5G phones are about to become very affordable pretty soon according to new info from China. Last week, we reported that Qualcomm was working on its first Snapdragon 600 series 5G processor. A new leak has now revealed that the octa-core chipset with part number SM6350 will appear in a Redmi phone with a price tag under $150.

The source of the info is the Chinese leaker/blogger that goes by @Digital Chat Station on Weibo. He is the same source that revealed the specs of the SM6350 processor last week. In a new post today, he revealed Redmi is developing a 5G phone powered by the upcoming processor and will have a price tag within the ¥1000 (~$140) range.

A 5G phone that sells for under $150 is definitely good news for anyone that wants to jump on the new network radio without forking out a lot of cash. However, for that price, expect the same specs as you will find on a 4G phone under $200 such as an LCD display, a triple camera, or even a quad-camera setup with 2MP sensors, a 4000+mAh battery, and at least 18W fast charge.

There is still no news regarding when the chipset will launch but we won’t be surprised if its debut is on the same day the Xiaomi phone is announced. A number of Qualcomm chips have debuted on Xiaomi/Redmi devices even before the chipset was officially released. The Snapdragon 768G is the most recent example but won’t be the last.

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No doubt 2020 is the year of 5G. The new network standard is no longer limited to flagships but has now made its way to mid-range devices. Chipmakers such as MediaTek have announced affordable 5G processors such as the Dimensity 800 and Dimensity 820 for budget phones. Now it is the turn of Qualcomm.

A new leak has revealed that the San-Diego-based semiconductor company is working on its first Snapdragon 600 series 5G processor. So far, Qualcomm’s 5G processors are limited to the Snapdragon 800 and Snapdragon 700 series but that should change soon.

According to Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm’s first Snapdragon 600 series 5G processor has the model number “SM6350”. The chipset has eight cores in a 2+6 core arrangement. The two performance cores are clocked at 2.246GHz while the efficiency cores are clocked at 1.804GHz.

The source said he is not sure about the CPU in use but seeing as the Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G have Cortex-A76 performance cores, that is the most likely it will have too. The efficiency cores should be Cortex-A55 cores. With respect to GPU, the SM6350 will come with the Adreno 615 clocked at 850MHz.

There is no specific info on when the chipset will launch but we don’t expect it to appear in devices until Q3 2020.

Digital Chat Station also mentioned in the Weibo post that the entry-level MediaTek MT6853 processor is on the way and that Huawei is also developing an entry-level 5G Kirin processor.

When these processors launch, we should have 5G devices with price tags under $200. The only thing left is for countries to play catch up as there are already several 5G phones available for buyers to purchase.

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