The fact that Google and LG do not want to see the super expensive Snapdragon 865 chip even in paint They are due to a number of more than reasonable reasons. The fact that it is this expensive has to do with the requirements that the chip has needed to be able to give that support to 5G.
And it is a reality that Qualcomm has perhaps gone too far with its claims by pushing very hard on the 5G that it supports in its new Snapdragon 865. Too expensive and requirements that are very different from what we have seen previously in their previous chips.
It's all because this Snapdragon 865 chip supports 5G, but it makes the phone larger, generates more heat and is more expensive than previous ones from other years.
And while those manufacturers like Samsung that they are using it, and that carries that higher price in the high-end device, some OEMs do not go through the hoop of that extra cost to be able to offer 5G.
In fact LG and Google would already be preparing to prefer cheaper chips instead of that Snapdragon 865 to which they do not see any profitability And that would mean an extra cost to some smartphones that are already becoming more and more expensive.
The Pixel 5 would bypass the Snapdragon 865 and would be working on the prototype with the Snapdragon 765G model, a chip of lower power than 865, but it would allow to offer that power in performance, but without supposing an extra cost for the end user when he wanted to acquire the Pixel 5.
LG would also join Google to pass Olympic of that expensive Snapdragon 865 chip for what would be its next high-end. We will see what the rest of the manufacturers do and they do completely go from that new chip to incorporate another one that does not raise the price of their next mobiles; although the new Redmi if it incorporates it.