Qualcomm X70 5G modem offers 3.5Gbit/s upload speed
Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon X70 5G modem. With 10Gbit/s, it offers the same maximum download speed as its predecessor from last year. The maximum upload speed of the modem is 3.5 Gbit/s.
The Snapdragon X70 provides support for 4x carrier aggregation in terms of time-division duplexing and frequency division duplexing. Tdd is a technique for transmitting and receiving signals on the same frequency. Fdd is a technique that does this at different frequencies.
Qualcomm makes the X70 just like last year’s Snapdragon X65 on a 4nm production process. The download speed is still at a maximum of 10Gbit/s. The manufacturer reports a maximum upload speed of 3.5Gbit/s. Qualcomm never disclosed the upload speed of the X65. That of the X60 from the year before was at a claimed 3Gbit/s.
The manufacturer reports that it has added an artificial intelligence calculation processor to the X70’s radio frequency system. That chip would help increase speeds, lower latency and improve power efficiency.
Qualcomm will deliver the first samples to customers in the second quarter of this year, so that the first products with the Snapdragon X70 can be released by the end of this year. Apple, among others, will use the X70 for upcoming iPhones, according to documents that were made public through a settlement between Apple and Qualcomm.
| 5G/4G spectrum sharing mmWave sub-6GHz 8CC mmWave-sub6 aggregation 4CC sub-6GHz aggregation |
5G/4G spectrum sharing |
5G/4G spectrum sharing |
| Nsa (non-standalone) SA (standalone) fdd Tdd |
Nsa (non-standalone) |
Nsa (non-standalone) |
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NSA: 1020MHz bandwidth SA: 900MHz bandwidth |
1000MHz bandwidth 10 carriers 2×2 mimo |
800MHz bandwidth |
| 300MHz bandwidth, 4×4 mimo |
200MHz bandwidth 4×4 mimo |
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| 10Gbit/s | 10Gbit/s | 7.5Gbit/s |
| 3.5Gbit/s | Unknown | 3Gbit/s |
| 4nm | 4nm | 5nm |