Communication device and method for adaptive saw filter bypass

A communication device, comprising:

• an integrated module, comprising a first path and a second path, wherein the first path comprises a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and a first LNA coupled to the SAW filter, the second path comprises a second LNA and does not comprise a SAW filter;
• a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), coupled to the integrated module, the RFIC configured to:
• detect an interference power of a received signal, wherein the received signal is received through one of the first path and the second path;
• and
• a baseband integrated circuit (IC), coupled to the RFIC, the baseband IC configured to select a path from the first path and the second path based on at least one of a power level of a reference signal derived from the received signal, the interference power of the received signal, and a quality of the received signal, wherein the selected path is used to receive a subsequent signal.