Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765 / 765G: new Qualcomm processors with 5G modems (updated)

Qualcomm at the event Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019 announced its new processors: Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765 / 765G.

What is known

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 got a built-in modemSnapdragon X55 for 4G and 5G networks. It supports autonomous and non-autonomous network architectures (SA / NSA), as well as work in mmWave and sub-6GHz networks. Snapdragon 765 and 765G, in turn, were also equipped with an integrated 5G modem, but which ones have not yet been reported. Unfortunately, there is no other processor information either. Qualcomm has promised to talk about chipsets in the coming days.

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When to expect

Android smartphones based on Snapdragon 865 andSnapdragon 765 / 765G will appear on the market in early 2020. Companies such as HMD Global, LG, Motorola, OPPO, Realme, Redmi and Vivo have already confirmed that they will use them in their devices.

Updated: As it turned out, the Snapdragon X55 modem is not built into the Snapdragon 865 processor. It will be delivered separately.

So the Snapdragon 865 does not have an integrated5G modem. In fact it supposedly doesn’t have any modem at all. Which is very odd, as I believe QC has versions with integrated modems including 5G internally, as was visible during development over the last months. Very odd.

- Roland Quandt (@rquandt) December 4, 2019