When 5G technology was first announced, it was thought that smartphone sales would change direction rapidly and it would take a maximum of 2 years for 5G phones to be preferred instead of 4G phones. But things didn’t quite turn out as expected. This change did not occur at the expected speed.
Only 3 years after the launch of the first mainstream 5G phones like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, global shipments of 5G phones managed to surpass 4G phones first, according to an analyst’s report.
According to tweets shared by Counterpoint partner and vice president of research, Neil Shah, as of Q2 2022, 5G phones accounted for 49.9% of phones shipped globally, and 49.7% of 4G phones (the remaining 10%). 0.4 to 3G phones). We also see that it is emphasized that the speed of transition to 5G phones surpasses the speed of transition to 4G phones.
Three Decades of Mobile Cellular Technology Evolution & Five Generations in one chart!
✔ Every generation brings/catalyzed by newer form-factor
✔Every generation has grown faster then previous
✔ 5G is ramping faster than 4GLook forward to tracking the #5G & #6G decades.. pic.twitter.com/OyDwAhP57I
— Neil Shah (@neiltwitz) February 20, 2020
Of course, one of the reasons why 5G phones catch up with 4G models so late is that there is still no 5G support in some countries, including our country. On the other hand, US operators in particular are pushing for 5G adoption. Saying that 1/3 of its subscribers have a 5G phone, Verizon organizes special promotions for this.
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