Yesterday, on the day one of the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform for flagship phones and Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765G SoCs for the mid-range smartphones. However, the US based chip maker did not give out detailed information on the specs of these chipsets. On the day of the tech summit, the company confirmed all the specifications of SD865, SD765 and SD765G. Devices powered by the new Qualcomm mobile platforms will be debuting in the first quarter of 2020.
Snapdragon 865 Specifications
The 7mm Snapdragon 865 octa-core chipset includes four ARM Cortex-A77 performance cores out of which three Kryo 585 cores clock at up to 2.4GHz and the other Kryo 585 core works at up to 2.84GHz. The Kryo 585 ARM Cortex-A55 efficiency cores deliver a maximum clock speed of 1.8Hz. The chipset includes Adreno 650 graphics. Phones featuring the SD865 chipset can support up to 4K resolution at 60GHz, Quad HD+ resolution with 144Hz refresh rate, Rec2020 color gamut, HDR10 and HDR10+. The CPU and GPU both offer 25 percent better performance than their predecessors.
The SoC supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR4X RAM at 2133MHz and LPDDR5 RAM at 2750MHz. The chipset requires the external Snapdragon X55 5G modem for mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks. The X55 modem promises download speeds of up to 7.5Gbps and upload speeds of 3Gbps on 5G.
The Spectra 480 ISP will make it possible to shoot photos of up to 200-megapixel, dual 25-megapixel cameras and single 64-megapixel camera with zero shutter lag, capture 8K video recording at 30fps, simultaneous 4K HDR with portrait mode, 4K videos recording at 120fps, 720p slow-motion videos at 960fps and incorporation of Dolby Vision and HDR10. The highest storage capacity offered by an SD865 will 512 GB.
When it comes to connectivity, the Snapdragon 865 offers Wi-Fi 6 with peak speed of 1.744Gbps, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, dual-frequency GPS, USB-C and more. Super Wide Band voice over Bluetooth and TrueWireless Stereo Plus technologies will ensure stable connection for truly wireless earbuds. The audio capabilities of the chipset include Aqstic™ audio codec up to WCD9385, Aqstic™ smart speaker amplifier up to WSA8815, Aqstic audio technology. There is support for biometric recognition features such as fingerprint (3D Sonic Sensor), iris, voice and face.
The Snapdragon 865 comes with company’s 5th generation AI engine which is coupled with Hexagon Tensor Accelerator to deliver 15TOPs computing power. The Sensing Hub AI engine ensures highly accurate voice recognition and always-on contextual awareness for smarter virtual assistants. The SD865 phone with the all new Snapdragon Elite Gaming features will offer desktop grade gaming experience. Lastly, it comes with support for Quick Charge 4+and Quick Charge AI charging capabilities.
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