Well, what may have looked like a marketing jargon a few months ago is now slowly and steadily, inching closer to reality. 5G is almost here. With telecom giants aggressively working to roll out 5G connectivity, phone and chip makers have joined in on the action and MWC 2019 show floor feels like the ultimate answer for that one nagging question in our mind. Will we see 5G phones this year? Oh, yes!
- Mi Mix 3 5G
Mi Mix 3 5G
Huawei Mate X
Huawei brought to the table its gorgeous competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold, touting that it’s the world’s fastest foldable 5G phone. Dubbed the Huawei Mate X, this foldable phone features a single 8-inch flexible screen with a falcon wing hinge mechanism, and major components packed inside the thick sidebar. It is powered by Huawei’s Kirin 980 chipset, paired with the Balong 5000 modem to enable 5G connectivity.
LG V50 ThinQ
- Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
Samsung Galaxy S10 5G
ZTE Axon 10 5G
The ZTE Axon 10 5G features a 6.47-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED display, with a waterdrop notch. It is powered by the same setup, the Snapdragon 855 chipset and X50 modem, coupled with 6GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It will go on sale sometime in the first half of 2019.
Oppo 5G Smartphone
OnePlus 5G Prototype
- Sony Xperia 5G
Finally, Sony graced the MWC 2019 show floor with an Xperia 5G prototype smartphone. This device is also powered by the Snapdragon 855 and X50 5G modem combo, donning the same tall 21:9 screen seen on their Xperia 1 flagship smartphone. This 5G prototype device is referred to as ‘AG-1’ internally and won’t launch commercially anytime soon.
Sony Xperia 5G
As one can obviously see, almost every smartphone maker brought along a 5G-enabled smartphone to the MWC 2019 show floor to show that they’re not sitting ducks and are ready to make the leap to next-gen connectivity. While 5G networks may still be limited, we now have devices galore or will have them available in a few month’s time.
