ZTE hopes to be a 5G pioneer and will launch 10 5G smartphones next year, Xu Feng, senior vice president of ZTE and president of ZTE's terminal division, told The Paper in Shanghai on December 13.
Xu Feng said that the goal ofย ย ZTE is to lead innovation and return to the mainstream of the market. "We are the first to launch a 5G phone, and we have the ability to go from end to system."
2 In February of this year, ZTE released its first 5G flagship mobile phone Axon 10 Pro on the first day of MWC 2019.
Xu Feng said that next year ZTE will launch 5G mobile phones under 2,000 yuan and 5G mobile phones over 3,000 yuan.
Xu Feng expects that there will be 160 million 5G mobile phone markets worldwide next year, of which China will account for more than half. "China is the most important and earliest 5G market."
Previously, Xiaomi founder, Chairman and CEO of Xiaomi Group, Lei Jun said that Xiaomi will launch at least 10 5G mobile phones next year, and all mobile phones above 2,000 yuan will support 5G.
Lei Jun said that 5G is a major opportunity for the smartphone market, and we think there will be a significant wave of growth next year. With the advent of 5G, the features of low latency, high speed, and wide connectivity that 5G has can promote the rapid development of more industries, especially in smart home, 4K, 8K high-definition video, AR, VR and other fields.