2020 Due to China's push into 5G

IDC: Smartphone sales to surge in 2020 due to China's push into 5G

Smartphone sales have dropped for three straight years, so there's nowhere to go but up with the introduction of 5G. 

According to the report, "Android vendors are expected to drive down the cost of 5G smartphones starting with an abundance of first quarter announcements at both CES and MWC. 

This matches what Gartner also reported today, with analysts predicting 5G sales in China driving sales in Q1 of 2020. 

Apple's entrance into the 5G smartphone market is highly anticipated for a September 2020 announcement with the real focus around pricing and market availability."

"Apart from the expected rapid 5G growth in China, we also can't miss watching other markets such as Australia, Japan, and Korea in Asia/Pacific as well as some European countries that have picked up 5G slower than predicted. 

Shipments so far in the second half of 2019 have come in much lower than expected and price points are not quite at the premium. 

Accelerated 5G adoption globally will depend a lot on factors like the arrival of 5G networks, operator support, as well as substantial price reductions to offer more affordable 5G devices," said Sangeetika Srivastava, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Device Trackers, in the report.

source :- IDC