Lenovo to Launch World’s First 5G Smartphone with Snapdragon 855 SoC, Claims VP

Aug. 1, 2018

A new generation of mobile data standard is around the corner, and Lenovo wants to beat its rivals to the starting block in 5G smartphones.

The company’s VP now claims that the world’s first smartphone to support 5G connectivity will come from Lenovo soon.

Lenovo’s Vice President, Chang Cheng, made the bold announcement via his official Weibo account in China. He also added that Lenovo will be the first company to launch a smartphone that will be powered by theSnapdragon 855processor, which is yet to be officially announced by Qualcomm.Image courtesy: GSMDome

But before you get too excited, do keep in mind that the Lenovo VP has a penchant for making bold claims, some of which sound too good to be true, and as expected, they never materialize. Take for example theLenovo Z5.

Prior to the Z5’s launch, Chang teased consumers with drool-worthy images of atruly bezel-lesssmartphone that will feature some really impressive hardware such as4TB of internal storageand a battery that will offer45-days of standby timeand 30 minutes of talk time at 0% charge. But none of that was true.

Now that the warning has been issued, do take the Lenovo executive’s latest comments with a pinch of salt.