ISLAMABAD – Xiaomi already has a couple of 5G offerings in its stable rightnow, but it is planning to make them predominantly 5G by the end of nextyear. The company says it plans to launch more than 10 5G smartphone modelsin the coming year. The news was delivered by company CEO, Lei Jun, whilespeaking at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.
This drastic announcement is based on the fact that there is a huge demandfor 5G smartphones in the Chinese market, despite commercials 5G networkshaving yet to launch in China. One of it’s current 5G capable phones, theMi 9 Pro 5G, has far surpassed how in demand the company predicted it tobe. Unlike other manufacturers, however, Xiaomi won’t just include 5Gcapability in only it’s high end phones and flagships. Instead, it willbring the technology to it’s more popular and affordable mid-range andlow-priced phones as well. This means even consumers in developing markets,which make up most of Xiaomi’s sales figures, will get to experience thebenefits of a 5G cellular connection.
Another reason for Xiaomi switching its focus to 5G is the fear that 4Gphones simply won’t be appealing to consumers anymore. “People in theindustry fear that next year 4G models won’t sell,” said Jun while talkingto media. This seems to be a valid concern, due to the overwhelmingbenefits 5G promises to provide over 4G. Expect the first of these modelsto be released early next year.
