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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 will force manufacturers to buy its 5G modem too

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 will force manufacturers to buy its 5G modem too

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Qualcomm announced details about its newly launched Snapdragon 865 flagship processor last night. The chip can support phones with 144Hz refresh rates and cameras up to 200 megapixels. In a time where everyone, including Qualcomm, is talking about 5G, the company opted to not integrate a 5G modem with the chip. However, the chip maker will force phone manufacturers to use its X55 5G modem, which pretty much forces manufacturers to pay more for a piece of tech that will be useless in many markets across the globe. So don’t be surprised if next year’s flagships are a tad more expensive. Qualcomm claims…

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