Technology officials expected that in 2020 there will be a great proliferation of smartphones supporting the new fifth generation technology, especially from the mid-range phone categories.

They assured «Emirates Today» that the expansion of offering new fifth generation phones will eliminate the problems of high prices and the scarcity of the available types of them, which are facing the dealers currently, pointing out that the announcement of the plans of technology companies indicates that the new year will witness an increase in competitiveness on camera and screen specifications In future phones.

Fifth generation

In detail, Fadi Awni Abu Shamat, Director of Strategies and Planning for the Middle East at the OPPO Technology and Phone Production Company, said that 2020 can be described as the year of the deployment of medium-cost fifth-generation phones, according to preliminary indications in the markets and announced plans from some of the producing companies.

He stressed that the spread of this type of phones will work to solve the problems of high prices and the scarcity of types or brands available from phones supporting the fifth generation in the market, pointing out that it is a problem facing customers during the current period.

He expected that there will be available phones within a few months supporting the fifth generation technologies, whose prices ranged between 1200 and 2000 dirhams, and that the second half of this year will witness the launch of low-cost phones at a price between 1,000 and 1500 dirhams.

He also expected the year 2020 to witness a competitive development in smart phone cameras, and an increase in sales rates in general, due to the development of specifications.

Competitive manufacturing

For his part, IT expert Ashraf Fawakherji agreed that in 2020 there will be a proliferation of smart phones supporting the fifth generation, especially from categories that can be classified as medium-cost.

He said that a number of companies announced their intention to launch new phones during the year 2020, at reasonable prices compared to the prices currently offered, including the Chinese brand «Xiaomi».

He believed that 2020 will also witness great competition in introducing new technologies with smart phone cameras. He also expected that the intensity of competition between companies in screen technologies and the shift towards full screen will continue, with technology companies heading to a front camera that works on the system of opening and closing when needed, allowing full space in the screen of devices, thus giving preferential advantages in the presentation of videos.

He also expected markets to see competitive aspects in phone designs and a move towards more innovative forms.

Artificial intelligence

In the same context, Chris San Yasgong, head of the “Honor” brand of smart phones in the Middle East and Africa, considered that the most prominent trends in smart phone markets during 2020 will include the expansion of offering phones that support the fifth generation technologies, some of which include phones of medium cost categories , Pointing out that the company intends to launch a new phone for it during 2020, supporting the fifth generation.

And he stated that the markets will witness the launch of new applications based on artificial intelligence, in addition to the high intensity of competition in developing the quality of cameras attached to phones and the development of screen forms and technologies.

Phones supporting the fifth generation technology are a problem that customers face now.

The expansion of fifth-generation phones will eliminate price increases and the scarcity of species.