Qualcomm X105 is the world’s first 3GPP Release 19-ready modem-RF system supporting 5G connectivity up to 14.8 Gbps download and 4.2 Gbps upload peak data speeds, and enabling 6G development and testing.
Other Qualcomm X105 highlights include a 6nm RF transceiver with 30% lower power consumption and 15% smaller board footprint compared to the Qualcomm X85 5G modem, support for quad-band GNSS, an integrated NR-NTN for video, data and voice over satellite, and a fifth-generation AI processor leveraging agentic AI to detect, classify, and optimize data traffic for mobile gaming, video calling, and social media.
Qualcomm X105 Modem-RF system specifications:
- Peak speeds
- Download – 14.8 Gbps (FR1 + FR2), 13.1 Gbps (FR1)
- Upload – 4.2 Gbps
- Downlink
- Carrier Aggregation: 6F+T CA (500MHz) with 1024 QAM
- TDD/FDD with 1024 QAM
Turbo DSDA enhancements, including Multi-SIM CA support (up to 60% higher throughput) - 3rd-gen 6Rx for smartphones and FWA CPEs (with 10% higher downlink throughput compared to Qualcomm X85)
- Uplink
- Switched uplink with 3CC support
- Rel-17 Switched uplink with Multi-SIM support (enhancing DSDA UL)
- 2Tx, 3Tx, 4Tx support
- upplemental uplink with TDD
- Supports all global 5G bands (0.6 to 41GHz)
- NB-IoT for extended coverage
- Performance Enhancement Technologies
- Smart Transmit Plus technology with enhanced uplink support and spatial averaging
- RFFE
- Qualcomm QET8200 Envelope Tracker enabling a smaller footprint and improved performance in FR1 bands
- L-PAMiDS for FR1 low and mid bands, enabling Power Class 2 for single-chain FDD
- Support for NTN bands
- Qualcomm 5G PowerSave
- Power benefits from new 6 nm transceiver (RFIC) architecture
- Rel-17 power features
- Cellular Technology
- 3GPP Rel-19 hardware
- FR1+FR2 CA
- DL CA with 500MHz bandwidth and 1024 QAM
- 6-layer and 8-layer MIMO support
- FDD+FDD sub-6 uplink carrier aggregation
- FDD+TDD sub-6 downlink carrier aggregation with mmWave DC
- 1024-QAM sub-6
- Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
- 4G LTE, WCDMA, LAA, GSM/EDGE, CBRS, mmWave
- 5G SA (standalone) and NSA (non-standalone)
- GNSS – Quad-frequency (L1, L2, L5, L6) GNSS engine with integrated multi-constellation support, and improved location accuracy
- Qualcomm 5G Agentic AI Suite
- OTT-traffic detection for apps (chatbots, social media)
- 5G gaming traffic prioritization
- Smooth 5G-to-Wi-Fi transitions
- 8Rx/6Rx/4Rx antenna management for mobile/FWA
- Agentic AI for enabling advanced sensing software that can predict and adapt to real RF conditions, such as cell congestion detection and mitigation, and mobility conditions
The Qualcomm X105 5G/6G modem will be used in a wide range of devices, including smartphones, fixed wireless access, mobile broadband, automotive, extended reality (XR) headsets, PCs, robotics, and industrial IoT devices. It’s currently being tested by China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, Deutsche Telecom, KDDI, Telstra, T-Mobile, and NTT DOCOMO.
The model was introduced at Mobile World Congress 2026, and the first products integrating the Qualcomm X105 are expected later this year, with more devices coming in 2027. More information can be found on the product page and in the press release.
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