEAR, OPPO, Sharp Corporation, Sierra Wireless, Sony Mobile, Telit, vivo, Wingtech, WNC, Xiaomi and ZTE.

Two of the major smartphone manufacturing companies namely, Apple and Huawei are missing from the list. Samsung has signed a separate cross-license partnership with Qualcomm recently which may also include plans to launch 5G enabled Samsung phones soon. Lenovo too is absent from the list.

The list of select global mobile operators that will conducing live and OTA mobile 5G NR trials include AT&T, British Telecom, China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI, KT Corporation, LG Uplus, NTT DOCOMO, Orange, Singtel, SK Telecom, Sprint, Telstra, TIM, Verizon and Vodafone Group.

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Which smartphone company will be releasing the first 5G smartphone next year? OPPO CEO Tony Chen had confirmed in the previous month that it will be among the first manufacturers to release a 5G smartphone. ZTE CEO Lixin Cheng has recently claimed that a 5G ZTE phone would be launching at the end of 2018 or early 2019. Two months ago, Huawei CEO Yu Richard said that a 5G Huawei smartphone would be releasing in the second half of 2019.

5G smartphones featuring Snapdragon X50 will allow users to connect to public Wi-Fi without login. Such phones will offer ultrafast downloads, high-speed internet browsing, topnotch quality video and voice calls, lag free streaming of 360-degreee video and instant cloud access. Qualcomm will be also bringing 5G connectivity on other devices like Always Connected PCs, VR and AR.

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You might have known by now that the World Internet Conference was held today in Wuzhen, China. The conference was an opportunity for the giants in the Chinese tech industry to roll out their plans for the future in terms of research and development (R&D) for the industry. During the conference, Huawei‘s CEO Yu Chengdong was one of the speakers, sharing the same podium with Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun who we reported earlier to have hinted of his firm’s plans to venture in AI on its smartphones from next year.

Huawei’s CEO on his part hinted that the internet hardware and smartphone giant will launch its 5G smartphone for the market in the second half of 2019. Obviously, by 2019, 5G technology would have been perfected and rolled out by a lot of mobile carriers around the world. Presently, we have only see the technology get tested on prototypes like the ZTE Gigabit phone. Qualcomm, ZTE and China Mobile recently announced the successful test of the world’s first 5G New Radio System.

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Yu Chengdong also revealed that the past 20 years have been an era of rapid development in the mobile telecommunications industry. He also highlighted the fact that the development of smartphones has brought tremendous changes in people’s lives. He also opined that the new ear is that of artificial intelligence technology and 5G. Already, Huawei has started its AI journey with the launch of the Ai-capable Kirin 970 chip. The company is expected to launch its hardware products with 5G connectivity in 2018 while in 2019, Huawei’s chipset the tech giant will incorporate support on its chip and subsequently launch 5G smartphones.

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