I am looking to purchase a new flagship phone launched 9 months ago (now obsolete). It comes in 4G only. Any prediction when 4G will be supported until it is completely phased out. Will 4G be supported for at least 5 years from now.

If companies plan to stop providing support for 4G network within 1 to 2 years I'll have to consider a 5G phone instead.

Just buy 5G phone saje la, ada budget phone punya ma...around rm900-1300 for cheap 5g

definitely not in the next 3 years.. i think on the 6th year onwards only we will be talking about 4g phasing out.

Not so soon. Took gomen over 15 years to phase out 3G.

Thanks for all responses. That is surely useful to know.

I'm only looking at flagship phones and not budget phones as my priority is the camera performance, and only flagship phones have the best cameras. The price of flagship 4G phones are currently significantly lower than flagship 5G phones so there's the advantage for me. For instance the Huawei Mate 50 Pro which was launched just 9 months ago at RM5.2k has now dropped to about RM3.6k.

This post has been edited by ryder_78: Sep 24 2023, 11:21 AM

According to the web search results, the 4G network will not be phased out anytime soon, as it will co-exist with the 5G network for at least another decade. Some of the reasons for this are:

- 4G LTE is a stable and widely available technology that can support many IoT applications and devices at a lower cost than 5G.
- 5G is still in its early stages of deployment and adoption, and it faces some challenges such as limited coverage, high spectrum costs, and device compatibility issues.
- 4G LTE is constantly evolving and improving with new releases and features that can enhance its performance and capabilities.

Therefore, you do not need to worry about your 4G devices becoming obsolete in the near future. However, if you want to take advantage of the benefits of 5G, such as higher speed, lower latency, and lower power consumption, you may need to upgrade your devices and network plans accordingly. You can learn more about the differences between 4G and 5G from [this article](^1^) or [this video](^4^).

Source: Conversation with Bing, 9/24/2023

Easily another 10 years

Technically 2G shall be phased out first before 4G.
Should be more than 5 years.

I was kinda surprise when you said flagship phone without 5G. 5G is not really a big concern but i personally wont buy a phone without GMS. I have used Huawei phone without GMS before, the app store is still limited and it even redirect me to questionable app store like apk pure to side load app from unknown sources which prone to malware. And there is lack of security patch for security attacks.

Doubt so?
Won't they utilize the VoLTE for clearer calls?

Not in the next 5 years

wait for 6G announcement

If u don’t mind, could just find used 13promax, or 14 pro with that budget.

I was concerned on latest Huawei phones not having Google services as well but was informed that there are now access to download Google apps. Will need to verify this though.

Only buying new and not into Apple

You can use it as web app means from browser no need to install app. ...

Yeah even SG don’t have 5G across the whole country

So no worries 4G still very valid today


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Apalah... even few years older phone already had 5G...

Ts want buy huashit phone meh?

Wait mate 60 pro lah, conferm got 5g


But 4g will stays for years. Don't worry

2G still kicking strong & won't die anytime soon...

4G should take some time before actually phaseout... I'm looking around 6 years above to around 12 years maximum like that...

That's time we should be getting 6G or don't know how many G network technology 😁