Xiaomi, Oppo and Motorola are working on budget 5g phones from Qualcomm – Tablets and phones – News

Xiaomi, Oppo and Motorola are working on 5g smartphones that will run on an as yet unannounced Snapdragon 4xx soc. That will be by far the cheapest soc from Qualcomm that works with 5g upon release.

Qualcomm did one advance notice of the soc during the IFA in Berlin. The American chip designer will release the soc at the beginning of 2021, but has not said anything about the specifications of the new model except for the support for 5g.

The announcement presumably means that 5g will end up in cheaper smartphones in the coming year. The Snapdragon 4xx series contains socs for budget phones, such as the Motorola Moto G6 and Xiaomi Redmi 5. Many models with, for example, a Snapdragon 450 cost between 130 and 200 euros.

Currently, the prices of the cheapest smartphones with 5g are around 300 euros, but the price for 5g phones is falling rapidly. All Dutch providers now offer 5g. KPN and T-Mobile do this on the 700MHz frequency and Vodafone uses 5g on the 1800MHz band, which is also in use for 4g.

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