Nokia teases a 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 690

Nokia teases a 5G smartphone with Snapdragon 690

Nokia has done a great job of offering multiple smartphones in every price segment, at least in the global market. A new development suggests it will also be one of the first to bring 5G to affordable smartphones. HMD Global product manager Juho Sarvikas took to Twitter to congratulate Qualcomm on the launch of the Snapdragon 690. He also explained how this could help Nokia bring 5G to a more affordable price. It is not the first time that Nokia has done this to talk about its upcoming products.

< p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations to @cristianoamon and the great team at @Qualcomm on the launch of the #Snapdragon 690 mobile platform! We are delighted to bring our Nokia Phones vision of a truly global and future-proof 5G experience at an even more affordable price with this transformational platform! pic.twitter.com/yctqfE13sY June 17, 2020 Towards the end of the Snapdragon 690 unveiling, Qualcomm also confirmed that Nokia will be one of the first partners to market the new 5G chipset. It is the first Snapdragon 6 processor with 5G capabilities, thanks to the new X51 RF modem. Supports the Global, NSA and SA bands in the sub-6GHz spectrum. The Snapdragon 690 implements an 8nm octa-core design, with two large Kryo 560 cores clocked at up to 2GHz (for performance) and six small ARM Cortex-A55 cores (for efficiency). Processor performance would be 20% higher than the Snapdragon 675. Other hardware specifications include support for 192MP or 32MP resolution cameras with multi-image noise reduction and zero shutter lag. On the video side, we're looking at recording in FHD at 120fz and QHD at 60fps, with support for HDR10+. Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ is also supported. Please note that these are best scenario capabilities and are not necessarily available on smartphones. Since the Nokia 8.3 5G has just been revealed, which has opted for a Snapdragon 7 chipset, we expect it to be part of the 7 family. The Nokia 7.2 is slated for an update, adding more substance to this speculation Qualcomm also suggested that the devices The Snapdragon 690-powered smartphone will sell for between €300 and €500, which is precisely the territory of the Nokia 7 series. In the comments to the tweet, Sarvikas also hinted that the device would bring a display with a high refresh rate, which no Nokia phone has ever seen. currently offers. No further details about the "Nokia 7.3" were shared, but it is expected to be released later this year.