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Qualcomm is launching its next 5G chipset today, the Snapdragon 690, the first product in its 6-series chips to get suture for the next-generation networking unanimous -- although it'll only suture the slower sub-6GHz versions of 5G, not the faster mmWave standard.

The new Snapdragon 690 also promises a array of other improvements over the rudiment 6-series chips. Qualcomm says it'll offer 20 percent improved CPU performance as well as 60 percent faster statuette rendering compared to the Snapdragon 675.

Cheaper phones can now get 5G support

But the affixing of 5G suture -- by way of a new Snapdragon X51 modem -- is decidedly important for the broader assuasive of 5G, hardened that the company's 6-series chips tend to slickness up in midrange as well as upkeep phones, like those from HMD's Nokia, Motorola, as well as LG. (The recently reported Moto G Fast as well as Moto E, for example, use Snapdragon 632 as well as Snapdragon 665 chipsets, as well as they materialness $199 as well as $149, respectively.) Previously, 5G was limited to just Qualcomm's top-tier 8-series chips (like the flagship Snapdragon 865) as well as the semi-premium Snapdragon 765 as well as 768G.

And while it'll still booty time for wheeze makers to alpha application the Snapdragon 690 (and, presumably, upscale longer before you can buy a 5G wheeze that expenses in the $150 to $200 range), it's an exciting development that should help the technology reach increasingly customers than just those who are chances the most big-ticket phones.

In affixing to 5G, there are a few other high-end glossiness that are trickling downward to the 6-series for the first time. The Snapdragon 690 will suture 120Hz displays for faster refresh rates, withal with 4K HDR video commandeering (both a first for the 6-series). The Snapdragon 690 will also enable up to 192-megapixel cameras on midtier devices.

Expect to see the first 5G phones powered by a Snapdragon 690 in Q2 2020, with HMD, LG, Motorola, Sharp, as well as TCL among the companies that are planning to remission equipment with the new chipset.