Vinsmart launches first Vietnamese-made 5G-enabled smartphone
The first Vietnamese smartphone supporting 5G has been successfully developed by Vinsmart, the technology arm of the conglomerate Vingroup, in cooperation with US chipmaker Qualcomm.
VinSmart introduces its smartphone Vsmart Aris 5G on July 6. (Photo: Vingroup)
Hanoi (VNA) - The first Vietnamese smartphone supporting 5G has beensuccessfully developed by Vinsmart, the technology arm of the conglomerateVingroup, in cooperation with US chipmaker Qualcomm.
The model, known as the Vsmart Aris 5G, was unveiled on July 6, featuring themid-tier Snapdragon 765 chipset, making it an upper mid-range device, the Nhan Dannewspaper reported.
The Vsmart Aris 5G uses Sub-6 GHz frequencies, providing better coverage butlower speeds than mmWave.
The device also features a security chip known as Quantis QRNG, developed bythe Swiss company IDQ with quantum technology to provide better security fordata stored on the phone, especially personal financial and health-relateddata.
According to Nguyen Phi Tuyen, Director of Metrology at the VietnamTelecommunications Authority, testing shows that 5G speeds on the Vsmart phoneusing the Sub-6 frequencies are eight times higher than 4G speeds.
He added that speeds promise to further improve when Vinsmart employs mmWavebands in the future.
Tran Minh Trung, Deputy General Director of Vinsmart said the company hasdetermined 5G as its strategic project in the hope that Vietnamese consumerswill get early access to the most advanced technologies in the world.
In the future, the company plans to release new phones that support both Sub-6and mmWave frequencies./.
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VinSmart introduces its smartphone Vsmart Aris 5G on July 6. (Photo: Vingroup) 
