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Dates for the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit have been revealed, and if past iterations are anything to go by, the chipmaker will launch its next flagship chipset at the two-day event starting December 1. release an official sneak peek, rumors suggest Qualcomm’s next high-end fire-breathing silicon will be called the Snapdragon 875. We might even witness the company launching new Snapdragon 7xx series processors, but those are mere speculations at this point. However, according to a new report, Qualcomm might also have a surprise announcement to make: your own gaming smartphone.
Taiwan-based DigiTimes, which covers the semiconductor, electronics and PC industry, mentions in a report that Qualcomm has teamed up with Asus to develop its own gaming smartphone. Now, this will be the company’s first rodeo in making a gaming smartphone, but partnering with Asus makes sense. The latter has a lot of experience with gaming-focused smartphones doing their best when it comes to their hardware prowess, with the best example being their latest offering: the ROG Phone 3.
It goes without saying that Qualcomm will equip its gaming smartphone with its latest SoC flagship: the Snapdragon 875. However, it seems that the partnership goes far beyond simply getting help from Asus to design a device that is suited to mobile gaming enthusiasts. Reportedly, companies (via XDA Developers) considering a joint purchase of components that go inside their respective gaming smartphones yet to be announced, and that includes everything from camera modules and memory chips to batteries and cooling hardware.
More important, One million gaming smartphones will roll off the assembly line, half of which will carry the Qualcomm brand, while the rest will be sold by Asus under its ROG line of phones.. Of course, both phones will go in different directions when it comes to aesthetics, but they will surely share similar internal hardware. The decision sounds good on paper though, as Asus can bring its expertise in making a great gaming smartphone, while optimizations made by Qualcomm will make the most of its next flagship chipset. Needless to say, it appears to be a win-win situation for both companies.
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