Many times we have told both on these pages and on those of xiaomitoday.it, the negative effects on the economy caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Certainly nothing to do with the many tragic news that are pronounced daily by the various newspapers, but at least in the smartphone market the trend seems to go against the tide.
In fact, in 2020 there were many OEMs that closed the balance in negative and overall we are talking about a loss in sales of 10,5% yet forecasts indicate that this year's sales will grow again. This is stated in a report by the company Gartner, which suggests that in the course of 2021 more than 1,5 billion smartphones will be sold worldwide, reversing the result of last year, with a growth of 11% over the year. 2020.
Other than crisis: global smartphone sales will increase by 11% in 2021
So good news for all mobile phone manufacturers, but what is the cause of this recovery? Apparently everything is due to the possibility given to users to be able to buy smartphones with 5G technology at an affordable price. It is also inevitable that many users want to replace their old device with a newer one. In particular, approximately 535 million devices will be sold that will offer 5G, representing 35% of total smartphone sales globally. .
Needless to say, the country will be leading the sales of 5G terminals, followed by the United States, Japan and South Korea, with a significant increase of 59,5% in total units sold in this country, by the end of 2021. Unfortunately, the developing countries will remain at the bottom, but the goal for the future will be precisely to provide them with the new connectivity technology.
