Qualcomm $99 5G phone plans with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2, needs phone makers in sync

If you are looking to buy from one amongst the most affordable 5G smartphones in India, your choices include the Xiaomi Redmi 13C 5G (around ₹10,499), the Poco M6 5G (around ₹9,499) and the Lava Blaze 2 5G (also around ₹10,499). For the last reported 175 million 5G users in India, as well as an estimated 800 million more 4G or feature phone users who wish to upgrade, there is still a gap. There is no 5G smartphone under the $100; or around ₹ ₹8,000. That is a scenario Qualcomm is intent on correcting, with its newest and most affordable smartphone SoC, or system on chip. But for that to come true, phone makers will need to be in sync.