Qualcomm Announces New Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765 Chipsets
Dec. 4, 2019Snapdragon 865 is Qualcomm’s most powerful chipset to date. And while we expected the platform to arrive today with an integrated 5G modem (likeHuawei Kirin 990orSamsung Exynos 990), the chipmaker still makes it an optional part – similar to their previous-gen Snapdragon 855 SoC.
This is surely weird as Qualcomm had been teasing an integrated chipset for the past few months. Technical details for the chipsets are not available yet butit’s the Snapdragon X55 modem that will come baked alongside the Snapdragon 865 chipset. It is an upgrade over the X50 modem from last year.
With its newSnapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G chipset, Qualcomm is looking to target the upper mid-range smartphone segment. The company is yet to talk about what makes this new platform what it is, especially the new X52 5G modem, so stay tuned for more information. We can, however, be sure that 5G-enabled Snapdragon 765-powered phones won’t really be affordable, to start with.
