Qualcomm has announced a new flagship processor today. The Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB) is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 865 that powers a lot of this year’s flagship phones. The new processor will be found in quite a number of flagships scheduled for launch in the second half of this year.
What is new?
- Increased performance: The new chipset has its Kryo 585 prime core clocked at 3.1GHz and it brings a 10% increase in CPU performance over the Snapdragon 865 5G according to the San Diego-based company. The Adreno 650 GPU also gets a 10% performance boost.
- WiFi 6E: The new processor has support for the new Wi-Fi 6E standard thanks to FastConnect 6900. This means phones powered by this new processor can operate on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz spectrums. You can read our explainer article on Wi-Fi 6E here.
- Bluetooth 5.2, Dual Bluetooth Antennas, aptX suite, and new LE audio features.
- 4-stream (2×2 + 2×2) Dual Band: allows for simultaneous harnessing of multiple antennas and bands to provide faster speed or latency performance.
Confirmed Devices
The official press statement released by Qualcomm confirms that the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 3 and the Lenovo Legion Gaming Phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G. The general manager of ASUS’s smartphone business unit said the full specifications of the ROG Phone 3 will be announced in the coming weeks. We already know the phone will launch on July 22.
More devices powered by the processor will be announced too. Surprisingly, there is no confirmation that the chipset will appear in Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Note20 series flagship.
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