Development of the 5G technology has been happening at such a rapid pace that a few countries, such as South Korea and China have already started commercial operations of this next-generation telecom network.

With this, many smartphone manufacturers have announced their plans to launch a 5G compatible smartphone later this year. A few of them, including Samsung, Xiaomi, and Huawei among others have already launched their first 5G phone.

Other smartphone manufacturers, which includes the likes of Vivo, Oppo, Lenovo, and others have announced that they will be launching their own 5G smartphone in the coming months. Now, China-based Meizu has announced that it will be launching its 5G device in the first half of 2020.

In a poster announcing this development, the company also revealed that it became a member of the three leading telecom operators in China — China Mobile, China Telecom, and China Unicom.

The company became a member of China Mobile’s 5G Terminal Pioneer Program in June last year and China Telecom’s 5G Research and Development Alliance in September last year. Last month, it became a part of China Unicom’s 5G Joint Innovation Laboratory.

A couple of days back, Meizu founder and CEO Huang Zhang said in the company’s forum that the 5G device from the company will be launched next year, at a time when the market is mature enough to accept and adopt the 5G technology. He thinks that it’s not a wise move to be an early adopter of the 5G technology, especially at a time when 4G consumption is shooting up.

While the company has now confirmed that the 5G smartphone from Meizu will be launched in the first half of next year, there’s no information available regarding this upcoming smartphone. However, we’ll come to know more about this phone as the launch nears.

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