Qualcomm May Launch Its Own Gaming Phone by the End of 2020: Report
Oct. 8, 2020Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chips have always been the gold standard when it comes to flagship SoCs on Android smartphones. While the company is gearing up to announce itslatest Snapdragon 875 chipsetlater this year in December, a newDigiTimesreport hints thatQualcomm may diversify its portfolio to launch its own series of gaming phones.
The report, citing industry sources,claims that Qualcomm will partner with Asusto make its new gaming phones lineup a reality. Moreover, the first smartphone through this partnership could launch by the end of this year.
Going by the report, this rumored Qualcomm-branded gaming phonecould be the first smartphone to pack the latest Snapdragon 875 chipset. Since this is coming right from Qualcomm, we could expect it to evolve as a benchmark for gaming on Android smartphones.
It will be interesting to see how this alleged Qualcomm-Asus partnership works out. We all know that Asus makes some of the best Android gaming phones money can buy through itsROG Phone lineup. Combining Qualcomm’s industry-leading advancements on chip development with Asus’ practical experience in making gaming phones sounds like a perfect recipe for making an outstanding flagship gaming phone.
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