Qualcomm joins hand with Asus for a Gaming Phone

Qualcomm could soon venture into the gaming smartphone segment, consistent with a report from DigiTimes. The San-Diego-based chipmaker is reportedly partnering with ASUS to manufacture its first gaming smartphone, which is claimed to reach the end of this year. ASUS are going to be managing the hardware and style side of things, while Qualcomm will lookout of the 'industry design and "software integration optimising its Snapdragon 875 platform." Qualcomm usually unveils its flagship chipset in December and OEMs will introduce products with it within the following year. But if the report is true, we'd see a flagship phone rocking the chipset by the end of this year. Qualcomm has scheduled an occasion on December 1st and is predicted to unveil the Snapdragon 875 on the stage.

Additionally, both the businesses have said to return to an agreement for joint purchasing of components needed for both the ASUS ROG gaming phones, Qualcomm's phones, including displays, batteries, camera modules, memory, and cooling solutions. What this essentially means is that the said gaming phones from Qualcomm may carry some elements from the ROG phone series. Both the brands are expected to manufacture around 1 million units a year — 500,000 for ASUS, while the opposite half for Qualcomm.

Qualcomm seems to be following NVIDIA by introducing its own line of products. Considering that ASUS has enough experience with the gaming phones, courtesy of the ROG series, it looks like an honest pick for Qualcomm. Since we're still around a few of months faraway from the Snapdragon 875 SoC announcement, things might change and that we suggest you're taking this report with a pinch of salt, for now.