At present, 5G commercial is ready to go. For many mobile phone manufacturers, the release of 5G mobile phones still depends on when chip manufacturers can launch integrated 5G baseband processors.
According to the latest news from well-known news person Roland Quandt, veteran mobile phone maker HTC has tested Qualcomm's next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 855, for some time. However, it emphasizes that this does not mean that HTC will launch or soon launch the Xiaolong 855. Mobile phone.
Roland Quandt reserved messages Obviously, according to HTC's current dilemma in the smart phone market, it is perhaps not easy to give priority to testing the Snapdragon 855. Not surprisingly, Samsung and Xiaomi will once again win the Shoulong 855 launch rights.
As we all know, Xiaolong 855 will be Qualcomm's first 5G commercial product. It is reported that the processor will use Qualcomm's 2016 Xeon X50 baseband, the highest speed reached 5Gbps, supports 3.5GHz/4.5GHz IF, also supports 28GHz/ 38GHz high frequency (millimeter wave).
Qualcomm Xiaolong X50 baseband In addition, Qualcomm has publicly announced that it will begin introducing the Xiaolong X50 baseband to global handsets in 2019. That is, the first 5G handset equipped with Xiaolong 855 will be launched in the first half of 2019. The 855 should be released by the end of this year and then officially unveiled at the CES next year in January.