Spec-wise, the X60 is compatible with 2G and more modern infrastructures including 5G, and it supports both sub-6GHz and mmWave networks. It’s too early to know for sure, but an educated guess would be that Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series – or however the 2021 flagship will be called – is going to use this X60 modem, at least in markets where it won’t employ an in-house Exynos solution.
But perhaps more beneficial for Samsung will be the fact that the X60 modem will likely be used by the majority of 5G flagship smartphones in 2021, even those that don’t carry the Galaxy branding. The more 5G devices Qualcomm’s solution will power, the more Samsung’s logic chip business should strengthen.
