Following the launch of the Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro, it was announced that there will be a third phone called the Vivo X60 Pro+. Unlike its siblings that are powered by the Exynos 1080 chipset, the Vivo 60 Pro+ will have a Snapdragon 888 processor. Now, a leak has revealed there may be another version with a different Snapdragon chipset.

According to tweets by the leaker Teme (@RODENT950), the Vivo X60 Pro+ will have a version powered by the yet-to-be-announced Snapdragon 875 processor. In one of the tweets, he said the phone “seems to come with SD875” and in another, he said that alongside the Snapdragon 888 version of the phone, there is probably a new SD875 version.

Vivo X60 Pro+ seems to come with SD875
2 vegan leather options, orange (similar than Mate 30) and black.

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) January 16, 2021

Vivo's top end flagship coming next week, early teaser show that it's focus on camera and performance.
Theaser show's also that X60 Pro+ coming with SD888 but also there is probably new SD875 version ( sd865++).#VivoX60ProPlus pic.twitter.com/a0EWyY06TZ

— Teme (特米) (@RODENT950) January 16, 2021

Qualcomm is yet to announce the Snapdragon 875 processor. Actually, the Snapdragon 888 was expected to launch as the Snapdragon 875 but it came as a surprise when it announced the processor with a different name. These new details reveal that there is an actual Snapdragon 875 processor, one that may be a higher clocked Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset.

There is also a possibility that it may arrive under a different name. Chinese leaker, Digital Chat Station, said that the processor may launch as the Snapdragon 870. He also added that the chipset has its CPU clocked at 3.19GHz and its GPU will be clocked higher too. For reference, the Snapdragon 865 Plus is clocked at 3.09GHz.

The Vivo X60 Pro+ is scheduled to launch on Thursday, the 21st of January, 2021 in China. The phone will come in 8GB RAM and 12GB RAM variants according to listings on JD.com with 128GB and 256GB of storage respectively. It will also come in Vegan leather options with one of them similar to the Huawei Mate 30.

Other specifications that have been revealed include a 6.56-inch AMOLED screen with a centered punch hole for the selfie camera, a 120Hz refresh rate, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and cameras with ZEISS optics.

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Recently, Qualcomm officially announced its next-generation flagship mobile chipset — Snapdragon 888. The processor is the successor to the company’s own Snapdragon 865 SoC launched last year.

The company was expected to name this chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 but instead, when launched, the company named it Snapdragon 888. The reason for such a move from the company is also interesting.

During the keynote, Qualcomm claimed the number 888 to be the most premium name possible. That is because, in the Chinese culture, the number 888 symbolizes luck and prosperity, which the company wants to ensure for its continued success.

For Qualcomm, out of its 14 partners, 12 are the Chinese smartphone manufacturers. With the ongoing US-China trade war, the company wanted to ensure that it doesn’t affect the adaptability of its flagship chipset, and thus, opted for Snapdragon 888.

Xiaomi has confirmed that the brand’s Mi 11 will be the first smartphone to feature the newly launched SD888 SoC. While the launch date is not yet known, reports indicate that the phone could go official later this month.

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Several other companies have also confirmed their flagship smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset, which includes Black Shark, Nubia Red Magic, OPPO, Realme, LG, Vivo, iQOO, and OnePlus.

As for the chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is the most powerful offering from the company so far. It packs one Cortex X1 core, three Cortex A78 cores, and four Cortex A55 cores, along with Adreno 660 GPU.

It has an integrated Snapdragon X60 5G modem with support for mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G with support for most of the bands worldwide. The new SoC also supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 and connectivity features. Here are the detailed specs of the chipset.

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A new report has suggested that the next flagship processor from Qualcomm might be called the Snapdragon 888 5G. This chip will be the successor to the Snapdragon 865 SoC and the name might be chosen over the widely rumored Snapdragon 875 processor.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G!

The Flagship processor (I think?) for all Android phones next year. Excited to see the improvements. Also, A GSMArena Commenter seemingly knew it before us all haha. Official announcement should be soon. #Snapdragon #SnapdragonSummit #Snapdragon888 pic.twitter.com/MOCLBKGTlb

— Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24) December 1, 2020

According to a tweet by known leakster Ishan Agarwal (@ishanagarwal24), the upcoming flagship processor from Qualcomm will be called the Snapdragon 888 5G. If this is true, the chip will be the common processor for most premium grade Android handsets for 2021. The tweet also arrives after a comment was spotted on GSMArena. The commenter apparently knows about the name before others and believes that the official name is 888 over 875.

