Qualcomm’s Most Economical 5G Snapdragon Processors in the Making?

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Qualcomm offers 5G compatibility in Snapdragon 8-,7- and 6-series only. Going by the name, Snapdragon 4-series might be the most economical offerings from Qualcomm

Qualcomm Technologies (Qualcomm) plans to expand its portfolio of 5G mobile platforms to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4-series in early 2021. Snapdragon 4-series, as the company informed, is expected to address regions that currently have approximately 3.5 billion smartphone users combined.

“The Snapdragon 4-series 5G Mobile Platform is designed to exceed expectations for the mass-market segment by bringing an assortment of predominately high- and mid-tier features to a broader audience. It will deliver on the promise of making 5G accessible to all smartphone users,” said Cristiano Amon, president, Qualcomm Incorporated.

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It is t be noted here that Qualcomm, right now, is offering 5G compatability in Snapdragon 8-,7- and 6-series only. Going by the name, Snapdragon 4-series might be the most economical offerings from Qualcomm.

Oppo, Xiaomi and Motorola

The likes of Oppo, Motorola and Xiaomi have already confirmed their collaboration with Qualcomm for the yest-to-be launched series of processors. All the three have confirmed that these will be introducing devices based on the new series.

“Motorola strives to bring smarter technology to all. With the extension of Qualcomm Technologies’ 5G Mobile Platform into the Snapdragon 4-series, we are positioned to deliver a more complete portfolio of 5G devices to our consumers, emphasizing our leadership in the 5G space,” said Sergio Buniac, president, Motorola.

“OPPO and Qualcomm Technologies have closely collaborated on the expansion of 5G. We are very happy that Qualcomm Technologies is scaling 5G technology to the Snapdragon 4-series. We will continue to collaborate with Qualcomm Technologies to drive the large-scale adoption of 5G around the world,” said Tony Chen, founder and chief executive officer, OPPO.

Lei Jun, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Xiaomi, said, “2020 marks the year of 5G proliferation. In scaling the deployment of 5G, we have introduced several 5G smartphones powered by Snapdragon 8-series and 7-series 5G mobile platforms. Today, it is exciting to see Qualcomm Technologies expand 5G to the Snapdragon 4-series, accelerating 5G global commercialization. Xiaomi will become one of the world’s first OEMs to introduce a 5G smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 4-series 5G mobile platform. This is another step forward in our long-standing collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies.”

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