Qualcomm is expected to show off a 5G concept phone later today at its Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. The phone, which is being made in partnership with Samsung, will be powered by Qualcomm's next-gen mobile processor, along with the Snapdragon X50 5G NR modem and Qualcomm antenna modules.
You can watch today's (Tuesday's) stream at qualcomm.com at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m PT, but we expect to be able to embed the video in this story just before the event starts. Today's event is the first of 3 keynotes from the chipmaker's third annual confab, with the company promising "several industry milestones related to 5G, Snapdragon mobile platforms, and Always Connected PCs."
That itinerary is a natural progression from last year's event, which saw the debut of the Snapdragon 845 (that went on to power most of 2017's high-profile Android phones like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and OnePlus 6T) and the first wave of Qualcomm-powered Windows laptops, boasting battery life of 20 hours or more.
We'll have complete coverage of Qualcomm's announcements all week.
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