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.
The Qualcomm Gobi series was their modem branding before they switched to the X-series.[1] [2]
Modem class | 3G | 3G+/4G | 4G LTE | LTE.5G | ||||
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Peak data rate (Mbit/s) | 3.6 | 14.4 | 28.8 | 42 | 84 | 100 | 150 | |
Modems | MDM6270 | MDM6200MDM6600 | MDM8200A | MDM8215MDM8220 | MDM8225 | MDM9200MDM9215 MDM9600 MDM9615 | MDM9225MDM9625 |
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X-series modems are the current line-up of 4G LTE modems.[3]
The first Qualcomm modem with PCIe inter-chip link type.[6]
Modem Class | X5 | X6 | X7 | X8 | X9 | X10 | X11 | X12 | X15 | X16 | X20 | X24[14] | |
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LTE Category (down / up) | 4 | 4 / 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 / 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 / 13 | 15 / 13 | 16 / 13 | 18 / 13 | 20 | |
Peak LTE speeds down (Mbit/s)Peak LTE speed up (Mbit/s) | 150 | 300 | 450 | 390 | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | 2000 | ||||
50 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 50 | 150 | 316 | ||||||
LTE Class | LTE (4G) | LTE Advanced (4G+) | LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G) | ||||||||||
Snapdragon SoCs | 210, 212, 215, 410, 412, 415, 610, 615, 616 | 425, 429, 430, 439 | - | 617, 650, 652 (integrated) | 427,[15] 435, 450, 625, 626, 632, 653 (integrated) | 808, 810 (integrated) | 460, 662, 680, 685 (integrated) | 630, 636,[16] 660, 665, 670, 675, 678, 820, 821[17] (integrated) | 710, 712, 720G, 730(G), 732G, 7c, 7c Gen 2 (integrated) | 835 (integrated) | 845, 850 (integrated) | 855/855+/860, 8c, 8cx, 8cx Gen 2, SQ1, SQ2 (integrated) | |
Modems | MDM9628 MDM9625 MDM9320 MDM9225 | - | MDM9635MMDM9235M MDM9630 MDM9330 MDM9230 | - | MDM9645MDM9640 MDM9340 MDM9245 MDM9240 | MDM9250 | MDM9x55 | MDM9x65 | SDX24 |
(FDD-TDD, FDD-FDD, TDD-TDD), FDD-TDD support for uplink-CA,Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
Modem | X50[26] | X51[27] | X52[28] | X53[29] | X55[30] | X60[31] [32] | X62[33] | X65[34] | X70[35] | X35[36] | X72[37] | X75[38] | X80[39] | |
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Introduction year | 2018 | 2020 | 2019 | 2021 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||||
LTE Class | N/A | LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G) | ||||||||||||
LTE Category (down / up) | 22 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||||
Peak LTE speeds down (Gbit/s) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | |||||||||
Peak LTE speed up (Gbit/s) | 0.21 | 0.316 | 0.21 | 0.316 | ||||||||||
5G class | 5G NR | 5G NR-light | 5G Advanced | |||||||||||
5G Modes | NSA, TDD | FDD, NSA, SA, TDD | ||||||||||||
5G Release support | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||||||
Peak 5G speeds down (Gbit/s) | 5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 10 | 0.22 | 4.4 | 10 | |||||
Peak 5G speeds up (Gbit/s) | 0.316 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3 | 1.6 | 3 | 3.5 | 0.10 | 3.5 | ||||
Snapdragon SoCs | 855, 855+, 860 | 480, 480+, 4 Gen 1, 690, 695 | 750G, 765, 765G, 768G | 778G, 778G+, 780G, 782G, 7c+ Gen 3 | 865, 865+, 870, 8c, 8cx, 8cx Gen 2, 8cx Gen 3 | 888, 888+ | 6 Gen 1, 7 Gen 1, 7+ Gen 2, 8cx Gen 3 | 8 Gen 1, 8+ Gen 1, 8cx Gen 3 | 8 Gen 2 | 8 Gen 3 | ||||
Modems | SDX50 | SDX55 | SDX60 | SDX62 | SDX65 | SDX70 | SDX35 | SDX72 | SDX75 | SDX80 |