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Qualcomm is reportedly developing its own branded smartphones, which will be produced in association with Asus, according to a report from Digitimes.
These won’t just be ordinary phones, but they will be premium gaming phones, according to industry sources, and could go on sale as early as the end of 2020.
Asus will be responsible for designing and developing the hardware, according to the Android Authority, which should come as no surprise given that the company released several high-end gaming phones, culminating in the Asus ROG 3. Qualcomm, on the other hand, will create the ‘design of the industry’ and software that runs on top of its Snapdragon 875 platform.
The report notes that the upcoming Asus ROG phone and Qualcomm’s gaming phone will likely share parts and components like displays, memory, cameras, batteries, and cooling systems, so expect some hardware similarities between the two smartphone lines.
That Snapdragon 875 chipset hasn’t been officially confirmed, but it’s rumored that it will debut during Qualcomm’s annual showcase on December 1-2. That’s when the company traditionally introduces its new mobile-optimized silicon that will be featured in flagships next year.
Snapdragon 875 and next year’s flagships
Almost all flagship Android phones have the Snapdragon 800 series chipset from that year; For example, the Snapdragon 865 debuted in the Samsung Galaxy S20 lineup and has come out on phones throughout 2020, such as the OnePlus 8 series.
But high-end phones in recent months have been switched to the slightly faster Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, including the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 line. So we can probably expect a Snapdragon 875 Plus, but not before mid-mid. 2021.
In the meantime, we look forward to what the entry-level Snapdragon 875 brings – given that the 865 ushered in a year of widespread 5G support, we’re curious what its successor will accomplish. Ideally, this would combine the 5G modem with the chipset, as earlier versions of the Snapdragon 800 line did with 4G modems. This would save precious space currently taken up by discrete modems like the Snapdragon X55, which pairs with current high-end Snapdragon chipsets to enable 5G connectivity.
Via HotHardware
