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Save for Apple fans, phones with 5G connectivity ceased to be an exciting and exotic novelty as far back as the spring of 2020, when virtually all Android flagships started coming on the market with Qualcomm, Samsung or Huawei 5G modems in them. As of this writing, phones as low in the price and street cred totem pole as the new Galaxy A32 from Samsung, have launched with support for the next-gen cellular connectivity standard, and that one costs about three Benjamins.
The most popular (not best) 5G phones in the US
Bestselling 5G phones 2021 list:
- Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Apple iPhone 12
- Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Samsung Galaxy S20+
- Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
On the other end of the spectrum are the 5G phones that, well, don’t sell so well. It’s not necessarily because they are bad phones or have 5G connectivity problems, it’s just that their brands or particular models are less popular in the US.
5G phones list with the lowest sales volume in the US January ’21:
- LG Wing 5G
- TCL 10 5G UW
- OnePlus Nord N10
- Motorola Edge+
- Nokia 8 V 5G UW
In any case, it’d be interesting to follow how the 5G phone sale sands will be shifting this quarter, when the early iPhone 12 adopters are done with their buying spree, while Samsung is just starting its 5G march for the year.