Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
Business
Home / Business / Industries

5G smartphones to cost over 8,000 yuan at launch

By Ma Si | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-12-08 18:49
Share
Share - WeChat
A 5G-tech promotion stand at the recent China International Import Expo in Shanghai. [Photo by Jin Rong/For China Daily]

The first batch of 5G smartphones will be priced above 8,000 yuan ($1,166), as more than 30 pre-commercial 5G devices are likely to hit the market in 2019, China Mobile, the world’s largest telecom carrier by mobile subscribers, forecast on Saturday.

But as the fifth-generation mobile network is officially commercialized in 2020, the prices of 5G smartphones are likely to fall considerably, with the most inexpensive one reaching about 1,000 yuan, China Mobile added.

According to the Beijing-based company, it will test the first batch of prototype 5G smartphones made by Huawei, Xiaomi, ZTE, Vivo, and Oppo in the first quarter of next year.

The above companies are all working hard to bring useable 5G smartphones to the market as soon as possible, even eyeing the first half of 2019 at the earliest.

Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
CLOSE