The first Snapdragon 855 (or SM8150 as it may be
called) powered device is not a mobile phone but a router. The AT&T NETGEAR
NightHawk Mobile Hotspot unveiled a few days ago is actually the first
commercially available device with Qualcomm’s next-gen flagship.
The NETGEAR NightHawk is a 5G mobile hotspot that
was unveiled a few days ago and was used to carry out the world’s first
millimeter wave mobile 5G browsing session. Since it has a Snapdragon 855
processor powering it, it means it also has the Snapdragon X50 5G modem. The
mobile hotspot will be exclusive to AT&T and will go on sale later this
year but a price has not yet been announced.
AT&T will be the first carrier to introduce 5G
services in the United States. Their plan is to roll out services in at least
12 cities before the end of the year and bump it to 19 cities early next year.
Popular leaker, Roland Quandt revealed back in
August that the NETGEAR router will be the first device with the X50 modem and
the SDM855 chipset. He also said in the tweet that HTC will follow with a VR
headset powered by a Snapdragon 835 chipset but with a X50 5G modem.
