List of Qualcomm Snapdragon modems

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The Qualcomm Snapdragon modems are a series of 4G LTE, LTE Advanced, LTE Advanced Pro, and 5G NR modems found in many phones, tablets, laptops, watches and even cars.

Qualcomm Gobi[edit]

The Qualcomm Gobi series was their modem branding before they switched to the X-series.^[1]^[2]

Modem class	3G			3G+/4G		4G LTE	LTE.5G
Peak data rate (Mbit/s)	3.6	14.4	28.8	42	84	100	150
Modems	MDM6270	MDM6200 MDM6600 after-content-x4	MDM8200A	MDM8215 MDM8220	MDM8225	MDM9200 MDM9215 MDM9600 MDM9615	MDM9225 MDM9625

Qualcomm 4G X-series[edit]

The Qualcomm Snapdragon X-series modems are the current line-up of 4G LTE modems.^[3]

Snapdragon X5 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, Cellular Technology: WCDMA (3C-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, HSUPA), WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 4 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4 (50 Mbit/s). 1×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon X5 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 616 processor, Snapdragon 415 processor, Snapdragon 412 processor and Snapdragon 212 processor

Snapdragon X6 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast^[4]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 4 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 5 (75 Mbit/s). 1×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon 430 processor, Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform

Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast^[5]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (3C-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, HSUPA), WCDMA (DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 6 (300 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4 (50 Mbit/s). 1×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon X7 LTE Modem

The first Qualcomm modem with PCIe inter-chip link type.^[6]

Snapdragon X8 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast^[7]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 6 (300 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 6 (100 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon 617 processor, Snapdragon 650 processor and Snapdragon 652 processor

Snapdragon X9 LTE modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast^[8]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 7 (300 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon 625 processor, Snapdragon 626 processor, Snapdragon 435 processor, Snapdragon 427 processor, Snapdragon 450 Mobile Platform and Snapdragon 653 Mobile Platform

Snapdragon X10 LTE modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE Broadcast^[9]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 9 (450 Mbit/s). 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 4 (50 Mbit/s). 1×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 16-QAM
Chipsets:Snapdragon 810 processor and Snapdragon 808 processor

Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LTE-U, LWA, LTE Broadcast^[10]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 12 (600 Mbit/s). 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 6 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on one carrier
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Samsung 14 nm LPP process
Chipsets: Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 820/821 processor, Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 630 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 636 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform

Snapdragon X15 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LAA, LTE Broadcast
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 15 (800 Mbit/s). 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on two carriers
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon X15 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 732G, Snapdragon 730(G), Snapdragon 720G, Snapdragon 712, Snapdragon 710

Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD, LAA, LTE Broadcast^[11]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 16 (1000 Mbit/s). 4×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 10 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on two carriers
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Chipsets: Snapdragon X16 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 835 processor

Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast^[12]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 18 (1200 Mbit/s). 5×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 12 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on three carriers
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (150 Mbit/s). 2×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 64-QAM
Samsung 10 nm LPE process
Chipsets: Snapdragon X20 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform

Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem[edit]

LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast^[13]
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 20 (2000 Mbit/s). 7×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 20 spatial streams. Up to 256-QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO)
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (316 Mbit/s). 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 256-QAM
TSMC 7 nm FinFET process
Chipsets: Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem, Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8cx

Table of Snapdragon 4G X-series modems[edit]

Modem Class	X5	X6	X7	X8	X9	X10	X11	X12	X15	X16	X20	X24^[14]
LTE Category (down / up)	4	4 / 5	6	7	7 / 13	9	13	12 / 13	15 / 13	16 / 13	18 / 13	20
Peak LTE speeds down (Mbit/s) Peak LTE speed up (Mbit/s)	150		300			450	390	600	800	1000	1200	2000
Peak LTE speeds down (Mbit/s) Peak LTE speed up (Mbit/s)	50	75	50	100	150	50	150					316
LTE Class	LTE (4G)		LTE Advanced (4G+)								LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G)
Snapdragon SoCs	210, 212, 215, 410, 412, 415, 610, 615, 616	425, 429, 430, 439	–	617, 650, 652 (integrated)	427,^[15] 435, 450, 625, 626, 632, 653 (integrated)	808, 810 (integrated)	460, 662, 680, 685 (integrated)	630, 636,^[16] 660, 665, 670, 675, 678, 820, 821^[17] (integrated)	710, 712, 720G, 730(G), 732G, 7c, 7c Gen 2 (integrated)	835 (integrated)	845, 850 (integrated)	855/855+/860, 8c, 8cx, 8cx Gen 2, SQ1, SQ2 (integrated)
Modems	MDM9628 MDM9625 MDM9320 MDM9225	–	MDM9635M MDM9235M MDM9630 MDM9330 MDM9230	–				MDM9645 MDM9640 MDM9340 MDM9245 MDM9240	MDM9250	MDM9x55	MDM9x65	SDX24

Qualcomm 5G X-series[edit]

Snapdragon X50 5G Modem[edit]

5G Technology: 5G NR NSA^[18]
5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G Modes: TDD, NSA (non-standalone)
5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz specs: 100 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO
mmWave Features: Dual-layer polarization in downlink and uplink, Beam forming, Beam steering, Beam tracking
5G Peak Download Speed: 5000 Mbit/s
Samsung 10 nm FinFET process
Chipsets: Snapdragon X50 5G Modem

