It came to mobile for the first time last year satellite linkand the iPhone was the first to receive such a connection. The biggest advantage of satellite connection is does not require coveragethe fact is that its use on Apple mobile phones limited to emergencies only.

If you are on a trip (as advertised) in the mountains or in the middle of the desert, the satellite connection lets you send text messages to know your location and what your emergency is Find you without needing your cell phone to have coverage.

Qualcomm will be interested in bringing it to Xiaomi

Although Apple generally expects such technologies to be tested on Android firstthe fact is that the satellite link that will reach Xiaomi will grow according to that of the appleand all thanks to the processor manufacturer and Qualcomm, whose products we find in many Xiaomi phones.

During CES, a giant technology-focused convention in Las Vegas, Qualcomm bring satellite link this year On new generation premium smartphones of all Androids in the market, including Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro.

Qualcomm has confirmed that terminals using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (the company’s latest processor) cannot use the satellite link only for emergencies. but to send SMS and use ‘other types of messaging apps’.

Right now, and based on Qualcomm’s words, we have various Xiaomi candidates To get this link: Xiaomi 13 family and Redmi K60 recently introduced in China Arrive in Europe renamed like POCO F5 Pro or Xiaomi 13S in a few months.

At this time, we do not know whether such a connection exists. It will be available in Spain In the second half of the year that Qualcomm plans to launch, because only Apple this link is available in the United States and Canada.

Source | Qualcomm