Should you buy a 5g phone in 2019?

5G has been a hot phenomenon since the end of last year. The discussion on 5G mobile phones, 5G networks and 5G life has never stopped. The 5G competition between Huawei and Apple and the 5G baseband construction in many countries are the focus of everyone’s concern. With the recent launch of 5G mobile phones by Huawei, the discussion on whether to buy 5G mobile phones this year is even more intense. Should you buy a 5g phone in 2019? This question would be duly answered in today’s post.

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Mobile phones are the most competitive place for electronic products worldwide. After Huawei launched 5G mobile phones, Xiaomi and Samsung have said that the latest flagship machine will also launch 5G version. Apple is also preparing to launch 5G mobile phones. So why shouldn’t you buy a 5G smartphone in 2019?

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Some of the summaries of the status of the current 5g phones are: The mobile phone itself is expensive and the 5G mobile phone is relatively easy to heat up. But, the most important thing is the 5G network problem. Wireless operators are still in the early stage of building a 5G network, and they are far from popular.

Next, we will discuss in details why this year is not suitable for buying 5G mobile phones, and why these will change in 2020.

5G Network is not yet Fully Ready

For instance, the four major wireless carriers in the United States have already launched 5G networks. However, unless you live in a big city with Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint networks, you can’t receive 5G signals anywhere else.

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile’s early 5G networks used short-range high-frequency millimetre-wave technology, which is very fast. But the shortcoming is also obvious, you must be directly in the range of 5G nodes, in order to have a download speed close to 1Gbps.

Sprint’s mid-band 5G network is currently covered in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Kansas City, with a wide coverage but low frequency of use. According to our testing experience, these cities have 5G signals, but the speed is far less than the speed of 5wave network based on mmWave launched by Sprint competitors.

5G Mobile Phone is Heating too Fast

Another shortcoming of 5G phones in 2019 is heat issues. For example, when the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G was tested on different 5G networks across the country, the observation is that when the frequency of using 5G mobile phones becomes too high, the mobile phone will be very hot. So hot that it becomes almost impossible to torch.

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What then is the point of use? What happens when an attempt to use it in a hot climate especially when going out in the summer?

In addition, if you use it to download TV series, the phone became very hot in a few minutes, and also caused the phone to exit the 5G network and automatically switch to the 4G network.

5G Mobile Phone is Quite Expensive

At present, the 5G phones in the market are very expensive. The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G version needs $868, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G costs 1299 dollars, and the LG V50 ThinQ 5G needs $1152 dollars.

Next year, consumers will have more choices, not just Samsung and Huawei. According to reports, Apple plans to launch a 5G iPhone come September 2020. Analysts expect that this will drive demand for 5G. In the short term, we may not see cheaper 5G phones.

IDC mobile analyst Ramon Llamas said that if you look forward to 2021 and beyond, the price will inevitably fall. So that it is more in the best interests of the operators to transfer as many people as possible from 4G to 5G.

5G Phones will have a better future so, why the Rush?

The 5G mobile phone launched this year may be outdated next year. This idea seems a bit strange, but it is true. Currently, 5G devices on the market are basically using Qualcomm’s X50 modem. But Qualcomm has a new 5G modem, the X55, which can connect to multiple networks simultaneously, including mmWave and 5G frequencies below 6Ghz and 4G LTE. However, the X50 requires a separate modem to connect to 4G, which is not as efficient.

Later this year, when the Galaxy Note 10 5G was launched on T-Mobile and AT&T, the X55 will appear on 5G phones. Next year’s Android flagship will definitely be equipped with Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Opteron 865 processor and X55 modem, so it is not wise to buy outdated 5G phones in 2019.

Phone Design and Appearance

Up until this time, most phones in the market share similar screen designs and displays. Recently, we are developing a truly comprehensive screen, and technology is becoming more and more mature. Therefore, we will encounter a more comprehensive screen 5G mobile phone that will be more aesthetically pleasing next year.

Final Thoughts

If you just want to upgrade to a 5G mobile phone, then you should consider these questions carefully. After examining these questions, do you still want a 5g phone in 2019? If these problems also plague you, then it is not a good time to buy 5G mobile phones.