Could be here before the end of the year
Lenovo says it will be the first smartphone manufacturer to launch a 5G smartphone, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chipset.
No other detail about the handset was provided and Lenovo will have stiff competition from a number of rivals as they all try and push their 5G devices out towards the end of this year and into 2019.
December at the earliest?
The likelihood is though we won't see this device before December. That's because the Snapdragon 855 - that's said to be powering the handset - hasn't been officially launched yet.
Qualcomm is hosting its Snapdragon Summit during the first week of December where we expect the chip to be revealed.
This would be earliest the phone would realistically be announced, and if Lenovo leaves it any later then it would be in danger of missing out on the world first.
It will take carriers and those in charge of the mobile infrastructure a little while to get their services up and running, so initially, 5G will be a future-proofing feature rather than something for the here and now.
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