This number includes already released 5G devices such as Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 series and Sony Xperia 1 II.

Editor’s note: This article comes from Tencent Technology .

February 26, according to foreign media reports, chip giant Qualcomm said on Tuesday in the US local time that at least 70 5G smartphones using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 865 processor are under development.

This number includes already released 5G devices such as Samsung’s latest Galaxy S20 series and Sony Xperia 1 II. In addition, many new products are included, such as Vivo’s Apex 2020 concept phone, OPPO’s Find X2, and Nubian’s Red Magic 5G. Other phones with Snapdragon 865 processors include Asus ROG Phone 3 and ZenFone 7, Realme X50 Pro, Redmi K30 Pro, Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone, Sharp Aquous R5G, Xiaomi 10 and Xiaomi 10 Pro, and ZTE Axon 10s Pro.

Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile business at Qualcomm, said in a statement: “This year, the Snapdragon 865 processor will help billions of smartphone users worldwide access 5G, to further realize immersive mobile experiences such as high-speed gaming, intelligent multi-camera capture and full-day battery life.

As the world’s largest mobile chip manufacturer, Qualcomm leads the development trend of 5G. The company’s modems are used in most high-end 5G mobile phones on the market. In addition to Huawei’s modems, Huawei designs its own chips. In addition, Qualcomm is always expanding its processors to cheaper devices. All these initiatives are aimed at promoting 5G globally as soon as possible.

Qualcomm originally planned to announce the news at the Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona this week, but the event has been cancelled due to fears of a corona virus outbreak. This could cause many handset makers to delay the release of devices using Qualcomm’s 5G chips. On Tuesday, Qualcomm did not hold a face-to-face event, but instead streamed the presentation live from its San Diego headquarters.

Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon said on Tuesday that Qualcomm ’s Snapdragon chip “has become the platform of choice for 5G devices” and “Snapdragon will also become a platform for expanding 5G globally.” He Added that, in general, 5G devices designed using Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 series and 7 series chipsMore than 275 models are available.

5G is expected to significantly improve the data transmission speed, coverage and response speed of wireless networks. It can run 10 to 100 times faster than today’s typical cellular connections, and it will also increase the speed at which devices connect to the network, starting downloads or uploads as fast as a millisecond. Global operators will begin laying 5G networks in 2019.

The Snapdragon 865 processor released in December 2019 is the highest performance chip provided by Qualcomm. But unlike its predecessor and other high-end chips recently introduced by Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 865 processor is not equipped with a modem integrated with the device’s “brain”, the so-called application processor. Conversely, handset makers who want to use the Snapdragon 865 processor and connect their devices to a 5G network must also buy Qualcomm’s X55 modem.

Qualcomm said in December that the company made this decision because it didn’t have to compromise on the functionality of the modem or application processor. If Qualcomm does not reduce the functionality of modems or application processors, the chips it produces will be too large and consume too much power for high-end smartphones.

Qualcomm announced its next modem, the x60, earlier this month. Qualcomm said that compared with X55’s 7Gbps, although the peak speed of x60 will not increase much, the speed of downloading data is up to 7.5Gbps, and the speed of uploading information is 3Gbps, but you will see a faster average speed. x60 can aggregate the slower sub-6 5G network with the faster millimeter wave spectrum, thereby improving overall performance. It will enter the mobile phone market next year.

The first flagship smartphones equipped with the Snapdragon 865 processor include Samsung’s new Galaxy S20. Junehee Lee, Samsung’s senior vice president and head of the technology strategy team, joined Amon on the stage of the event on Tuesday. “We really believe that 5G is transformative and can change everything people do with their phones. We think This year, 2020, will be a key year for establishing the role of 5G and other technologies in our lives. “(Tencent Technology Review / Golden Deer)