Qualcomm's next Snapdragon chip suggests 2020 really will be the year of 5G phones

Qualcomm just provided another reason why you should wait until at least 2020 before investing in a 5G phone. We already know the carriers won’t be able to deliver anything close to widespread 5G mobile service this year. The infrastructure just won’t be ready. But Qualcomm’s first Snapdragon processor with integrated 5G support won’t appear in phones until 2020, either.The first wave of 5G-capable phones will include Qualcomm’s 855 processor paired with the company’s separate X50 5G modem chip. The two chips sit alongside one another, meaning that smartphone vendors have to design larger, bulkier, more power-hungry phones to accommodate them both. The LG V50 and Samsung Galaxy S10 5G are just two phones that use this first-generation technology.To read this article in full, please click here