Early on, Samsung is responsible for 54% of all 5G phone shipments

[Andy Meek]

Though 5G mobile networks are still nowhere near to being ubiquitous yet and have not been rolled out to provide sufficient coverage globally, that hasn't stopped smartphone manufacturers like Samsung from rushing to bring new handsets to market that supports the fifth generation of these networks anyway. In fact, Samsung kicked off 2020 with an announcement touting the fact that it now accounts for about 54% of the global 5G smartphone market -- having shipped more than 6.7 million of the handsets worldwide last year.

In tandem with its announcement on Friday, with Samsung promising that "2020 will be the breakout year" for 5G technology, the company also said it will bring the Galaxy Tab S6 5G -- a tablet that combines the power and performance of Galaxy tablets with "ultra-fast speeds" -- to Korea in the first quarter.

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