Xiaomi, Nokia, Oppo Confirms To Launch Snapdragon 865-Powered 5G Phones In 2020

At the Tech Summit 2019, Qualcomm officially unveiled its newest flagship mobile solution -- the Snapdragon 865 with support for Snapdragon X55 5G modem. As soon as the chipset goes live, many of the smartphone OEMs like Xiaomi, Nokia, Oppo, Motorola, and ZTE have come forward and made announcements regarding their upcoming products, powered by the newest chipset.

Xiaomi Mi 10

Xiaomi is the first brand to officially confirm that the Xiaomi Mi 10 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC and it will launch in Q1 of 2020. Similarly, the upcoming Redmi K30 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 5G chipset.

The company has also confirmed that the Xiaomi Mi 10 will have a 108MP camera, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 and the Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha.

Oppo

Oppo has also confirmed that it is working on a 5G phone based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC and it will launch in Q1 of 2020. However, the brand is yet to announce the phone name or additional details about the same.

Nokia

Juho Sarvikas, chief product officer, HMD Global has officially confirmed that the brand will launch a 5G-capable phone, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G 5G chipset in 2020. This smartphone will bear a ZEISS image processing hardware and PureDisplay technology to further enhance the overall performance of the smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S11

Though Samsung hasn't given any official statement, the brand is expected to be one of the first OEMs to launch a phone with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. As we have already seen in leaks, the Samsung Galaxy S11, Galaxy S11e, and the Galaxy S11+ are expected to be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865, at least in select markets. As usual, these phones will be powered by a flagship Exynos chipset in India.