In 7 New Smart Phone Trends Om Malik forgets that 4G was just as bad when it was rolled out as 5G is now.

5G Phones. This is a bit like putting the cart before the horse. The networks are pretty non-existent.

Remember Wimax? HSPA+? EV-DO? Neither do Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon.
All were stopgaps to 4G. Except Wimax, that was actually 4G … just not LTE.