BARCELONA—As the rise of AI threatens to push bandwidth consumption ever upwards, Qualcomm is putting forth a fix: a new 5G modem that leverages on-device AI to manage traffic more effectively.

For MWC 2025 Qualcomm has introduced its eighth generation 5G modem, the X85, destined for use in the smartphones we’ll see later this year. The Qualcomm X85 modem has a variety of highly ...

Qualcomm announced the modem that we will likely see in next-gen Snapdragon flagship SoCs. The new Qualcomm X85 5G platform is the eighth generation of 5G modems from the company. It is also the ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. During the Mobile World Congress 2025, Qualcomm unveiled its new X85 5G modem with an ...

TL;DR: Qualcomm has introduced the X85 5G Modem-RF for Android, offering download speeds up to 12.5Gbps and upload speeds up to 3.7Gbps, surpassing the X80's capabilities. It features a 5G AI ...

LIVE FROM MWC25 BARCELONA: Qualcomm released the newest generation of its 5G modem-RF chipset, noting the latest version is 30 per cent faster than its predecessor and can better run the growing ...