5G anticipation set to slow down smartphone sales

5G anticipation set to slow down smartphone sales

Slowing demand for smartphones will see sales stagnate at the two billion mark as manufacturers place their hopes in 5G-compatible devices got future growth. New figures from CCS Insight suggest 1.96 billion devices will be shifted in 2019 – just a 0.2 percent increase year-on-year – and growth will continue to be sluggish until 2022. …