This is Verizon's first 5G smartphone

as declared in Sarah Tew/CNETVerizon's first 5G smartphone didn't start out as a 5G device. It's only getting betterAs it turns out, the 5G Moto Mod will make the Moto Z3 the inaugural phone once Verizon turns on its mobile 5G service. This would give Verizon an advantage as the first carrier to launch a 5G service with a smartphone. AT&T in December launched 5G mobile service, but customers in select cities can only tap into the network using Wi-Fi hotspots, and not smartphones. T-Mobile expects to have broader commercial service available early this year, while Sprint and LG have promised the first 5G smartphone.

Sirin Labs launches the first and only blockchain smartphone store in the world

Sirin Labs, after focusing on developing a blockchain based smartphone for years, they have now just opened their first retail store in London, on January 15, 2019. The Finney phone raised over $150 million in a initial coin offering, making it a more successful approach. Those interested in the Finney smartphone were able to preorder it late last year for a more realistic, $999. Sirin Labs optimized their brick and mortar store, in London, around their new Finney smartphone. It is the ideal first location for the Finney, the first mass-market blockchain phone in the world, to go on sale."Read More: Sirin Labs unveils the first ever blockchain smartphone, FINNEYFollow Chepicap now on Twitter, YouTube, Telegram and Facebook!

Global smartphone sales fell for the first time ever in 2018. This year may be better

referring to New Delhi (CNN Business) The global market for smartphones is shrinking, and two of its biggest players are hurting badly. That's the first annual decline for the smartphone market ever. The main drag has come from the world's biggest smartphone market, China, where sales have been falling for almost two years. "Those markets will continue to grow, to push up the global smartphone market size," said Mo Jia, an analyst at Canalys, adding that the global market will likely return to "very slim growth in 2019." Huawei and other Chinese smartphone makers have seen impressive growth in recent months.

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