Snapdragon Summit 2018 recap, OnePlus 5G, & Nokia 8.1 with YouTube creator SuperSaf & Qualcomm exec Alex Katouzian

It's time for episode 85 of the Mobile Tech Podcast with guests Safwan AhmedMia (SuperSaf) and Alex Katouzian (Qualcomm) - brought to you by Audible. This episode is all about Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit, which took place in Maui this week - including a live 5G demo, the Snapdragon 855 for mobile devices, the Snapdragon 8cx for always connected PCs, and a bunch of related OnePlus news... We also discuss Samsung's two 5G phones, Google killing Allo, the Yandex phone, the Nokia 8.1, and more! **Show Links:** Support the podcast with Audible: [http://AudibleTrial.com/MobileTech](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faudibletrial.com%2FMobileTech&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230304994932&sdata=d0xnsIwA9Y93i%2BLJMugMqIMftVpKJLvrkn3NJuBFQcs%3D&reserved=0) Safwan AhmedMia; [https://twitter.com/SuperSaf](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FSuperSaf&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305004941&sdata=f7VbaSjYe4AyoDYxKVTbALKcT33uf4%2F5j4OiCoyPd64%3D&reserved=0) Alex Katouzian; [https://www.qualcomm.com/company/about/leadership/alex-katouzian](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qualcomm.com%2Fcompany%2Fabout%2Fleadership%2Falex-katouzian&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305004941&sdata=TzWtMnpG19P7Gcmk%2Fdwk5kgNmPA9ayqu99iU8kstvlQ%3D&reserved=0) Qualcomm live 5G demo drama: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127573/motorola-verizon-5g-speed-test-misleading-maui-snapdragon-tech-summit](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F12%2F5%2F18127573%2Fmotorola-verizon-5g-speed-test-misleading-maui-snapdragon-tech-summit&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305014955&sdata=1%2FQ2wqd91yO2Lr3YCCeMTluSJhIG1IyxLzE7RenGkEE%3D&reserved=0) Snapdragon 855: [https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/qualcomm-snapdragon-855-7nm-cpu-5g-ai/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2018%2F12%2F05%2Fqualcomm-snapdragon-855-7nm-cpu-5g-ai%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305014955&sdata=WRiuRqBf0oMGh5QetmslMY78owDAvQ5dkv6QCToGl1k%3D&reserved=0) Snapdragon 8cx [https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/qualcomm-8cx-chipset-laptop-hands-on/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2018%2F12%2F06%2Fqualcomm-8cx-chipset-laptop-hands-on%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305024960&sdata=4pD1XA%2FUxlDYNlOWZ6znIh0mfIU7vdRqrcaWh844Jpg%3D&reserved=0) OnePlus "first" with Snapdragon 855: [https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/06/oneplus-not-first-snapdragon-855-phone-mistake/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2018%2F12%2F06%2Foneplus-not-first-snapdragon-855-phone-mistake%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305024960&sdata=kVBoNYrwztgUIpWiipmfulDvhTcs4YXp3kQRwhjJ6q8%3D&reserved=0) OnePlus 5G phone: [https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/oneplus-2019-flagship-first-snapdragon-855-5g-europe/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2018%2F12%2F05%2Foneplus-2019-flagship-first-snapdragon-855-5g-europe%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305034970&sdata=eS9MHJq1kx8AaE%2FCxUx0FQ6RgaX3DFS%2FyPhStIdA6nM%3D&reserved=0) Two Samsung 5G phones: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18126980/att-samsung-5g-phone-mmwave-sub-6ghz-smartphone-network](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F12%2F5%2F18126980%2Fatt-samsung-5g-phone-mmwave-sub-6ghz-smartphone-network&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305034970&sdata=H%2F43oq7qZiGFmOpKJk85J1xnwyadbnNNKcyz3h3MrjM%3D&reserved=0) Google kills Allo: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127540/google-kills-allo-end-date](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F12%2F5%2F18127540%2Fgoogle-kills-allo-end-date&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305044975&sdata=VjslMyFW0i8HZx45oj3qOyLTRkAGWxWh5ojhG0cNYzs%3D&reserved=0) Yandex phone: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18127431/russian-yandex-search-android-phone-release](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F12%2F5%2F18127431%2Frussian-yandex-search-android-phone-release&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305044975&sdata=kW9Ezqn00kLvIDhljuyJ42JC9h%2Bt4mE7GyUgqCiq7Fg%3D&reserved=0) Nokia 8.1: [https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/12/5/18127466/hmd-nokia-8-1-android-pie-release-date-price-specs-features-camera](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2Fcircuitbreaker%2F2018%2F12%2F5%2F18127466%2Fhmd-nokia-8-1-android-pie-release-date-price-specs-features-camera&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305054985&sdata=jNxnDn8ZXQ728j8PF1bDLfdoneTgj%2Fjhtmf23CQpt4g%3D&reserved=0) Project Fi now Google Fi: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/28/18115264/google-fi-iphone-android-project-official](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F11%2F28%2F18115264%2Fgoogle-fi-iphone-android-project-official&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305054985&sdata=SQdMT6of%2FQA46%2BQ3MgV%2B6X7BEMY3AGWnG0OEsYrB07c%3D&reserved=0) HTC / Sprint 5G hotspot: [https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/27/18115037/sprint-htc-smart-hub-5g-device-partnership-next-year](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theverge.com%2F2018%2F11%2F27%2F18115037%2Fsprint-htc-smart-hub-5g-device-partnership-next-year&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305064994&sdata=SmoPNG5mwSxqRLeNj2mhFemv2ntqA7KTK2KdTc3Efok%3D&reserved=0) ROG Phone charges itself: [https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/12/05/unlimited-power-asus-rog-phone-charges-when-plugged-into-itself-solves-worlds-battery-problems/](https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.androidpolice.com%2F2018%2F12%2F05%2Funlimited-power-asus-rog-phone-charges-when-plugged-into-itself-solves-worlds-battery-problems%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cselina.spain%40gorilla-voice.com%7Cc2b3ddea9f0a4262beb808d65c9dd2c6%7Cd491e7b1409e43a0aaa60cdf3a4e1eb1%7C1%7C0%7C636798230305075000&sdata=7yB1Tj9MC7xjcHEtc7w1mN6IOQPdz0bdp81linhlIHM%3D&reserved=0)