Qualcomm recently announced its flagship Snapdragon 865 SoC which will be powering all the premium flagship smartphones getting launched this year. Samsung is expected to be the first one to launch SD865-powered smartphone, debuting next week.
Now, ahead of the launch of first smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 865 SoC, Qualcomm has shared a video sample shot in 8K resolution which was recorded using a hardware powered by the company’s flagship new chipset.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC comes with Spectra 480 ISP which the company says can process 2 gigapixels per second. Sharing the video sample, Qualcomm said: “Smartphones with the Snapdragon 865 can capture professional image quality and will pack exciting new camera features including 8K video capture. See the dramatic landscaped of Arizona in 8K video loaded with 33-megapixels! So it’s big, sharp, and shared in its full glory on YouTube.”
As for the hardware setup for shooting this 8K video, the company has revealed that it used the latest chipset paired with Sony IMX586 48MP sensor on a “prototype smartphone”.
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The company has also clarified that the video was shot with pre-production hardware. Thus, the video also looks a bit noisy and grainy, which could also be due to YouTube compression or the actual hardware.
As for the upcoming smartphones, it is being reported that the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphone will come with support for recording video in 8K resolution with its 108-megapixel camera sensor. However, to know for sure, we’ll have to wait for one more week as the launch event is scheduled on 11th February.
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