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You future smartphone could be ridiculously fast even without 5G.
That's the promise of Qualcomm's latest LTE chip: the Snapdragon X24, which the company says is capable of hitting blazing-fast download speeds of up to 2 gigabits per second.
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Now, as we've noted before, the company's touted top speed is more of a best case scenario, rather than a guarantee. There are many other factors that determine network speeds other than the modem.
Even so, there's a good reason to be at least cautiously optimistic about Qualcomm's latest milestone: it's a very good sign for the future of 5G. Read more...
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