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Qualcomm’s new chip brings 5G to budget phones under $100
OUR TAKEQualcomm’s Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 is a smart play for the budget-conscious crowd. It’s like a gateway drug to 5G for India and Latin America, where folks have been stuck with slow speeds. Remember when 4G first hit those markets? It was a game-changer. Now, Qualcomm’s targeting the under-$100 s…
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OUR TAKEQualcomm’s Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 is a smart play for the budget-conscious crowd. It’s like a gateway drug to 5G for India and Latin America, where folks have been stuck with slow speeds. Remember when 4G first hit those markets? It was a game-changer. Now, Qualcomm’s…
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OUR TAKE Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 is a smart play for the budget-conscious crowd. It’s like a gateway drug to 5G for India and Latin America, where folks have been stuck with slow speeds. Remember when 4G first hit those markets? It was a game-changer. Now, Qualcomm’s targeting the under-$100 space where 5G’s been MIA. Xiaomi’s jumping on it, and that’s a big deal. It shows that even with limitations, like no non-standalone 5G, the demand for faster speeds is real. This could shake up the entry-level market, forcing other manufacturers to up their game and bring down prices. After all, who doesn’t want a taste of the future without breaking the bank? –Miurio huang, BTW reporter Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 on July 30th, an entry-level chip designed to make 5G accessible to 2.8 billion smartphone users in price-sensitive markets, including India and Latin America.
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This move targets the significant gap in the sub-$100 segment, where 5G models have been scarce. The Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 chip, a feature-limited version of the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 launched in June last year, is based on 4nm process technology. It includes an octa-core Kryo CPU, with two performance cores supporting up to 2GHz clock speed and six efficiency cores at up to 1.8GHz. Unlike its predecessor, the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 lacks support for non-standalone 5G networks, which allow telcos to offer high-speed connectivity using existing network assets. Instead, it supports connectivity through standalone 5G deployment. Xiaomi plans to launch its first device based on this new chip in India later this year. Also read: Ampere Computing pairs with Qualcomm on AI chips Also read: What is Qualcomm Voice Assist?
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- Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 on July 30th, an entry-level chip designed to make 5G accessible to 2.8 billion smartphone users in price-sensitive markets, including India and Latin America.
- Qualcomm aims to fill the significant gap in the sub-$100 smartphone segment, where 5G models have been scarce, addressing the needs of price-sensitive markets like India and Latin America.
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