Snapdragon 855 With X50 5G Modem Will Arrive Later This Year

We are the tail end of Q1 this year and the smartphone market place does not have too many devices with the latest Snapdragon 845 chipset. But one of the reasons could be that the adjacent-generation chipset will exist a existent bound in terms of performance and connectivity. Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 willreportedly be shown off afterwards this year and will come with 5G-capable Snapdragon X50 modem. Devices with the SoC volition only get in in early 2019, though.

SoftBank revealed details of the launch during a 2017 earnings phone call. The Snapdragon 855 was mentioned in relation to the 5G network at Sprint, where SoftBank has a major pale, there is even talk about it being acquired completely.

SoftBank primarily spoke of developments at Dart and how the Usa carrier is working with the likes of Samsung, Ericsson, Nokia, and Qualcomm. It did not elaborate much well-nigh the hardware specifications of the chipset, but revealed a fancy moniker "Snapdragon 855 Fusion Platform", which could exist the official name.

Qualcomm started calling its mobile chipsets "platforms" terminal year as they have components such as modems, ISPs and radio on board. But, the "Fusion" is an intriguing addition and points to some kind of a revamped architecture or design.

Softbank said that the chipset would be revealed later during the yr while the first smartphone begetting the Snapdragon 855 will hit the market early in 2019. From before reports, we know that Qualcomm might also be working on another chipset which will be slightly less powered merely equipped with the same Snapdragon X50 modem for 5G interactions. It is expected to be called Snapdragon 850.

Softbank Japan says this is what'southward next from Qualcomm: The Snapdragon 855 Fusion Platform consisting of the SDM855 and the SDX50 Modem (5G). Taken from their official earnings presentation: https://t.co/LR9k4h165N pic.twitter.com/2Ceb6MCnNI

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) March vii, 2018

Other details about the chipset including the number of cores and clock speed were non talked about only we can presume that the Snapdragon 855 will be congenital using a 7nm process.

Meanwhile, Broadcom had recently ensured that its conquering of Qualcomm will not hinder the latter'due south 5G R&D. Also pledging a special $1.5 billion fund for training engineers in the United states, Broadcom vowed that information technology will brand the state a global leader in 5G. This was after the US government intervened in the Broadcom-Qualcomm deal, alleging that Broadcom's strange ties could threaten national security.