* The original question was worded by the source as follows: "How much extra would you be willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of your next smartphone?" The share of respondents who would be willing to pay extra was as follows: United States (65%), China (82%), United Kingdom (64%), France (55%), Germany (60%), and Finland (52%).
** The global online survey was conducted with 5,844 respondents in 6 countries. Sample sizes were as follows: United States (n=1,002), China (n=1,010), United Kingdom (n=1,000), France (n=1,006), Germany (n=1,002), and Finland (n=824).
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Willingness to pay extra for 5G smartphone worldwide 2017, by country
This statistic shows the survey results to the question about how much extra smartphone owners worldwide would be willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone. During the survey, the median amount smartphone owners in the United States would be willing to pay extra for their next 5G-enabled smartphone amounted to 50 U.S. dollars.
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Qualcomm. (September 1, 2017). Median amount smartphone owners worldwide are willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/
Qualcomm. "Median amount smartphone owners worldwide are willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone (in U.S. dollars)*." Chart. September 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/
Qualcomm. (2017). Median amount smartphone owners worldwide are willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone (in U.S. dollars)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/
Qualcomm. "Median Amount Smartphone Owners Worldwide Are Willing to Pay out of Pocket for 5g on Top of The Price of Their next Smartphone (in U.S. Dollars)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Sep 2017, /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/
Qualcomm, Median amount smartphone owners worldwide are willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone (in U.S. dollars)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Median amount smartphone owners worldwide are willing to pay out of pocket for 5G on top of the price of their next smartphone (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Qualcomm, September 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/867981/willingness-to-pay-extra-for-5g-smartphone-worldwide/
