Cheap new 5G packages or will be released, does it smell good?

　　Chinanews client, Beijing, September 16th (Reporter Wu Tao) At this time last year, you certainly did not expect that the price of the cheapest 5G mobile phone has fallen below 1,000 yuan, only 999 yuan.

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Data map: 5G terminal product display.

Photo by Wu Tao

5G "100 yuan machine

　　At this time last year, 5G mobile phones were generally more than 5,000 yuan, and there were many tens of thousands of yuan, but now there are 5G mobile phones that can be described as "cabbage price", and the realme V3 recently launched for only 999 yuan.

　　In addition, Honor, Xiaomi, etc. all have 5G "thousand yuan phones" on sale. Overall, the price of 5G mobile phones is declining.

　　Why did the price of 5G mobile phones fluctuate so much in just one year?

　　Independent telecommunications analyst Fu Liang told a reporter from Chinanews.com that it was mainly because of the maturity of the entire industry chain, including Qualcomm and MediaTek, which have successively released low-priced 5G chips. "The price decline of some models of 5G mobile phones is in line with expectations."

　　According to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, in August, the domestic market shipped 16.17 million 5G mobile phones, accounting for 60.1% of the mobile phone shipments during the same period; 22 new models were launched, accounting for 48.9% of the number of new mobile phone models launched in the same period.

The latest market research firm Canalys predicts that global 5G smartphone shipments will reach 278 million units this year.

Is the "hundred yuan machine" really fragrant?

　　"By the end of the year, 4G mobile phones will basically become feature phones, at the level of 300 or 400 yuan." Fu Liang said that in the future, the main new products of mobile phone manufacturers will focus on 5G mobile phones, and the prices of 5G mobile phones will continue to bottom out, with configuration and brand premiums. Ability to pull the grade.

　　Regarding the 5G "100 yuan machine" with 6GB+64GB configuration appearing in the market, some netizens said, "The 5G mobile phone of 999 yuan is really fragrant. Although the configuration is not high, the dual-mode 5G chip is Dimensity 720, which is also 7nm technology. "But some netizens think, "6GB RAM + 64GB storage can make do with it, don't expect too much."

　　Fu Liang believes that "100 yuan phones" generally refer to mobile phones below 500 yuan, and 999 yuan phones are at most a "hundred yuan file", which is more gimmick than actual.

"Generally, the entry configuration of 5G mobile phones is 6GB+128GB, and users will use it smoothly."

Mobile phones are in the "hundred yuan file", and the 5G package price is also loose?

　　Unlike the rapid decline in 5G mobile phone prices, 5G package prices remain firm.

　　The official websites of the three major operators show that the current price is still the price when the 5G package was launched on October 31 last year. The minimum 5G package for China Mobile is 128 yuan per month, and that for China Unicom and China Telecom is 129 yuan per month.

Overview of China Mobile's 5G personal packages.

Image source: Screenshot of China Mobile's official website

　　However, the price of some 5G Internet packages has been lower than the official threshold price of operators. For example, the 5G speed version of Tencent King Card is 90 yuan per month, which is basically the same as the 129 yuan per month China Unicom package contains resources.

　　In addition, many users report that they often receive sales calls from operators, and the current 5G package price is 30% off.

The operator replied, "It is an activity aimed at specific users."

　　"In fact, this group is not targeted at specific customers as the operators say, and the coverage may be very extensive." Fu Liang said that a 30% discount on the price of 5G packages should be the maximum authorized by the group to local operating companies, because traffic is now cancelled. In terms of roaming, various local operating companies are doing activities to grab 5G customers.

　　According to data, as of the end of July, China Mobile had 84.05 million 5G package users and China Telecom had 49.27 million users.

China Unicom has not separately announced the number of 5G package users, but the industry generally believes that its 5G package users are similar to China Telecom.

　　However, the reporter's investigation found that for campus users, some operators have raised the threshold of packages, and some campus packages have doubled the threshold.

　　China Telecom’s customer service told a reporter from Chinanews.com, “Last year, the campus package was 300 yuan for two years, including 20GB of national traffic per month, 40GB of targeted traffic, and some free calls and text messages. This year’s national traffic remained unchanged, and targeted traffic increased to monthly 200GB, but the lowest price is 300 yuan a year."

Data map.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin

May 5G new packages appear in October, wait a minute?

　　In the 4G era, to catch up with speed increase and fee reduction, coupled with the intervention of Internet packages, the price of 4G packages soon entered a level "affordable to everyone".

The 5G package has been released for nearly a year. What is the reason for the delay in price reduction?

　　Fu Liang believes that first, operators believe that the current 5G package price system is mature and various user groups have been covered; another reason is that the current 5G base station coverage capacity is not so large, and the price reduction will increase network pressure out of thin air, and 5G user feedback is not It will be better.

　　However, the reporter noted that this situation may soon usher in a turning point.

Because the three major operators may carry out SA (5G independent networking) commercial use in the fourth quarter.

　　On the 9th, China Unicom and China Telecom jointly announced that through co-construction and sharing, the two parties have built and opened more than 300,000 5G base stations, and the 5G network coverage has expanded to all prefecture-level and above cities across the country, striving to have SA commercial basic network capabilities by September 30 .

China Mobile also announced previously that it will strive to achieve SA commercialization in the fourth quarter.

　　What is the relationship between SA commercial and 5G package price?

　　Fu Liang said that if 5G achieves SA commercialization, all 5G users will be transferred to the SA network, greatly alleviating the pressure on the 4G network.

At that time, in October, the three major operators are likely to launch new 5G packages covering a wider population.

"In fact, the current pressure of many 5G users to use the network is borne by the 4G network, because many places do not have 5G network coverage."

　　"4G networks are under greater pressure. This is one of the reasons why 4G users also shouted "slow network speed". The reason for the discrepancy between the number of 5G users and the data of the three major operators announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is also because the statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are Users who really use 5G networks." Fu Liang said.

　　According to the latest data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the number of 5G users exceeds 80 million.

　　If this is true after SA is commercialized, it will be a win-win situation. The price of 5G package will be lowered and the network experience of 4G users will be better. Do you expect it?

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