Supporting the new 5G Advanced standard, the chipset set to improve 5G performance and reliability for smartphones.
The next generation of 5G connectivity is here. This week, Qualcomm introduced its new Snapdragon X75 chipset; which it proclaimed is the world’s first smartphone modem to support 5G Advanced standard.
Don’t blame yourself if you haven’t heard of 5G Advanced before as it’s a brand-new technology that won’t even be out until 2024 (opens in new tab). All you really need to know right now is that the new standard aims to improve (opens in new tab) the latency, coverage, mobility, and power efficiency of 5G resulting in better mobile performance overall. The goal of this chip, according to the announcement, is to provide fast connectivity to “rural, suburban, and dense urban communities” alike. By the looks of it, Qualcomm is equipping the new chipset with everything it needs to achieve its proclaimed high performance.
It sports the “world’s first 10-carrier aggregation” for frequencies on the mmWave (opens in new tab) signal spectrum. Without getting too deep into the super specifics, carrier aggregation technology combines separate spectrums (in this case, 10) into one for faster speeds.
