5G is gradually gaining ground in several regions since it started rolling out. We expect the new technology to gain even more grounds by next year. Thus, we also expect a good number of OEMs to release a 5G phone next year. In China, the rollout of 5G phones has been relatively slow, perhaps due to the slow pace of 5G launch by China’s telecom carriers. A number of 5G phones have been announced like the Mate 20X, OPPO Reno, ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G. Redmi may join this exclusive list soon. Lu Weibing, vice-president of Xiaomi Group and Redmi GM disclosed about the Redmi 5G phone in a recent Weibo post when he was asked if the brand has got one in the works. Sadly, he offered no further detail.

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand is an entirely independent brand with its own product offerings ranging from budget, mid-range to flagship models. The company is also launching other Redmi-branded smart home products. Mr Weibing had earlier extolled 5G which he says will change the society. 5G network speed is blazing fast and is expected to have covered major cities in China by the end of next year. He also predicted that the prices of 5G  phones should drop by the second half of next year to below 2000 yuan.

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Xiaomi’s first 5G phone, the Mi Mix 3, is expected to be available in China soon. The phone is equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 flagship SoC with a built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon X50 5G modem. According to the official introduction, Xiaomi Mix 3 5G version supports Unicom 5G network and can muster up to 2Gbps download speed.

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