We all looked forward to it Snapdragon 875, heir to the 865 which is currently mounted on the best flagships. And instead Qualcomm brings us another processor with a completely different name: Snapdragon 888. Why this choice? We do not know. Undoubtedly, a name was chosen that makes us perceive the proximity of the US brand to the Chinese telephony brands (the number 8 is among the auspicious numbers in China, such as 6). Prior to the official presentation, the company shared a teaser and named 14 OEMs that will launch devices with this chipset next year.
Which companies will use Qualcomm Snapdragon 888?
Here is the complete list of all partner companies who will launch smartphones with this new and powerful SoC:
- ASUS;
- Black Shark;
- Lenovo;
- LG;
- meizu;
- Motorola
- Nubia;
- realme;
- OnePlus;
- oppo;
- Sharp;
- I live;
- Xiaomi;
- ZTE
Features of the new Qualcomm processor
Lo Snapdragon 888 5G it will include the Qualcomm Modem-RF system Snapdragon X60 5rd generation XNUMXG that will offer compatibility either mmWave that sub-6 5G on all major world bands. The modem will also support 5G carrier aggregation, global multi-SIM, autonomous 5G, non-autonomous 5G, and dynamic spectrum sharing.
It is also present Qualcomm AI Engine XNUMXth generation with a completely redesigned Qualcomm Hexagon processor. The new AI engine is capable of performing 26 tera operations per second (TOPS) and will offer significant improvements in performance and energy efficiency over the previous generation. The AI platform is further enhanced by the Qualcomm Sensing Hub second generation, which incorporates theAR processing always on low power for new intuitive and intelligent features.
The new chipset will offer better photographic performance, thanks to the higher gigapixel speed of theQualcomm Spectra ISP. The new ISP will allow users to capture photos and videos at 2.7 gigapixels per second or approximately 120 photos with a resolution of 12 MP, that is up to 35% faster than the previous generation.
Processor architecture
According to the company revealed, this is the processor configuration: 1 x 2.84GHZ Cortex X1 Super Core + 3x 2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x 1.8GHZ Cortex A55.
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