Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, the first Snapdragon 4-Series chipset with 5G. The 4 Series is designed for affordable, mass-market phones. The X51 5G modem in the 480 supports mmWave and sub-6 GHz frequencies, NSA mode, and DSS. The 480 is also dramatically faster than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 460, with double the CPU and GPU performance, and a performance increase of over 70% for AI. It includes triple ISPs to support advanced camera functions. The 480 also supports Wi-Fi 6, 120 Hz display refresh, Quick Charge 4+, and has a Qualcomm Sensing Hub for low-power always-on features. The 480 is made using an 8nm manufacturing process. Qualcomm expects the first devices powered by the Snapdragon 480 to launch later this month.


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