Samsung shipped over 6.7 million 5G Devices in 2019

Samsung Electronics has announced that the company has shipped upwards of 6.7 million 5G smartphone units with its Galaxy lineup. As of November 2019, Samsung accounted for 53.9% of the global 5G smartphone market and led the industry in offering consumers five Galaxy 5G devices globally, including the Galaxy S10 5G, Note10 5G and Note10+ 5G, as well as the recently launched Galaxy A90 5G and Galaxy Fold 5G, the company said in a statement.

The company also highlighted that it will be expanding its upcoming 5G Galaxy portfolio and the year 2020 will be a major year for 5G smartphones, with the newer and faster bandwidth also making an appearance in the Galaxy Tab series, with Galaxy Tab S6 5G. The 5G tablet will be launched in the first quarter of this year in South Korea.

Notably, one of the main contributing factors to Samsung’s success in the 5G market is undoubtedly its home country advantage. South Korea is currently a leader in 5G networking advancements with other countries like China following suit. Hence, Samsung and LG have had a noticeable lead in the market while Huawei arrives close behind the two as China is also quickly advancing in 5G networking fields.

“5G smartphones contributed to 1% of global smartphone sales in 2019. However, 2020 will be the breakout year, with 5G smartphones poised to grow 1,687% with its contribution rising to 18% of the total global smartphone sales volumes,” Counterpoint Research VP of research Neil Shah stated.