https://wccftech.com/5g-smartphone-shipments-for-2020-digitimes-research/

According to fresh DigiTimes research, 5G smartphone shipments for 2020 won’t cross 200 million units, and that’s not the most worrying part. With the coronavirus epidemic being factored into all of this, it’s possible that the situation ends up becoming more severe.

Less than 200 million smartphones are expected to be 5G-ready from the aforementioned tally, suggesting that 2020 wasn’t going to be the year when 5G-powered handsets would sell in droves. That doesn’t mean the industry hasn’t gained traction, but there are a lot of things holding it back. For example, a large percentage of phone makers don’t use their own silicon or 5G modem for the matter. Qualcomm’s tactic of selling its Snapdragon 865 without an embedded modem would appear ruthless to a lot of critics, but it’s still a smart business move.