Most 2020 smartphone flagships will have increased power requirements due to the lack of integrated 4G/5G modem with the Snapdragon 865

[Redaktion]

Qualcomm already presented the premium mid-range Snapdragon 765G with integrated X52 5G modem, so the fact that the Snapdragon 865 comes with no integrated 4G/5G modem does not make any sense. Unless Qualcomm wants to increase its profit and force OEMs to buy the SoC + 5G modem combo. Financial issues aside, most 2020 flagships could be plagued with overheating, low battery life and poor 5G connectivity.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Most-2020-smartphone-flagships-will-have-increased-power-requirements-due-to-the-lack-of-integrated-4G-5G-modem-with-the-Snapdragon-865.447177.0.html

[S.Yu]

I was concerned about the competitiveness of Exynos 990 but indeed this is worrying in another manner.
...and the Kirin is largely SD855+, ok, what a year.

[ProDigit80]

Those that will support it, are inferior Chinese brands anyway. Their batteries die in like 6 months, and it'll be nothing but a glorified paperweight.

[Ashish11]

Those who are wondering about power consumption  without integrated 4g/5g modem, apple iphone always had seperate modem and you know iphone battery consumption is good. So no néed to write such lengthy articles.