【Roman Huber】

BARCELONA—Qualcomm is Roman Hubertaking the next step into 5G, promising 5G-enabled Windows laptops and to integrate 5G into next year's Snapdragon smartphone platform. Both Qualcomm's 8cx 5G chipset for PCs and its unnamed future integrated phone chipset will rely on its new X55 modem, which supports all of the current globally planned 5G networks.

The new mobile phone platform (let's call it the Snapdragon 865, although it may be a new product line for 5G) will be ready for commercial devices in early 2020, and Samsung will use the new platform in future products—probably the Galaxy S11.

"We look forward to introducing a device on this platform in the near future," Dr. June Hee Lee, head of Samsung's technology strategy team said.

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

The 8cx, meanwhile, will be used in unnamed future PCs by Lenovo, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said. Qualcomm later told me these PCs will be coming "this year."

This is a very fast transition. The earlier X50 modem, which is in the first round of 5G phones including the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and the LG V50, doesn't support China's standalone 5G networks or the low-band FDD rollouts planned by AT&T and T-Mobile. Those phones are coming out this spring. This fall, we'll have X55-based phones that will work on all the networks. Now we know that we'll see phones with an integrated 5G chipset in early 2020.

Mashable Light Speed Want more out-of-this world tech, space and science stories? Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

The big difference between using an add-on 5G modem and an integrated chipset should be battery life. To aid the battery life of the first-gen 5G phones, Amon said they have a new "Power Save technology" that "will allow a 5G user to have all-day battery life on their smartphones."

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

Amon didn't get too much into the details of the power-saving mode, which he says involves "discontinuous reception." But it sounds a lot like a feature folks were talking about last week, to potentially disable millimeter-wave antennas that are blocked by hands and body parts. By only using antennas that are free, a phone can run its radio at much lower power, saving battery life.

The power-saving feature is in both the Samsung Galaxy S10 and LG V50, Qualcomm confirmed.

"5G is here. It's here in 2019. This is the year of launch," Amon said. There are now more than 20 mobile phone makers planning 5G devices, he said, with 30 devices coming.

"It's almost a 10x difference on the device side than what we saw with 4G," he added.

---

Featured Video For You

---

Congrats to Bowser, the next President of Nintendo of America

---

Topics 5G

• Social Good
• Deals
• Entertainment
• Life
• Tech
• Shopping
• Science
• Digital Culture

• Switch 2 Nintendo Direct: Everything announced
• These ad blockers replace digital ads with cats, art, and vintage advertising
• What to do when you're the victim of revenge porn
• Sorry, your favorite 'Game of Thrones' deaths were actually kind of anticlimactic
• 10 Tech Predictions for 2017
• Most of the 'Halo' series will be backward compatible on Xbox One soon
• What to do when you're the victim of revenge porn
• Nike will sell sneakers directly on Instagram
• Best Max streaming deal: Save 20% on annual subscriptions
• Select McDonalds locations are playing Mozart to chill their drunk customers out

• What to expect from Microsoft Surface March 2024 event: Surface Pro 10, Copilot, and more
• Best tablet deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale 2024
• What is the three
• Wordle today: The answer and hints for March 21
• iPod Shuffle hair clips prove the Y2K fashion revival is far from over
• Best earbuds deal: The Echo Buds with noise cancellation are just $54.99 at Amazon
• UVA vs. CSU basketball livestreams: Game time, streaming deals
• Rescuers rally on social media to save horses from wildfires
• Trump's pick for NASA chief barely makes it through a committee vote
• In NYC, uptown and downtown rats don’t mix

• Best Sony deal: Save $100 on WH
• Here's how much it'd actually cost Daenerys to ship her 'Game of Thrones' army
• Creative woman invents 'fidgetiddies,' fidget spinners for your nipples
• How to build your own Super NES Classic Edition with Raspberry Pi
• The EPA axed its climate change websites, but NASA's are still intact
• Here's which 'Spider
• Bill Murray is opening a 'Caddyshack' restaurant near Chicago
• Jawbone is going out of business, report says
• Best robot vacuum deal from the Amazon Big Spring Sale
• Apple rumored to switch to OLED displays for all iPhones next year

• How to Watch Netflix with Friends Anywhere (and No, It's Not Illegal to Share Your Password)
• Emma Stone's comments about the Hollywood pay gap give us mixed feelings
• Uber expands tipping to 100 new cities
• Ashton Kutcher's LinkedIn page shows exactly why sexism persists in tech
• NYT Connections Sports Edition hints and answers for April 17: Tips to solve Connections #206
• Amazon Echo Show needs apps to make up for Alexa's shortcomings
• What to do when you're the victim of revenge porn
• Kesha says 'hugging is magical' in response to failed Jerry Seinfeld hug
• Amazon Spring Sale 2025: Best Apple AirPods 4 deal
• Robert Kirkman's super