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So far, every teaser or leak has pointed at the new chip being the Snapdragon 875 but that might not be the case. Furthermore, Realme CEO Madhav Sheth also teased the upcoming Qualcomm launch with a tweet that said “Qualcomm 8 _ _.” It is currently unknown why the company would shift the naming towards SD888 and skipping the SD875. Although, it might have to do with the significance of 8 being one of the luckiest numbers in China, which is commonly associated with inviting wealth as well.

Unfortunately, we do not have any credible source to back the claim either at the moment. So take this report with a pinch of salt. The known chip making giant is hosting its Tech Summit 2020 event later today (1st December 2020) and it is expected that the next gen flagship processor will be unveiled then. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when more reliable information is available.

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A few hours from now, Qualcomm will be hosting the annual Snapdragon Summit 2020 to announce its next-generation flagship Snapdragon chipset for smartphones. The new silicon, which will be the successor to the Snapdragon 865, is expected to be based on a 5nm process. Now, ahead of its official unveiling, realme execs tease a new device powered by this chipset.

Qualcomm is the leading player in the global application processor market. All the Android smartphone OEMs use the American chipmaker’s Snapdragon 800 series chipset for their flagship devices.

The Sand Diego-based company usually announces its flagship processor in December at the Snapdragon Summit event, which takes place in Hawaii. But this year, due to the pandemic, the chipmaker will be organizing a virtual (online) event.

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That said, according to an official press release by Qualcomm, executives from Sony  ‘Mobile Communications Inc., OnePlus, and Xiaomi will be one of the many speakers. Sony’s Mitsuya Kishida and OnePlus’ Kyle Kiang are said to talk about mobile gaming. On the other hand, Xiaomi’s Lei Jun will share a ‘product update’, which is expected to be Mi 11 series.

But now, out of nowhere, realme China’s Xu Qi Chase and Madhav Sheth of realme India/Europe also tease a smartphone powered by Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon 800 series chipset. Their social media posts read a cryptic message ‘8_ _’.

For those unaware, up until a few hours ago, the next-gen Qualcomm flagship chipset was thought to be called Snapdragon 875. But now, multiple people from the industry are teasing it to feature a different branding. Most of the teasers reveal it to be called Snapdragon 888. Anyway, we will know more about this SoC very soon.

As for realme, their first Snapdragon 888 smartphone should be an X series device or the rumored Ace series phone.

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OPPO announced the Ace2 flagship phone in April this year. Its successor with the OPPO Ace3 moniker was expected to arrive in the second half of the year. It did not come true as the Ace-lineup was reported transferred to Realme. Probably, it appears that OPPO may have replaced the Ace3 with the upcoming Snapdragon 865 powered Reno5 Pro+ smartphone. A reliable tipster has claimed that the Realme is working on a flagship phone under the Ace branding.

According to the tipster, the Realme Ace flagship will be driven by the Snapdragon 875 chipset and it will have a thin chassis. The handset will carry support for superfast charging. Currently available mid-range and flagship phones are equipped with 65W fast charging technology.

At present, there is no information on the other specs of the device. In July, Realme announced its 125W UltraDart fast charging technology that can charge a 4,000mAh battery up to 33 percent in just 3 minutes. It remains to be seen whether the Realme Ace arrives with 125W UltraDart charging tech.

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At the beginning of this year, Realme launched the Realme X50 5G and Realme X50 Pro 5G flagship phones. Hence, the Chinese manufacturer is expected to announce the Realme X60 series in Q1 2021. It remains to be seen whether the company launches the Realme Ace or Realme X60 Pro as its next flagship phone. The rumor mill is yet to be spill any details on the specs of the X60 Pro.

In related news, two Realme phones with model numbers RMX3061 and RMX3063 have been spotted at certification platforms. The FCC certification revealed that the device has a 5,000mAh battery and a square-shaped camera module housing a triple camera system. It is speculated that it could be the next C-series phone from the brand.

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The Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro flagship phones went official in February this year. Rumors are rife that the Chinese brand may announce the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro in January 2021. Today, a reliable tipster from China also claimed that the Mi 11 lineup will be announced in January next year.

