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Qualcomm Snapdragon X80 promises the next steps in 5G connectivity for the next-gen of Android phones coming soon
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QUICK SUMMARYQualcomm reveals the Snapdragon X80, the first AI-enabled 5G modem to offer six carrier aggregation and fully integrated satellite comms (using non-terrestrial networks). The big reveal, made at the MWC 2024 show in Barcelona, represents a future of faster connectivity potential for flagship Android devices.
Qualcomm reveals the Snapdragon X80, the first AI-enabled 5G modem to offer six carrier aggregation and fully integrated satellite comms (using non-terrestrial networks). The big reveal, made at the MWC 2024 show in Barcelona, represents a future of faster connectivity potential for flagship Android devices.
Qualcomm reveals the Snapdragon X80, the first AI-enabled 5G modem to offer six carrier aggregation and fully integrated satellite comms (using non-terrestrial networks). The big reveal, made at the MWC 2024 show in Barcelona, represents a future of faster connectivity potential for flagship Android devices.
Qualcomm reveals the Snapdragon X80, the first AI-enabled 5G modem to offer six carrier aggregation and fully integrated satellite comms (using non-terrestrial networks). The big reveal, made at the MWC 2024 show in Barcelona, represents a future of faster connectivity potential for flagship Android devices.
As the final week of February 2024 begins, so too do the doors open to a major mobile phone conference in Barcelona, Spain, calledMWC 2024(you canfollow T3’s live blog herefor all the latest from the show). And to kick things off Qualcomm has made a major announcement that could see the future ofthe best Android phonesreceive a big connectivity upgrade.
That’s thanks to the reveal of the Snapdragon X80, a modem which delivers a number of new enhancements and firsts. This new chip, which is the seventh-generation in the company’s line, is the first 5G modem to integrate satellite communications (using non-terrestrial networks (NTNs)). It’s the first with six carrier aggregation across its six antenna architecture. And it’s the first to integrate a dedicated 5G AI processor, leveraging artificial intelligence.
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(Image credit: Qualcomm)
Qualcomm has been moving at pace in recent years to deliver notable improvements to the latest Android phones which adopt the company’s chipset, with theSnapdragon 8 Gen 3the latest and greatest to be deployed in devices for 2024 – including theSamsung Galaxy S24 Ultra(which features the previous Snapdragon X75 modem, so there’s a clue as to where Samsung will be headed with its future flagship releases' internal hardware).
The introduction of the X80 modem could open up new features too. It was only in early 2023, out in the Las Vegas desert, that Qualcomm was demonstrating itsSnapdragon Satelliteproject, which the X80’s 5G NTNs capability could leverage. GivenApple’s success with Emergency SOS, it’s about time Android had a viable version.
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(Image credit: Qualcomm)
Qualcomm’s MWC 2024 announcements go some steps further, too, with itsrecently revealed Snapdragon X Elite platformlooking to shake up the Windows laptop market when devices arrive this year. Such laptops could feature the also-just-announced FastConnect 7900 – “an AI-enhanced connectivity system integrating Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth, and UWB (ultra-wideband) in a single-chip,” as per the company’s press release – for top drawer speedy low-latency connectivity.
Artificial intelligence is also a big part of this picture, with Qualcomm’s AI Hub reveal aiming to get third-party developers on board when it comes to creating new applications that utilise on-device AI. The hub will feature “a new library of 75+ pre-optimised AI models” to be used on Snapdragon platforms, the idea being to strengthen the appeal of Qualcomm’s offerings. Pair those results with some super-fast connectivity from the new X80 modem and the future of Android and Windows looks even brighter.
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