Here are the top 5G phones that connect to the next-gen network....
Equipped with
Samsung's S Pen smart stylus, the Galaxy
Note 20 and 20 Ultra are pricey, ultra-premium phones with expansive screens and 5G. They
also have triple-rear camera setups, the high-powered Snapdragon 865 Plus
processor and reverse wireless charging.
Right before it
unveiled the Note 20, Samsung announced the Galaxy
Z Flip 5G, a 5G variant of
the Galaxy
Z Flip that went on
sale earlier this year in February. The foldable clamshell phone will cost
$1,450 and will be sold through AT&T. Read
our Galaxy Z Flip 5G first take.
As Samsung's
flagship phones for 2020, all
three Galaxy S20 devices have 5G. They
also have brilliant 120Hz AMOLED displays (in 6.2-, 6.7- and 6.9-inch sizes),
reverse wireless charging and a water-resistant design. The Galaxy
S20 has three
rear cameras, while the Plus and Ultra have a fourth time-of-flight camera, too. Read
our Samsung Galaxy S20 5G review.
Despite its high
price tag and being a Verizon exclusive in the US, the Edge
Plus is still a
premium 5G phone worth looking into. It features a Snapdragon 865 chipset, a
giant battery, an OLED screen with a high refresh rate and multiple rear
cameras with heavy-duty specs. As CNET's Patrick Holland declared, it's
"one of the most wonderful Android phones I've tried in a long time." Read
our Motorola Edge Plus review.
Already available
in Europe for 349 euros (about $400, £315 or AU$565), the Moto
G 5G Plus features a
6.7-inch full HD display with a 90Hz refresh rate, a 5,000-mAh battery, and a
Snapdragon 765 5G processor. Though Motorola says it's aiming to launch a
sub-$500 5G phone for the US in the fall, it's unclear whether or not this new
device will be a reworked 5G Plus or a new phone altogether.
Like 2018's Motorola
Moto Z3, the Moto
Z4 from last year connects to 5G networks with a Moto
Mod accessory.
The Mod attaches to the back of the phone using magnetic pins and, at the time,
was one of the cheaper options for a 5G phone. Today, the phone itself costs
$400 to $500 and the Mod runs an extra $350.
The Mi
10 Pro 5G is packed
with a Snapdragon 865 chipset, a 90Hz refresh-rate display, a 4,500-mAh battery
and even a 108-megapixel rear camera. As a premium phone, it costs about $1,100
when converted from its price in Europe (999 euros, which is about £890 or
AU$1,660).
Though Nokia
isn't the phone giant that it was 15
years ago, it still launched
a 5G phone. Known as the Nokia
8.3, the phone costs
599 euros ($650, £550 or AU$1,110) when it initially launched, and has
"global 5G" capabilities. That means you can roam on 5G as you travel
abroad -- something we've not seen so far from other phone-makers.
The Mate 20 X 5G has a huge 7.2-inch display, a 4,200-mAh battery and a triple rear-camera setup. The phone was supposed to launch in the UK in June 2019 for £999 (or about $1,270 in the US and AU$1,780 in Australia) but UK carriers EE and Vodafone have dropped plans to sell the device. Huawei phones are also banned in the US due to security issues. Despite all this, Huawei is the world's top 5G phone-maker, shipping nearly 7 million 5G phones last year.
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