New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) While
India still awaits to experience the 5G technology, the sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51 per cent globally in January this year, surpassing the penetration of 4G smartphones for the first time, a new report showed on Thursday.
China, North America, and Western Europe were the biggest drivers of this growth.
China had the highest 5G penetration in the world at 84 per cent in January. The push for 5G from Chinese telecom operators, combined with the readiness of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to supply competitively priced 5G smartphones to consumers, enabled this growth, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Karn Chauhan.
This demand is also fuelled by iPhone users who are ready for new devices after years of holding on to their older
iPhones.
For many, holding periods are nearing four years, the average replacement cycle for iPhones.
"Thanks to the affordable chips offered by MediaTek and
Qualcomm, Android 5G smartphones entered the mid-to-high ($250-$400) price segment and are now trickling down to the $150-$250 price range, contributing one-fifth of the 5G sales in January," Chauhan said.
Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America are the next focus areas for OEMs to increase 5G penetration.
5G models in the sub-$150 price segment are the sweet spot for these regions, which are currently dominated by 4G.
"The low-end 5G SoC is priced more than $20 at present. Once it comes down to sub-$20, we will start seeing 5G smartphones in the budget segment," said the report.
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