5G is a new generation of mobile communications already operating in the US, UK and some other developed countries of the world. 5G is very fast and many industries will benefit from the new network, including mobile internet and drones. It is planned to introduce 5G communication networks in Russia.
Most people are likely to experience the benefits of a 5G network with just a good smartphone. To help you keep up with what's new, we've compiled this list of the best 5G smartphones in 2020.
10. Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.9 ″, resolution 3200 × 1440
- four cameras 108 MP / 48 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, slot for memory card
- 3G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 12 GB
- battery 5000 mAh
This smartphone is great in everything - from the huge Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen, with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, to the top-end Samsung Exynos 990 processor and a solid IP68 waterproof case. If you often watch videos on Netflix or YouTube, then the Ultra model is the most preferred of the Galaxy S20 family. Naturally, it is also heavier.
The 5000mAh battery supports both fast and wireless charging. Just keep in mind that using a 120Hz refresh rate all day instead of the default 60Hz will reduce battery life, so you may need to recharge it overnight.
Of course, there are people out there who want the S20 Ultra not because of the increased screen size, but because of the better camera options. And yes, I mean the 108MP OIS camera and its 100x digital zoom. You probably won't need it often, and there's also a 10x Hybrid Optical Zoom to help you see fine details in your photos. However, it's nice to know that your smartphone has the very best, right?
The S20 Ultra also has a 40MP front-facing camera, but its image quality isn't much better than the S20's 10MP selfie camera. There is a limit to how much detail you really need to see on your face.
pros: Can shoot UHD 8K video at 24fps, external storage can be expanded up to 1TB.
Minuses: price.
9.LG V60 ThinQ 5G
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.8 ″, resolution 2460x1080
- four cameras 108 MP / 20 MP / 12 MP / 8 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, slot for memory cards
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 5000 mAh
With a larger 6.8 "display (compared to the 6.4" screen of the V50), the V60 looks huge. While this size provides a comfortable viewing experience for videos and web pages, it will be very difficult to use a smartphone with one hand.
Keep in mind that the V60 has a 60Hz display. If you want to be on the cutting edge of technology, then go for the Galaxy S20 and OnePlus 8 Pro, both of which have 120 refresh rate displays.
In addition to a headphone jack (a rarity among high-end phones these days), the LG V60 is unique in that it works with an accessory that effectively doubles the screen size. It is known as Dual Screen and allows the V60 to fold like a book. Therefore, you can display two apps on both displays, or view content like a tablet (albeit with a large hinge in the middle).
The main camera of this model does an excellent job of capturing moving objects and keeping them in focus.In addition, the settings have a 10x digital zoom and night mode, which will brighten up the pictures taken in the dark.
Like its competitors, the LG V60 is powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset, which ensures smooth operation. On paper, the V60 beat out the Galaxy S20 and took the lead in 3DMark Slingshot Unlimited and two Geekbench 5 benchmarks. However, the scores didn't differ much, and it's doubtful there is a speed difference when it comes to day-to-day use.
pros: IP68 enclosure protection, 3.5mm headphone jack.
Minuses: not sold in Russia, on eBay it costs about 40,000 rubles excluding shipping and an additional screen.
8.OnePlus 8 Pro
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.78 ″, resolution 3168 × 1440
- four cameras 48 MP / 8 MP / 48 MP / 5 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, no memory card slot
- 3G, 4G LTE, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 4510 mAh
Although OnePlus smartphones are no longer as cheap as they used to be, they compete on an equal footing in terms of performance and quality of photo and video shooting. Chinese flagships of 2020and with South Korean and European manufacturers.
The most advanced OnePlus smartphone to date, the 8 Pro, features a 120Hz display and an IP68 waterproof housing.
On the other hand, the OnePlus 8 model is more affordable (42,750 rubles versus 54,615 rubles for the Pro version), it also has 5G support, a 90Hz display and the same modern Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor.
Thanks to Nightscape Night Mode, the rear camera of the OnePlus 8 Pro with OIS captures detailed and clear images even in low light. And in the light of day, the pictures are very aesthetic and colorful. There is an additional "super stabilization" mode for smoothing out blur from the operator's hand shake while driving.
Of course, like all flagships, this model can take great portrait photos as well as good photos with the selfie camera.
pros: long autonomy, support for wireless charging, rich and clear sound from both speakers and headphones, high-quality silicone case included.
Minuses: does not support memory cards.
