Qualcomm presents with the Snapdragon 480 5G a new SoC, which should give new inexpensive Smartphones with 5G a favourable price. The first devices will already appear in Q1 2021.
The chip manufacturer Qualcomm has presented a new SoC called Snapdragon 480 5G for use in Smartphones. The new Chip will be produced in the 8nm process and will serve as a low-cost 5G option for Smartphones in the medium and low price range. For users, this results in download speeds of up to 2.5 Gbit/s (5G) or 800 Mbit/s (LTE). And of course WiFi 6 is also part of the Connectivity program. The Snapdragon supports 480 5G Displays up to a resolution of 2520 x 1080 pixels, photos: up to 64 MP and moving pictures up to 120 Frames per Minute.
Qualcomm promises further improvements compared to its predecessors in the battery performance of the chip, which combines a Qualcomm Kryo 460 CPU with up to 2.0 GHz with a Qualcomm Adreno 619 GPU and a Qualcomm Hexagon 686 Processor. The manufacturer expects the first devices with the Snapdragon 480 5G to be launched in the first quarter of 2021.
The detailed specifications of the Snapdragon 480 5G can be found on the Qualcomm website.