It is yet to be confirmed whether the successor to the Mi 10 series will be called Mi 11 or Mi 20. By launching the next Mi series flagship in early 2021, Xiaomi is expected to launch the first brand in China to launch Snapdragon 875 mobile platform powered smartphones. Tomorrow, Qualcomm is likely to announce the SD875 SoC. The machine-translation of the tipster’s latest Weibo post suggests that Xiaomi has sent the Mi 11 for network certification, which indicates that it may go official in January.

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A recent report had revealed that the SD875 powered Xiaomi Mi 11 is equipped with a curved display and triple rear cameras. The triple shooters will have a 108-megapixel main camera and it will come with support for up to 30x zoom. The ultrawide lens of the phone will be able to capture macro shots.

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro is speculated to arrive with a curved display with a punch-hole design. It is expected to produce Quad HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is unclear whether the vanilla Mi 11 will also support the same resolution and refresh rate.

There is no clear evidence on whether the Mi 11 Pro will have a quad camera setup. It was reported earlier this month that the 4-in-1 pixel binning technology will let its main camera capture 50-megapixel shots. A telephoto lens of 48-megapixel or 12-megpaixel is also expected to be available on the Mi 11 Pro.

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Most Android flagship phones that debuted this year featured the Snapdragon 865. A few other recent flagships from Samsung, ASUS, and Lenovo were driven by the Snapdragon 865+. The Plus edition offered faster clocking speeds than the SD865, but it came with the same GPU. In October, a tipster from China had claimed that an upcoming OPPO flagship is fueled by the custom-made chipset called Snapdragon 870. Today, the same leakster shared a few more information about the SD870.

The next flagship phone from OPPO will be from the Reno5 series. It said that the Reno5 series has three phones and the highest model is equipped with the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. Hence, the SD870 could be seen on some other flagship phones from the brand.

The tipster revealed that the Snapdragon 870 is an overclocked version of the SD865 in the true sense. It will not only offer faster CPU speeds but also it will offer better GPU performance as compared to the SD865 chip. The SD870 can clock up to 3.2GHz and its GPU can work at 905MHz. The Adreno 650 GPU that comes with the SD865 works at 600MHz.

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It is likely that the OPPO’s SD870 powered phone will go official after the Reno5 series. Since the Reno5 is slated to debut in December, the SD870 powered OPPO phone could be arriving in Q1 next year.

The Find X2 series that includes the Find X2 and Find X2 Pro phones were made official in Q1 this year. In Q1 2021, the Find X3 series will go official. The lineup may include the Find X3 and Find X3 Pro phones. The company is highly likely to use the Snapdragon 875 chipset to power the Find X3 Pro. Hence, there is a possibility that the vanilla Find X3 could be equipped with the SD870 chip.

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US chipmaker Qualcomm traditionally announce its next-gen flagship smartphone processor in December. This year isn’t likely going to be an exception as the company is expected to announce the Snapdragon 875 chipset on December 1.

Already, a few details of the Snapdragon 875 is out in the open and more keeps coming. Noted Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station recently reeled out the models that will likely be among the first set that would be launched with the SD 875 chip. The tipster did mention Xiaomi, Black Shark, OPPO, Vivo, OnePlus models, among others.

Digital Chat Station has once again disclosed that five models will be launched with the new chip in Q1 2021. He also disclosed that the device will arrive with support for 100W fast charging thanks to the latest Quick Charge 5.

While he left off the names of the models, we can guess the Galaxy S21 will be among them. The OnePlus 9 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 are also expected to make the cut for release in Q1 2021. All three models have at different times hopped on the database of GeekBench.

The Snapdragon 875 will come with support for 100W fast charging and that may have prompted the rumour by the tipster that all the five models for release in Q1 will have support for 100W charging. The latest leaks suggest that Samsung will stick with 45W for the S21 Ultra, OnePlus and Xiaomi will probably want to promote their own charging solutions as well.

Whether the rumour turns out to be true or not, it is exciting to look forward to what the new Cortex-X1 core can do. The core allegedly promises 20% higher sustained performance than the Cortex-A78. The Snapdragon 875 and the Exynos 2100 will be the first chips to use the X1 core.

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Qualcomm will likely unveil the Snapdragon 875 SoC in December first week. Ahead of the launch, key specifications of the flagship processor have already been leaked. Now, a tipster shares the first batch of upcoming devices with Snapdragon 875 in China.

