5G mobile phone sales account for more than 70%, but few people use 5G mobile phones. What is the problem?

Up to now, almost no manufacturers have launched new 4G phones. Whether in the offline or online market, most of the 4G phones on sale are low-end models priced below 2K, while the mid-to-high-end mobile phone market has been dominated by 5G phones.

It is undeniable that with the changing times, 5G mobile phones have become the mainstream of the industry. Recently, the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology issued the "Analysis Report on the Operation of the Domestic Mobile Phone Market in March 2021". The report shows that the total domestic mobile phone shipments in the first three months of 2021 were 97.973 million units, and the shipments in March were 36.094 million units, an increase of 100.1% and 65.9% year-on-year respectively. Among them, the shipments of 5G mobile phones from January to March were 69.846 million units, which means that 5G mobile phones have accounted for 71.3% of the shipments and have become the mainstream of the current mobile phone market.

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To sum it up in one sentence, 5G mobile phone shipments account for more than 70%, and if you look at the data from the previous few months, you will find that the development speed of 5G mobile phones is unstoppable. It is reported that in August 2019, the sales volume of 5G mobile phones in my country accounted for less than 1%, but then it rose wildly. By June 2020, the shipment volume of 5G mobile phones accounted for more than 60%, and now it is approaching 75%.

As more and more 5G mobile phones are launched, the prices of 5G mobile phones are becoming more and more affordable. For example, in March, the Neo5 and iQOO Z3 launched by iQOO were priced between 1,699 and 2,999 yuan. Realme also launched new models such as the realme v13 and realme GT Neo4 in March, with prices under 2,000 yuan. There are also iQOO U3x, which is priced at 1,199 yuan, and the vivo Y31s standard version, which is priced under 2,000 yuan.

But there is a problem. 5G mobile phones are mainstream, and the number of users of 5G packages of the three major operators has been growing, but there are very few people around me who actually use 5G mobile phones and 5G networks. Although mobile phone manufacturers and operators have praised 5G, as an ordinary user, I always feel that 5G is far away from me, and most of my friends also think that it is more cost-effective to use 4G mobile phones now.

In fact, the number of 5G package users currently disclosed by operators is not real 5G users. Real 5G users refer to users who use 5G phones and 5G packages to access the 5G network. According to the 300 million 5G package users disclosed by operators and the cumulative sales of 170 million 5G phones in 2020, there are currently at least 130 million fake 5G users. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand why few people use 5G phones and 5G networks!

In addition, considering that the operators' 5G packages are not cheap and the 5G network is not fully covered, many rational users are keeping a wait-and-see attitude. So when can we safely buy a 5G mobile phone? The advice given by industry insiders is: it is still not recommended to buy in the first half of this year, and it may be more cost-effective in the second half of the year. At present, we are in the 5G replacement wave, coupled with the global chip panic, 5G mobile phones will inevitably be affected by the chain reaction and increase in price, so we can wait for the 5G replacement wave to enter a stable period and the chip supply to stabilize before buying a 5G mobile phone. As for when 5G packages will be as cost-effective as 4G, it is estimated that we will have to wait for 2 to 3 years.

In short, although the current mobile phone market and communication market are dominated by 5G, due to various factors, 5G mobile phones are not as popular as the data shows, and only a few people have really tried them out. The reasons have been analyzed above. So, what do you think about this?

With the acceleration of 5G network construction, not only are 5G mobile phones emerging like mushrooms after rain, but the number of 5G package users in my country has also reached a new high. According to the February operation data report released by the three major operators, China Mobile currently has 165 million 5G package users, and the number of 5G users of China Telecom and China Unicom is not much different, at 86.5 million and 70.83 million respectively. In other words, as of February 2021, the number of 5G package users in my country has exceeded 300 million.

At the same time, in order to attract more 5G users, operators have also adjusted the prices of their 5G packages. It is reported that China Mobile's cheapest 5G package has dropped from 128 yuan to 119 yuan, and in some areas China Mobile has even launched a 69 yuan 5G package; in addition, operators have also launched contract phones that are more cost-effective than the official price.