Snapdragon X55 5G Modem[edit]

5G Technology: 5G NR FDD, 5G NR TDD, SA, NSA^[19]
5G Spectrum: mmWave, sub-6 GHz, 5G/4G spectrum sharing
5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone)
5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO
5G Peak Download Speed: 7500 Mbit/s
5G Peak Upload Speed: 3000 Mbit/s
5G RF: 100 MHz envelope tracking, Adaptive antenna tuning
Performance Enhancement Technologies: Qualcomm 5G PowerSave, Qualcomm Signal Boost, Qualcomm Smart Transmit technology, Qualcomm RF Gaming Mode Boost, Qualcomm Wideband Envelope Tracking
LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
Cellular Technology: WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
Downlink LTE: LTE Category 22 (2500 Mbit/s). 7×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Maximum 24 spatial streams. Up to 1024—QAM. Up to 4×4 MIMO on five carriers, Full-Dimension MIMO (FD-MIMO)
Uplink LTE: LTE Category 13 (316 Mbit/s). 3×20 MHz carrier aggregation. Up to 256-QAM
TSMC 7 nm FinFET process
Chipsets: Snapdragon X55 5G Modem

Snapdragon X60 5G Modem[edit]

5G Technology: 5G NR^[20] TDD, FDD, SA, NSA
5G Spectrum: mmWave-sub6 carrier aggregation, sub-6 carrier aggregation (FDD-TDD, FDD-FDD, TDD-TDD), Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), mmWave, sub-6 GHz
5G Modes: FDD, TDD, SA (standalone), NSA (non-standalone)
5G mmWave specs: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO
5G sub-6 GHz specs: 200 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO
5G Peak Download Speed: 7.5 Gbit/s
Performance Enhancement Technologies: Qualcomm 5G PowerSave, Qualcomm Signal Boost, Qualcomm Smart Transmit technology, Qualcomm RF Gaming Mode Boost, Qualcomm Wideband Envelope Tracking
5G Peak Upload Speed: 3 Gbit/s
5G SIM: 5G Dual SIM support
Cellular Technology: 5G NR, LTE, WCDMA (DB-DC-HSDPA, DC-HSUPA), TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE
LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD including CBRS support, LAA, LTE Broadcast
Samsung 5 nm FinFET (5LPE) process^[21]

Table of Snapdragon 5G X-series modems[edit]

Modem	X50^[22]	X51^[23]	X52^[24]	X53^[25]	X55^[26]	X60^[27]^[28]	X62^[29]	X65^[30]	X70^[31]
Introduction year	2018	2020	2019	2021	2019	2020	2021	2021	2022
LTE Class	N/A	LTE Advanced Pro (4.5G)
LTE Category (down / up)		22
Peak LTE speeds down (Gbit/s) Peak LTE speed up (Gbit/s)		0.8	1.2		2.5
Peak LTE speeds down (Gbit/s) Peak LTE speed up (Gbit/s)		0.21	0.21		0.316
5G Modes	NSA, TDD	FDD, NSA, SA, TDD
Peak 5G speeds down (Gbit/s)	5	2.5	3.7	3.7	7.5	7.5	4.4	10	10
Peak 5G speeds up (Gbit/s)	0.316	0.9	1.6	2.9	3	3	?	?	3.5
Snapdragon SoCs	855, 855+, 860	480, 480+, 4 Gen 1, 690, 695	750G, 765, 765G, 768G	778G, 778G+, 780G, 782G, 7c+ Gen 3	865, 865+, 870, 8c, 8cx, 8cx Gen 2, 8cx Gen 3	888, 888+	6 Gen 1, 7 Gen 1, 7+ Gen 2, 8cx Gen 3	8 Gen 1, 8+ Gen 1, 8cx Gen 3	8 Gen 2
Modems	SDX50				SDX55	SDX60	SDX62	SDX65	SDX70

Other Qualcomm modems[edit]

9205 LTE Modem[edit]

CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 0.8 GHz^[32]
LTE Technology: Rel.14 LTE Cat-M1, Rel.14 LTE Cat-NB2
Cellular Technology: Rel.12 EGPRS MSC12
Downlink LTE: 0.588 Mbit/s (Rel.14 Cat-M1), 0.127 Mbit/s (Rel.14 Cat-NB2)
Uplink LTE: 1.119 Mbit/s (Rel.14 Cat-M1), 0.1585 Mbit/s (Rel.14 Cat-NB2)

MDM9206 IoT Modem[edit]

CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 1.3 GHz^[33]
LTE Technology: LTE HD-FDD, LTE TDD (Rel.13 LTE Cat-M1, Rel.13 LTE Cat-NB1)^[34]^[35]
Cellular Technology: E-GPRS
Downlink LTE: 0.300 Mbit/s (Rel.13 Cat-M1), 0.020 Mbit/s (Rel.13 Cat-NB1)
Uplink LTE: 0.375 Mbit/s (Rel.13 Cat-M1), 0.060 Mbit/s (Rel.13 Cat-NB1)

MDM9207-1 IoT Modem[edit]

CPU: ARM Cortex A7 Up to 1.3 GHz^[36]
LTE Technology: LTE FDD, LTE TDD
Cellular Technology: DC-HSPA, TD-SCDMA, GSM
Downlink LTE: 10 Mbit/s
Uplink LTE: 5 Mbit/s