New Chip: Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888
In Asian countries, the number "8" represents success. The Chinese thought and decided - who needs this Snapdragon 875, if you can immediately release the Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888. As a result, the Snapdragon 865 chip has a new receiver for the title of flagship.
Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888
The manufacturer did not expand much on the technical capabilities of the new product. They decided to leave the most "tasty" for later. Little is known:
- Full support for 5G technology. An X60 modem will be installed, operating in the FTD and TDD spectra. Devices with the Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888 chip will be able to operate at 6 GHz. That gives a significant increase in data transfer speed.
- The new graphics system will be able not only to work faster, but also to transmit the picture in better quality. Chip performance is expected to be 35% faster than Snapdragon. Support for 144 Hz screens will appear. Plus, the cameras will finally be able to properly shoot video in 4K at 120 FPS.
What devices to expect Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888 on
A partnership agreement for the provision of new chips from a company with 14 brands:
- BlackShark.
- Motorola.
- Sharp (Foxconn).
- Meizu.
And here it is not difficult to guess which manufacturer will be the first to receive the Qualcomm SoC Snapdragon 888 chip. After all, quite recently, the head of Xiaomi Corporation said that another new product is coming - Xiaomi Mi 11. Definitely, the flagship of the Chinese brand will receive a top-end chip. There can be no doubt about this. What-what, but the flagship series of smartphones Xiaomi Mi turns out from the manufacturer to be very interesting.
The only point that requires details is the price of the expected smartphones based on the Snapdragon 888 chipset. The media leaked information that in proportion to the increase in the chip's performance, the cost of the board will also increase. Accordingly, the price of smartphones will go up sharply.