India may t be 5G-rey yet, but 5G-rey devices are set to break cover in world’s second largest smartphone market by end of this year. Unlike first wave of 5G-rey devices, that were expensive top-tier offerings that never me it to India, second wave is set to get a lot cheaper thanks to Qualcomm bringing next-generation connectivity tech to more mainstream hardware. 

At IFA 2019, Qualcomm has confirmed that smartphones powered by its mid-tier Snapdragon 7 Series 5G mobile platform will be rey for prime time by end of this year. At same time, even more affordable 5G smartphones powered by its budget Snapdragon 6 Series 5G mobile platform will be available sometime in second half of 2020.  

Qualcomm has also anunced that as many as twelve partner OEMs will be integrating Snapdragon 7 Series 5G mobile platform in ir future 5G mobile devices – including Oppo, Realme, Xiaomi’s Redmi, Vivo, Motorola, HMD Global (for kia smartphones) and LG. 

Realme to launch 5G phones by end of 2019

Oppo spin-off brand Realme is perhaps first of lot to come up and independently confirm that it will globally launch 5G smartphones by end of this year and it will also be “among first to launch smartphones powered by Snapdragon 7 Series mobile platform with integrated 5G.” furr details have been shared. 

Specific details about Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Series 5G mobile platform (as well as Snapdragon 6 Series 5G mobile platform) are also scarce as of moment – Qualcomm says more details will be revealed closer to commercial availability. All we kw for w is that Snapdragon 7 Series 5G mobile platform will be based on a 7nm manufacturing process and come with “5G integrated into a SoC (System-on-Chip) and support all key regions and frequency bands.” ditionally, upcoming platform is also said to bring “select premium-tier features, including next-gen Qualcomm AI Engine and select Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, to a broer audience.” 

Realme flagship also in works

Realme is meanwhile also working on a true-blue flagship phone with Qualcomm’s top-of--line Snapdragon 855+ processor (unspecified release date) and is gearing to launch its 64MP qu camera toting Realme XT phone in India on September 13. 

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