I think you based this counter-argument on the title instead of the article. The article says: > According to the report, both Google and LG are opting for the

I think you based this counter-argument on the title instead of the article. The article says: > According to the report, both Google and LG are opting for the Snapdragon 765G, but not because it’s just saving them money. It’s Qualcomm’s first SoC to sport an embedded 5G modem saving manufacturers a ton of design hassles. And that Xiaomi you linked doesn't have mmWave 5G. So Xiaomi avoided the design complication the 865 results in by just not having the full radio feature set. This then is the other side of the problem with 5G being not the same thing as 5G. It's not just carriers that get to save money rebranding 4G LTE as 5G, but also phone manufacturers can now also claim 5G without actually supporting all of 5G. I wouldn't be surprised if mmWave 5G gets branded as 5G+ or something like that to differentiate itself from 5G-the-rebranded-4G-LTE.