Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE modem
The Qualcomm Snapdragon modems are a series of 4G LTE, LTE Advanced, LTE Advanced Pro, and 5G NR modems found in many phones, tablets, laptops, watches and even cars.
Qualcomm Gobi
The Qualcomm Gobi series was their modem branding before they switched to the X-series.Qualcomm 4G X-series
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X-series modems are the current line-up of 4G LTE modems.Snapdragon X5 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, Cellular Technology: WCDMA, WCDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 4. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4. 1x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X5 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 616 processor, Snapdragon 415 processor, Snapdragon 412 processor and Snapdragon 212 processor
Snapdragon X6 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 4. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 5. 1x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon 430 processor, Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform
Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, WCDMA, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 6. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4. 1x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem
Snapdragon X8 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 6. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 6. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon 617 processor, Snapdragon 650 processor and Snapdragon 652 processor
Snapdragon X9 LTE modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 12. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon 625 processor, Snapdragon 626 processor, Snapdragon 435 processor, Snapdragon 427 processor, Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 653 Mobile Platform
Snapdragon X10 LTE modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 9. 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4. 1x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
- Chipsets:Snapdragon 810 processor and Snapdragon 808 processor
Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE-U, LWA, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 12. 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 6 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4x4 MIMO on one carrier
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Samsung 14nm LPP process
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 820/821 processor, Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform
Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LAA, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 16. 4x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 10 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4x4 MIMO on two carriers
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 835 processor
Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 18. 5x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 12 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4x4 MIMO on three carriers
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 2x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
- Samsung 10 nm LPE process
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform
Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 20. 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 20 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4x4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 256-QAM
- TSMC 7 nm FinFET process
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8cx
Table of Snapdragon 4G X-series modems
Qualcomm 5G X-series
Snapdragon X50 5G Modem
- 5G Technology: 5G NR
- 5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz
- 5G Modes: TDD, NSA
- 5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
- 5G sub-6 GHz specs: 100 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
- mmWave Features: Dual-layer polarization in downlink and uplink, Beam forming, Beam steering, Beam tracking
- 5G Peak Download Speed: 5000 Mbit/s
- Samsung 10nm FinFET process
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X50 5G Modem
Snapdragon X55 5G Modem
- 5G Technology: 5G NR FDD, 5G NR TDD, SA, NSA
- 5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G/4G spectrum sharing
- 5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA, NSA
- 5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
- 5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
- 5G Peak Download Speed: 7500 Mbit/s
- 5G Peak Upload Speed: 3000 Mbit/s
- 5G RF: 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
- Cellular Technology: WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- Downlink LTE: LTE Category 22. 7x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 24 spatial streams. Up to 1024--QAM. Up to 4x4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO
- Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13. 3x20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 256-QAM
- TSMC 7nm FinFET process
- Chipsets: Snapdragon X55 5G Modem
Snapdragon X60 5G Modem
- 5G Technology: 5G NR
- 5G Spectrum: mmWave-sub6 carrier aggregation, sub-6 carrier aggregation, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, mmWave, sub-6 GHz
- 5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA, NSA
- 5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2x2 MIMO
- 5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4x4 MIMO
- 5G Peak Download Speed: 7.5 Gbps
- Performance Enhancement Technologies: Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave, Qualcomm® Signal Boost, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ technology, Qualcomm® RF Gaming Mode Boost, Qualcomm® Wideband Envelope Tracking
- 5G Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbps
- 5G SIM: 5G Dual SIM support
- Cellular Technology: 5G NR, LTE, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
- 5G Technology: 5G TDD, SA, 5G FDD, NSA
- Samsung 5nm FinFET process
Table of Snapdragon 5G X-series modems
Other Qualcomm modems
9205 LTE Modem
- CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 0.8 GHz
- LTE Technology: Rel.14 LTE Cat-M1, Rel.14 LTE Cat-NB2
- Cellular Technology: Rel.12 EGPRS MSC12
- Downlink LTE: 0.588 Mbit/s, 0.127 Mbit/s
- Uplink LTE: 1.119 Mbit/s, 0.1585 Mbit/s
MDM9206 IoT Modem
- CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 1.3 GHz
- LTE Technology: LTE HD-FDD, LTE TDD
- Cellular Technology: E-GPRS
- Downlink LTE: 0.300 Mbit/s, 0.020 Mbit/s
- Uplink LTE: 0.375 Mbit/s, 0.060 Mbit/s
MDM9207-1 IoT Modem
- CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 1.3 GHz
- LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD
- Cellular Technology: DC-HSPA, TD-SCDMA, GSM
- Downlink LTE: 10 Mbit/s
- Uplink LTE: 5 Mbit/s
FSM100xx 5G Modem
- 5G Technology: 5G NR
- 5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz
- 10nm process
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