7.Xiaomi Poco F2 Pro
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.67 ″, resolution 2400 × 1080
- four cameras 64 MP / 13 MP / 5 MP / 2 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, no memory card slot
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 6 GB
- battery 4700 mAh
The solid combination of Gorilla Glass 5 front and rear with the metal frame of the device is a huge change from the predominantly polycarbonate construction of the original F1. As a result, the F2 Pro looks and feels like a more premium phone than its predecessor.
The selfie camera is housed in a pop-up mechanism that also houses a notification LED.
The Poco F2 Pro has a refresh rate of only 60Hz. But it is very bright and has even been upgraded from IPS LCD to Super AMOLED-matrix for better contrast, deeper blacks and more expressive colors.
Under the hood of one of the best 5G smartphones of 2020, there is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, thanks to which all games and applications will run quickly, smoothly and without brakes when switching between them.
Another attractive feature of the smartphone is the rear camera. It has a large sensor with a lot of pixels. Next to it are an ultra-wide, macro camera and a depth camera. The lack of a telephoto lens is reasonable. Most 2x telephoto lenses provide little benefit to the user, it is usually best to just use a high quality primary sensor. HDR is not enabled by default, so you must enable it to raise shadows to an acceptable level.
pros: 3.5mm headphone jack, 30W fast charging.
Minuses: no optical stabilization and wireless charging. Plus, Xiaomi hasn't made this smartphone waterproof, which one would expect from a high-priced device.
6. Nokia 8.3
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.81 ″, resolution 2400 × 1080
- four cameras 64 MP / 12 MP / 2 MP / 2 MP, autofocus
- memory 64 GB, memory card slot
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- RAM 6 GB
- battery 4500 mAh
Although Nokia is no longer the phone giant it was 15 years ago, its gadget lineup also has a good 5G smartphone.
At the MWC event, it was announced that the Nokia 8.3 will offer the broadest range of compatibility with a variety of 5G networks around the world, while the phone will cost half the price of 5G devices offering less broad compatibility.
The Nokia 8.3 is powered by the Snapdragon 765 processor, the first from Qualcomm to integrate the brains of a 5G phone in one integrated module, and is specifically designed for mid-range 5G phones.
In addition, the smartphone boasts an excellent rear camera with Zeiss optics, a 64MP main module, a 120-degree wide-angle module, and Super Pixels support for high-quality images in low light conditions. Another useful feature of the camera is shooting video with "cinema resolution" sides of 21: 9.
pros: there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack, a separate button for launching the Google Assistant.
Minuses: no wireless charging, only fast 18W, no optical stabilization, no water-resistant housing.
5. Sony Xperia 1 II
- smartphone with Android 10
- screen 6.5 ″, resolution 3840 × 1644
- three cameras 12 MP / 12 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
- memory 256 GB, slot for memory card
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, LTE-A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 4000 mAh
This is the first smartphone from a Japanese manufacturer to support 5G technology. It is equipped with the Snapdragon 865 chipset, which guarantees no performance problems even in the most demanding games on hardware.
The rest of the feature set includes a 6.5-inch 90Hz OLED display, a 4,000mAh battery, and Android 10 software.
The main camera based on Zeiss optics has three modules, as well as a separate TOF camera, which is usually not considered a full-fledged one, therefore it was not included in the "main bill". The camera also has a separate application Cinema Pro, ultra-fast autofocus, auto-focus on human or animal eyes, and the ability to take continuous shooting at a speed of 20 frames per second.
pros: waterproof according to IP68 standard, there is a mini-jack for headphones,
Minuses: no support for wireless charging, overpriced.
4.Samsung Galaxy A90 5G
- smartphone with Android 9
- screen 6.7 ″, resolution 2400х1080
- three cameras 48 MP / 8 MP / 5 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, slot for memory cards
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 6/8 GB
- battery 4500 mAh
In addition to the luxurious Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, which opens our ranking of smartphones with 5G network, the South Korean manufacturer has another model with 5G. And it is one of the most inexpensive devices for this class. On Aliexpress Galaxy A90 5G costs about 33 thousand rubles.
The 6.7-inch device that Samsung unveiled at the IFA Electronics Show in Berlin features three rear cameras, including a 48MP lens and one 32MP front camera. It is based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 platform with X50 5G modem.
For the first time in Series A, you can connect your phone to a monitor or PC using Samsung DeX and the Microsoft Your Phone app.
As a result, the Galaxy A90 5G is a real budget flagship: high-performance, with an excellent bright screen, good rear and excellent front cameras, and support for ultra-fast wireless technology.
pros: fast 25 W charging, built-in fingerprint scanner, support for Samsung DeX.
