The 5G devices to watch
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THE 5G DEVICES TO WATCH
What to expectfromthebigphone makers
HONOR
Honor’splanhasalwaysbeentobe
firsttomarketwitha 5Gphone,
although at presstimewehaveno
moreinformationthanthat.Giventhe
company’s rivalrywithOnePlus,
though, swoopingin beforeMay would
makesense.HUAWEI
February’s MWCsawHuaweishowing
off at leastone5G-capablephone,
perhaps a wholesuiteofthem(the
company’s wordinghasbeenvagueso
far)andapparentlyit hasitsown
multi-modemodemcookedup for 5G
and 4 G.ONEPLUS
OnePlushassetitsengineers’
sightsongetting5Ghardwareout
fast,andclaimswecouldseeits
first5Ghandsetonthemarket
beforetheendofMay. It’llbea
sight pricierthanprevious
OnePlusphones.SONY
Details areleakingabouta 21:9
screenedXperiaXZ4,meremonths
afterthelaunchoftheXZ3,andSony
isgoodaboutkeepingonthecurve
withitsprocessors:lookslikeit’llhave
a 5G-capableSnapdragon 855
chipset inside.APPLE
Barringanunexpected‘onemore
thing’ fromTimCookatanupcoming
Appleevent,don’tbankonseeingany
newiOSdeviceswith5Gsupportuntil
2020 attheearliest.Apple tooka
wait-and-seeapproachwith 4G and
3Gbeforeit.SAMSUNG
Thoughthe comingGalaxyS10lineup
appears5G-freeatthetimeof
publication,expectanS10X tohitthe
marketsoon,withmorebeforeyear’s
end.Samsunghasdevelopeditsown
multi-modemodem,featuring 5G and
4G on onechip.NETGEAR
Nota phone,butNetgearhaspushed
outoneofthefirstproper5Gdevicesin
theformofitsNighthawkhotspot,which
turnsa 5Gsignal(ifyoucanfindonein
thelimitedUSmarketsit’sbeingtested
in)LQWRbVSHHG\DF:L)LGOOGLE
LipsaresealedatGoogle HQsofar.
There’sa slimpossibilityofthePixel 4
supporting5G,butGoogle tendstolean
onalready-proventechforitsbig
featurephones,sowe’dbesurprised
to see it intherethisyear.LG
ConfirmedforMWC,LG’sfirst5Gphone- witha Snapdragon855,4,000mAh
batteryandsomeniftyvapourcooling
tech–lookslikelytobe revealedalongside
thecompany’s G8flagship.Orperhaps
they’llbe oneandthe same...