Mobile chip maker Qualcomm showcased its prototype for a smartphone that will support both 4G and the upcoming 5G technology at the India Mobile Congress 2018.

5G technology - which promises faster data speeds and lower latency - is slated to be commercially rolled out by telecom operators in markets like North America and Korea in the first half of 2019.

"This is our reference design for smartphone that has both 4G and 5G. In addition, (it supports) the mmillimeter(mm) wave bands and sub-6GHz bands, so it's all-inclusive. This represents the kinds of devices that we will see starting the first half of 2019 as 5G smartphones are launched...," Qualcomm Technologies Senior Vice President, Engineering, Durga Malladi told PTI.