Minuses: no 3.5 mm jack, no wireless charging, no waterproofing according to the IP68 standard, while it is sold only on foreign sites (Aliexpress, etc.).
3. NUBIA Red Magic 5G
- smartphone with Android 10
- screen 6.65 ″, resolution 2340 × 1080
- three cameras 64 MP / 8 MP / 2 MP, autofocus
- memory 128 GB, no memory card slot
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 4500 mAh
The Chinese brand NUBIA rarely delighted Russian users with something truly impressive. But that all changed with the release of Red Magic 5G, a powerful smartphone whose 144Hz refresh rate makes the premium Galaxy S20 or OnePlus 8 Pro dim with envy.
Add to this the top-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor, touch-sensitive gaming triggers and an active cooling system with a fan, whose rotational speed reaches up to 15,000 rpm, as well as surround and loud sound, and you knowwhy this smartphone is positioned as a gaming one.
The manufacturer claims that cooling this smartphone can lower the chipset temperature by 18 ° C in any operating mode. So only your patience will overheat during a long game.
The only weak point of this magnificent device can be called the main camera, or rather its night mode. In low light, it shoots mediocre compared to other top smartphones. This problem is partially solved by installing Google Camera. But the frontal 8 MP camera makes selfies excellent in detail and color reproduction.
In Europe, Red Magic 5G is offered in 8/128 GB and 12/256 GB variants, and if you have the option to order from China, you can get a version with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage.
pros: 55W charging, Wi-Fi 6 support, 3.5mm headphone jack, plenty of screen brightness.
Minuses: no wireless charging, noisy fan, no IP68 waterproof.
2. Xiaomi Mi 10
- smartphone with Android 10
- screen 6.67 ″, resolution 2340 × 1080
- four cameras 108 MP / 2 MP / 2 MP / 13 MP, autofocus
- memory 256 GB, no memory card slot
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 4780 mAh
For less than RUB 50,000, you get a flagship smartphone with 5G support, a 90Hz display, a powerful battery, and even a 108MP rear camera.
Mi 10 has a large AMOLED screen, gracefully curved edges and ultra-thin bezels. The manufacturer did not hide the selfie camera in a "bangs" or tear-like notch, but placed it in a tiny hole on the left side of the display.
The biggest advantage of the Mi 10 is its amazing 108MP camera. While increasing the number of megapixels does not necessarily translate into better photographs, the key advantage of such a camera is that the image remains sharp when zoomed in.
Unsurprisingly, the Mi 10 can capture details that the human eye will miss and, under certain lighting conditions, capture more detail than other flagship 5G smartphones in 2020.
For the most part, these characteristics make the Mi 10 the flagship killer of 2020. But it also has disadvantages. The Mi 10 series is not IP rated for water resistance. The phone does have some degree of water resistance, but the IP rating would give users more peace of mind.
In addition, the global version of Xiaomi Mi 10 only works with 1 SIM card. This is "cured" by purchasing a two-symbol tray (for example, on Aliexpress) and flashing it. Or buying a Chinese rather than a global version of the device.
pros: super-fast charging, there is also wireless charging, high quality (loud and clear) sound.
Minuses: no 3.5mm audio jack.
1. HUAWEI P40 Pro
- smartphone with Android 10
- support for two SIM-cards
- screen 6.58 ″, resolution 2640 × 1200
- four cameras 50 MP / 40 MP / 12 MP, autofocus
- memory 256 GB, slot for memory card
- 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC
- RAM 8 GB
- battery 4200 mAh
Best camera phone of 2020 is also the best 5G smartphone. If, of course, you can come to terms with the lack of Google services, instead of which HUAWEI offers its own branded app store.
Top performance in applications and heavy games such as Real Racing 3, Need For Speed: No Limits and Gangstar: Vegas is provided by a HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G processor paired with a Mali-G76 MP16 video processor.
Huawei claims that thanks to the combination of hardware and software, the phone is capable of up to 100x magnification, although pictures taken this way often look too blurry. Nevertheless, although with difficulty, even text (for example, signs) can be discerned on them, which the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's 100x zoom cannot boast of.
Like its predecessor, the P30 Pro, the Huawei P40 Pro also does a good job of capturing low-light photography.
The front camera has not only the main 32 MP sensor, but also the ToF sensor, and allows you to unlock the smartphone by the owner's face.
pros: waterproof housing according to the IP68 standard, there is wireless charging, non-marking cover, the best camera among smartphones at the moment.
Minuses: perhaps the absence of Google services and the absence of a 3.5 mm audio jack.