Credit: Supplied by Qualcomm
- Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 processor for budget phones.
- The chipmaker says this chip enables sub-$100 phones with gigabit 5G connectivity.
- The new processor lacks satellite connectivity, despite support for the Release 17 cellular standard.
Qualcomm teased a new chipset a few months ago that would make sub-$100 gigabit 5G phones more viable. That day has finally come, as the company has revealed the Snapdragon 4s Gen 2.
The new chipset has a Snapdragon X61 modem with 1Gbps downlink speeds, and Qualcomm says this processor enables sub-$100 phones with gigabit 5G connectivity.