Qualcomm's Snapdragon X65 Modem Upgraded With Wider ...

As with the Snapdragon X60, the Snapdragon X65 can aggregate data from mmWave and sub-6GHz bands simultaneously to achieve an optimal ... 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Specifically,themodemnowsupportswider200MHzcarrierbandwidthinthemmWavespectrumandmmWaveinstandalone(SA)mode,whilenewpower-savingtechnologiespartofQualcomm5GPowerSave2.0allowforlongerbatterylife.TheseenhancementsarepossiblebecausetheSnapdragonX65hassoftware-upgradablearchitecture,allowingforimprovementstobemadetothemodemovertime. FirstintroducedinFebruary,theSnapdragonX65istheworld'sfirst10Gigabit5Gmodemandantennasystemforsmartphones,enablingtheoreticaldataspeedsupto10gigabitspersecond.ApplewilllikelyusetheSnapdragonX65in2022iPhones,aspartofamultiyearchipsetsupplyagreementwithQualcomm,buildingontheSnapdragonX55intheiPhone12lineupandlikelytheSnapdragonX60intheiPhone13lineup. AswiththeSnapdragonX60,theSnapdragonX65canaggregatedatafrommmWaveandsub-6GHzbandssimultaneouslytoachieveanoptimalcombinationofhigh-speedandlow-latencycoverage,resultinginanimproved5GexperienceontheiPhone. mmWaveisasetof5Gfrequenciesthatpromiseultra-fastspeedsatshortdistances,makingitbestsuitedfordenseurbanareas.Bycomparison,sub-6GHz5GisgenerallyslowerthanmmWave,butthesignalstravelfurther,betterservingsuburbanandruralareas.mmWavesupportoniPhone12modelsislimitedtotheUnitedStates,butrumorssuggestthatiPhone13modelsmaysupportmmWaveinadditionalcountries. TheSnapdragonX65couldbethelastQualcommmodemusediniPhones,asanalystMing-ChiKuoandothersourceshaveforecastedthatApplemaybereadytoswitchtoitsrumoredin-house5GmodemforiPhonesstartingin2023. RelatedRoundups:iPhone13,iPhone14Tags:Qualcomm,5G,2022iPhonesBuyer'sGuide:iPhone14(BuyNow)RelatedForum:iPhone[37comments]GetweeklytopMacRumorsstoriesinyourinbox.TopRatedCommentsghostface14718monthsagoWhatwillthisyear'siPhoneberollingoutwith?Exactlywhatitsaysinthearticle.Score:12Votes(Like|Disagree)citysnaps18monthsagoIthoughtApplewasmovingtowardsproducingit'sownchipforiPhones?AsmuchasIlikeAppleandhaveimmenserespectforwhatthey'vecreatedregardingM-seriesprocessorchips,I'mskepticalthey'llbeabletoproducemodemchipsthatwilloutperformorequalQualcomm's.Score:6Votes(Like|Disagree)pianostar918monthsagoIthoughtApplewasmovingtowardsproducingit'sownchipforiPhones?TheSnapdragonX65couldbethelastQualcommmodemusediniPhones,asanalystMing-ChiKuoandothersourceshaveforecastedthatApplemaybereadytoswitchtoitsrumoredin-house5GmodemforiPhonesstartingin2023('https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/10/kuo-apple-designed-5g-modem/').Score:4Votes(Like|Disagree)IIGSUser17monthsagoIdon'tseemmWaveeverbeingviableintheUSgivenhowsuburbanUSsocietyis.Youneedaccesspointsontopofeverystreetlight,andthat'snotgoingtohappeninthesuburbs.Andthenthere'stheattenuationfromwalls,ruiningthingsforanyoneindoors.ThereareverylimitedusecasesformmWave,suchassportingarenasorconcerts.Isupposeitdependsonwhereyouliveandtravel.IliveinthesuburbswhereMMwaveisnonexistent,however.ThebeachresorttownsIfrequentinMDandDEhavesubstantialdeploymentsofMMwave5G.SodoestheareawherethehospitalIgotointhecityformyregularfollowupsandimaging.Lasttimeweweredownthebeach,IskippedthehotelWIFIandputmyphonenearthebalconyandusedthatconnectiontoremoteintomyworkcomputertotakecareofsomeurgentissues.IdothesamewhenIamatthehospital.Ibasicallyworkfromthecaféthatisstreetfacingsecondfloorandremotein.Mybossallowsit,anditsavesmefromburningsicktimeforfollowuptests.Iuseitmorethanjustaroundthestadiumsandinconcertvenues.IcouldremoteinonLTEjustfine,butthedifferenceinperformanceisnoticeable.MMwavewillneverbeand"everywhere"thing,butwithsomanyFTTPdeploymentsoutthere,theroofofeveryapartmentbuilding,lightpole,andofficebuildingbecomesapossibledeployment.Itwilltaketime,butIthinkthelongtermimpactofMMwavetechnologyismisunderstoodbyalotofpeople.Score:2Votes(Like|Disagree)mozumder18monthsagoIdon'tseemmWaveeverbeingviableintheUSgivenhowsuburbanUSsocietyis.Youneedaccesspointsontopofeverystreetlight,andthat'snotgoingtohappeninthesuburbs.Andthenthere'stheattenuationfromwalls,ruiningthingsforanyoneindoors.ThereareverylimitedusecasesformmWave,suchassportingarenasorconcerts.Score:2Votes(Like|Disagree)bodonnell20218monthsagoIdon'tseemmWaveeverbeingviableintheUSgivenhowsuburbanUSsocietyis.Youneedaccesspointsontopofeverystreetlight,andthat'snotgoingtohappeninthesuburbs.Andthenthere'stheattenuationfromwalls,ruiningthingsforanyoneindoors.ThereareverylimitedusecasesformmWave,suchassportingarenasorconcerts.IthinkthepurposeofmmWaveismostlytomaximizebandwidthinareaswerethereishighdensity,includingstadiumsandurbancenters-it'sunlikelywewouldseeitrolledoutinthesuburbs.Score:2Votes(Like|Disagree)ReadAllCommentsRelatedStoriesGreaterShareofiPhone13ModelsExpectedtoSupportUltra-FastmmWave5GTuesdayJune1,202111:03amPDTbyJoeRossignolMorethan50%ofiPhone13modelssettobeshippedlaterthisyearwillsupportmmWave,accordingtoapaywalledpreviewofaDigiTimesreport,inlinewithrumorsthatmmWavewillbesupportedinmoreregions. 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