A Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFEA Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
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China to drive 5G smartphone adoption rate, expected to be 10 times that of 4G era, says researcher IDC

  • In 2020, a total of 190 million 5G-enabled smartphones are expected to be shipped, accounting for 14 per cent of the total that year
Topic |   5G
Li Tao
Li Tao

Updated: 10:44pm, 28 Nov, 2019

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A Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFEA Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
A Chinese customer tries out the 5G services at a branch of China Mobile in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Oct. 31, 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE
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