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IIRC, Qualcomm integrated the 5G modem in the 888, which was released in 2020.
by silisili 4y ago
IIRC, Qualcomm integrated the 5G modem in the 888, which was released in 2020.
- mafribe 4y agoI think the 888 was announced in December 2020, I don't recall at what time it was available in significant numbers.
- silisili 4y agoThe Mi11 used it in December 2020. The S21 series used it in Jan 21.
- mafribe 4y agoInteresting, thanks. I didn't realise that it was already in 2020. Huawei announced its first SoC with integrated 5G modem, the Kirin 990 [1], in September 2019. The Kirin 990 5G was featured in Huawei's flagship smartphone, the Mate 30, which was launched in the same month. So Huawei was only 1 year ahead of Qualcomm on the consumer side. [1] https://www.notebookcheck.net/HiSilicon-Kirin-990-5G-SoC-Benchmarks-and-Specs.448202.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/HiSilicon-Kirin-990-5G-SoC-Ben...
- silisili 4y agoLikewise - I didn't realize Huawei did it a full year earlier. I wonder if it was a power hungry dog like the qcom...