Smartphone shipments will grow thanks to 5G, but not for long

It's no big secret that the smartphone market has gone through , but as repeatedly predicted in 2019 by multiple research firms, global shipments largely thanks to the advent of 5G.

While the world's first 5G-enabled handsets came out last year, scarce availability, high prices, and perhaps most importantly, slow network rollouts made it essentially impossible for their sales numbers to count for much in the grand scheme of things. Of course, the status quo to be gradually altered, as the overall market share of 5G smartphones could rise from 12 percent in 2020 to as much as ...

Tuesday, 21 January 2020 GSM ARENA GSMArena.com