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- 5G has been a buzzword in the tech community for years, but the next-generation wireless network is expected to have a banner year in 2020.
- Cristiano Amon, president of mobile chipmaker Qualcomm, recently sat down with Business Insider to talk about the most noticeable changes smartphone owners will see when 5G networks become widespread.
- When 5G networks become prominent, smartphones will be able to maintain a more reliable connection to the cloud and internet-based services, which will boost performance and enable more sophisticated apps to run on your phone.
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For years, we've been hearing about how next-generation 5G networks are going to change the way we access the internet, revolutionizing industries from agriculture to manufacturing and the automotive sector.
But now, after years of hype, 2020 seems poised to be the year that 5G finally goes mainstream.
Major mobile carriers like Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile have launched 5G networks in select cities across the United States, and smartphone makers like Samsung and Motorola have already launched 5G-capable phones. Apple is expected to release its first 5G iPhone in 2020, and sales of 5G phones are expected to exceed 1 billion units by 2025, according to Strategy Analytics.
But as 2020 approaches, there's an important question: What exactly can we expect from our phones when 5G networks become the norm?
Cristiano Amon, president of Qualcomm - whose Snapdragon processors power popular phones from Samsung, LG, OnePlus, and others - recently sat down with Business Insider to talk about what 5G means for how we use our mobile devices. Below are some key takeaways from our conversation.
