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Qualcomm Aims for Sub-$100 5G Phones

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Feb 26, 2024, 7:00 AM by Rich Brome @rbrome.bsky.social

Qualcomm has announced a goal of enabling phone makers to offer 5G phones under $100 with true 5G (gigabit) data speeds. These new phones would shed costs by supporting only 5G SA (stand-alone) networks, not 5G NSA (non-stand-alone) networks that rely on 4G networks for some functions. Most 5G NSA networks are being upgraded to 5G SA. These phones would also reduce costs by utilizing only two cellular antennas instead of the usual four. Presumably this strategy involves a new modem chip(set) that Qualcomm has yet to announce.

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Qualcomm Aims for Sub-$100 5G Phones

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