T - Qualcomm Pushes 5G Forward But Not Far Enough

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Qualcomm.

New Silicon

Last week Qualcomm (QCOM) announced their new smartphone systems-on-a-chip (SoC), the Snapdragons 865 and 765. Paired with their X55 2nd generation 5G modem chip and associated QTM525 antenna modules, the 865 is what we are going to see in most 2020 high-end Android phones. Less expensive 5G phones will use the 765, which has on board 5G.

Qualcomm has moved the ball forward with all of these, but my opinion is that it has not been enough. 5G smartphone design in 2020 will continue to

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