Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 765 and 765G as upper mid-range chipsets used on models such as the OPPO Reno 5 Pro 5G, Redmi K30, OnePlus Nord, Pixel 5, ZTE Blade 20 Pro, and Vivo V20 Pro among others. There are indications that the US fabless chipmaker is working on a Snapdragon 775 chipset.

Some details of the Snapdragon 775 and 775G were reportedly spotted in a group chat on the Telegram forum Xiaomiui (via). A list purported to contain the specifications of the Snapdragon 775 and 775G was shared in the group showing the chipsets will be manufactured using the current 5nm process.

The Snapdragon 775 series is not new in the rumor mill. Last year, it was rumored that the chipset will be manufactured using the 6nm process.  The chip was even tipped to feature onboard the Redmi K40 in Q4 2020. The Redmi K40 was released recently and didn’t feature the Snapdragon 775.

The 5nm build process, if true, will offer faster and more power-efficient performance compared to the 7nm build which the Snapdragon 765 series utilized. The 5nm process is only utilized by the Snapdragon 800-series and that will bring the SD775 closer in terms of performance and power efficiency.

We can’t vouch for the authenticity of these details but XDA’s sources say the sheet looks like a genuine slide from an internal Qualcomm document but appears to be an outdated version. Thus, it is possible Qualcomm may have effected a change in the name considering how the Snapdragon 888 moniker took us all by surprise.

There are rumours that the Snapdragon 775 may be used on the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite. The smartphone is expected to launch any moment from now. So, we may not have to wait for too long before the chipset is announced.

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Recently, Xiaomi unveiled the kernel source code of its newly launched flagship smartphone, the Mi 11. Thanks to a report now we have some findings about a possibly new smartphone and an unannounced SoC of Qualcomm.

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The Mi 11 source code(via) reportedly has new filenames of what could be an upcoming processor from Qualcomm. Accordingly, a screenshot shows two sets of filenames – one with ‘Venus’ and another of ‘Xiaomi’. The ‘Venus’ is the codename for Mi 11 as it is listed with “SM8350” part number which is of Snapdragon 888.

However, a new “SM7350” also appears along with “Xiaomi“. If we recall, Snapdragon 750G, 765G, 768G have part numbers SM-7225, SM-7250-AB, SM7250-AC respectively. And older SoCs like Snapdragon 730, 730G belong to the “SM7150” series. Thus, the SM7350 could be an upcoming SoC.

We also have a few reasons to believe this. Back in July, a tipster said that Redmi’s K40 and K40 Pro are coming with SM7350 and SM8350 SoCs respectively. Out of this, Redmi has already confirmed that the Snapdragon 888 processor will debut on a Redmi device in Q1 2021 and it could be the K40 Pro.

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Later, a popular tipster Roland Quandt, in September said that SM7350 could be Snapdragon 775 and is codenamed “Cedros”. According to him, Qualcomm was working to close boundaries with flagship processors with this SoC.

Also, what could be Qualcomm's SD775 is SM7350 and seems to be codenamed "Cedros".

— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) September 24, 2020

The unannounced 7-series SoC also was reportedly tested with 12GB DDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storage, 120Hz screen putting the SoC in close quarters with 8-series SM8350. That said, Qualcomm is yet to officially reveal the processor.

And if reports are to be believed, the SoC is coming soon in Q1 2021 which also falls in-line with the Redmi’s launch timeline. Either way, it looks like Redmi K40 will sport a Snapdragon 7x processor(likely Snapdragon 775) but let’s wait for more details in the coming days.

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A recent report had revealed that Sony is working on the successors for the Sony Xperia 1 II and Xperia 10 II that went official earlier this year. The alleged Xperia 1 III and Xperia 10 III are expected to go official in the first quarter of the coming year. Fresh information reveals that the Japanese tech giant is working on a compact. Probably, the company will bring back its Compact Xperia lineup next year.

A Weibo user has claimed that Sony will release a new 5.5-inch Compact series smartphone in the first half of 2021. He also revealed that the device will be driven by the upcoming Snapdragon 775 chipset. It is expected to go official as a lower variant of an existing model.

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Probably, the compact phone arriving next year could be the lower variant of the Snapdragon 875 powered Sony Xperia 1 III that is expected to go official in Q1 2021. Hence, there is a possibility that its compact version could be dubbed as the Sony Xperia 1 III Compact. The Snapdragon 775 chipset is expected to go official soon as the successor to the Snapdragon 765 / 765G that went official earlier last year.

There is no other information available on the specs of the rumored Xperia 1 III Compact. It is likely that the device will borrow most of its specs from the advanced Xperia 1 III. It is speculated that the Xperia 1 III will be the company’s first phone with quad rear cameras.

The Xperia 10 III could be driven by the Snapdragon 690. It is speculated that the Xperia L5 could be equipped with the Helio P35 chipset. The L5 is also expected to go official in Q1 next year.

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