Rounding off 5G that no one is bothered with now
Xiaomi will release the entry-level smartphone "Redmi Note 11". Although it is an entry, the company positions this device as a middle range flagship. It is, so to speak, above the middle. While actively incorporating the functions and performance equipped with high-end smartphones, it is said that it has achieved an affordable price by omitting specific equipment.
However, the global version of this Redmi Note series offers a lineup of 5G and Pro versions. Releasing only the lowest MUJI Note 11 seems to be a unique strategy for Japan.
With this way of thinking, one wrong step can create a completely useless device. The point of this product is that 5G is discarded as an element that you can do without now. It's almost as if 5G wouldn't be a problem in the expected lifecycle of this smartphone.
In fact, the 5G service area is steadily expanding, but it is still too early to say whether ordinary smartphone users are benefiting from it. There are only a limited number of spots where you can enjoy millimeter waves, and there are bottlenecks in connecting MVNOs and MNO networks. In terms of actual usability, at least at the moment, there is not much difference between LTE and 5G, and it makes sense to say that 5G is not a problem.
By the way, in the world of mobile networks, there seems to be a historical tendency for the odd generation to take the lead and the even generation to refine it. There is a mood to become
The life cycle of each generation of mobile networks is said to be about 10 years, but the next generation, 6G, is said to be a little earlier. This time, MUJI Redmi Note 11 has truncated 5G, but since there is no particular problem with LTE for the time being when using smartphones normally, the marketing strategy is that even if it is truncated, it will be welcomed to make it cheaper. I mean I took it.
That's correct for at least another year or two. But I don't know where to go.
