Chang Cheng, Lenovo Group’s Vice President, claimed on Weibo that the Chinese company will be the first to launch a 5G smartphone and it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. The Snapdragon 845 is currently Qualcomm’s flagship chipset which was launched back at the end of 2017. There is a possibility that we may get to see the 855 by the end of this year.
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Samsung’s Galaxy S10 series which is rumoured to debut in the first quarter of 2019 might sport the 855. Lenovo claiming to be the first to launch a 5G phone seems like a bluff based on Chang Cheng’s previous claims on social media. Before the Lenovo Z5 was launched, the Lenovo Group VP portrayed it as a flagship device. Who can forget the company’s claim of the Z5 sporting 4TB of storage? There were a plethora of rumours claiming the presence of new tech on the phone, which is hardly true. If anything the Z5 is a mid-range phone with decent specs but its definitely not a flagship.
This seems to be another move by the company to generate hype for its upcoming products. A Lenovo smartphone recently passed by TENAA and it does not seem to be a 5G smartphone. If we are to believe Chang Cheng, then the Lenovo 5G phone might make an appearance early next year.