Qualcomm Technologies announced the beginning of deliveries of samples of their new flagship processor for smartphones producer partners.
Qualcomm said that the new “system-on-chip” made on 7-nanometer process technology and can work with its first 5G-modem — Snapdragon X50. According to the manufacturer, this makes the chip the first mobile platform for the flagship smartphone with support of networks of the fifth generation.
As noted by Qualcomm, the first 5G network should start operating in late 2018, as smartphones based on new platforms will appear in the first half of 2019. For more details about the chip Qualcomm plans to tell in the fourth quarter of 2018.
According to earlier leaks, the next flagship Qualcomm called Snapdragon 855. On the basis of the expected flagship smartphone from Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi and other manufacturers.