Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System
Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System

World’s most advanced 5G modem-RF system, harnessing the power of AI to enable ultimate 5G performance, power, and spectrum flexibility.

Snapdragon X80 5G Modem-RF System is equipped with a future-ready architecture to support 5G Advanced, the next era of 5G connectivity in the global 5G roadmap. With the superior Qualcomm® Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite, fully integrated Snapdragon Satellite support including NB-NTN, and tailored AI algorithms, this leading modem-to-antenna solution empowers OEMs to create next-gen devices supporting R18 5G features across key verticals, including smartphones, mobile broadband, automotive, compute, XR, industrial IoT, fixed wireless...

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Benefits
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Unrivaled 5G modem-RF system

Snapdragon X80 is equipped with an architecture to support 5G Advanced in mobile and beyond. Its software upgradability, combined with the Qualcomm Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite, empowers OEMs to create next-gen 5G devices with leading performance.

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AI-powered 5G

Snapdragon X80 is equipped with a dedicated AI tensor accelerator powering Qualcomm® 5G AI Suite Gen 3 that intelligently enhances data speeds, quality of service (QoS), latency, coverage, and power efficiency.

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Unmatched spectrum flexibility

Snapdragon X80 delivers superior 5G performance and flexibility for operators, featuring 6x carrier aggregation for sub-6GHz bands, as well as switched uplink across FDD and TDD and an unmatched range of advanced features for spectrum utilization.

Features

  • Qualcomm® 5G AI Processor Gen 2 with dedicated tensor hardware accelerator Qualcomm 5G AI Suite Gen 3 includes:
    • AI-enhanced performance improvements in power handling, coverage, latency, & QoS
    • AI-assisted mmWave beam management – mmWave (SA) range extension for CPE
    • AI-based GNSS Location Gen 3
  • Qualcomm Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite includes:
    • Qualcomm® Smart Network Selection Gen 3
      • Context-based performance enhancements for user scenarios
      • On-device, learning-based network selection
    • Non-Linear Interference Cancellation
    • Qualcomm® DSDA Gen 2 – Dual Data with support on global bands
    • Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Gen 5 supporting NB-NTN and Supplemental Uplink
    • Switched Uplink (FDD-TDD) – Globally
    • Supplemental Uplink – China
  • 6xCA Downlink
  • 6xRx for smartphones
  • Qualcomm® RF Uplink Optimization – RFFE
  • Qualcomm® RF Downlink Boost – RFFE
  • Converged mmWave-Sub6 Transceiver
  • 3GPP Release 17 and Release 18 support
  • Qualcomm® QTM565 mmWave module
  • Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 5
    • Rel 17 PDCCH Skip
    • Qualcomm® Power RF Efficiency Suite – RFFE
  • Supports all global 5G bands, from 0.6 to 41 GHz
Specifications
Cellular Modem-RF
Modem Name
Snapdragon® X80 5G Modem-RF System
Peak Download Speed
10 Gbps
Peak Upload Speed
3.5 Gbps
Cellular Modem-RF Specs
10CC aggregation in mmWave, 6CC aggregation in 5G sub 6GHz
Performance Enhancement Technologies
Qualcomm® 5G Ultra-Low Latency Suite, Qualcomm® Smart Transmit™ Gen 4 technology, Qualcomm® 5G AI Processor Gen 2 with dedicated tensor accelerator, Qualcomm® Advanced Modem-RF Software Suite, Qualcomm® RF Downlink Boost, Snapdragon® Satellite, Qualcomm® RF Uplink Optimization, Qualcomm® 5G PowerSave Gen 5
Cellular Technology
5G NR, sub-6 GHz, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), LTE, WCDMA, LAA, GSM/EDGE, CBRS, mmWave, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-FDD), sub-6 carrier aggregation (TDD-TDD), 5G FDD, 5G TDD, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-TDD), 5G SA (standalone), 5G NSA (non-standalone), F + F ULCA, FDD UL MIMO, Switched Uplink, 3GPP R18-ready (5G Advanced-ready), 6xCA sub-6 downlink carrier aggregation, 1024-QAM sub-6, FR1 + FR2 CA
Multi SIM
Dual SIM support Qualcomm® DSDA Gen 2 (Dual Data)
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