According to tipster Digital Chat Station(via sina tech), Honor won’t launch a Snapdragon 875 powered device even if it can. This is understandable considering it recently unhitched itself from Huawei. Additionally, the company already has a lot of challenges ahead of it like sales, software support, and other challenges.

Moving on, according to the tipster, the following companies will launch the first batch of Snapdragon 875 smartphones in China:

Companies likely to launch the Snapdragon 875 devices early

• Xiaomi– incl.* Redmi, Black Shark.
• Vivo– incl.* iQOO.
• Oujia Holdings– incl.* Oppo, realme, OnePlus.

*incl.-including

That said, among these, we know a few devices that are already in the rumor mill recently. For instance, Xiaomi will likely darn the Snapdragon 875 SoC first on its flagship Mi 11. However, will the other brands announce it before the year 2020 ends? Well, we feel that Xiaomi, out of all will mostly be the frontrunner to announce a new flagship smartphone. But, there are chances that companies like Vivo, iQOO, Realme, OPPO will follow suit.

Accordingly, the tipster also says that those who miss the cut-off window will carry over their launches to January. Besides, OPPO’s Reno5 series that is recently in the news is expected to have Dimensity 1000+ SoC. However, it’s Find X3 series could very well feature the Qualcomm’s flagship SoC. OnePlus’ 9 series of devices aren’t expected to come out until Mid-March of next year.

In any case, if he is talking about the order of the launch in the list, Xiaomi will lead the pack with Vivo, and Oppo following it. Having said that, there is very little information about brands like Realme, iQOO, Black Shark, Redmi, Vivo who are used to launch flagships around February-May. Hence, it will be interesting to see if they jump-start giants like Samsung to grab a bite of the market share in 2021.

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Xiaomi is expected to announce the Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro flagship phones in Q1 next year. Since the Galaxy S21 series are expected to launch in January, there are speculations that the Mi 11 series will also break cover in the same month. Recent reports have revealed key information on display and cameras of the Mi 11 Pro. XDA Developers’ Editor-in-Chief Mishaal Rahman has shared key specs of the MI 11 phone.

A mysterious phone codenamed as Venus was found in the code of MIUI beta. At that time, the device was speculated as a mid-range phone powered by a Qualcomm chipset. Fresh information reveals that it is the MI 11 smartphone and being a flagship device, it will be equipped with the Snapdragon 875 mobile platform.

Curiously Venus was shown as mid-end in MIUI, but now is a fact that it sports Snapdragon 875. Thanks to @kacskrz https://t.co/MwLXqLjAFY

— Deiki-kun (Deic@XDA) (@DeicPro) November 18, 2020

The Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro will be sporting a punch-hole display with curved edges. It is expected to support quad HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It is now known that the Mi 11 will sport a curved screen. Like the Pro model, it is likely to flaunt a punch-hole design. However, there is no word on whether it will support Full HD+ or Quad HD+ resolution.

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The Xiaomi Mi 11 will be equipped with a triple camera system led by a 108-megapixel lens. The camera setup will also include an ultrawide shooter that will be capable at shooting macro shots. The Mi 11 will support up to 30x zoom. The other details of the smartphone are under wraps.

It is unclear whether the Mi 11 Pro has a triple or quad camera setup. A recent leak revealed that the 4-in-1-pixel binning technology will let the main camera to captures shots at 50-megapixel. It is also expected to feature a 12-megapixel or 48-megapixel telephoto lens on its back.

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This year, Redmi announced the Snapdragon 865 powered Redmi K30 Pro smartphone in March. It is likely that Redmi may replace it with the Redmi K40 Pro in Q1 next year. While the Redmi K30 Pro was a well-received smartphone, consumers were unhappy that its screen only supports a 60Hz refresh rate. A known tipster from China has claimed that it could be coming with a better display and faster-charging capabilities.

With Redmi offering up to 144Hz refresh rate screen on the Redmi K30S that went official in August, fans can expect the Redmi K40 Pro to at least arrive with 90Hz refresh rate support. The Redmi K30 Pro and K30S both came with 33W fast charging support. The K40 Pro is expected to arrive with a faster charging solution. Being a flagship device, it could be driven by the Snapdragon 875 mobile platform.

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Currently, the company is not talking about the Redmi K40 series since it is focused on the Redmi Note 9 5G and Note 9 5G Pro phones in China. Rumors have that the Redmi Note 9 5G phone will break cover as early as next week.

The Redmi Note 9 5G is also heading to global markets. It is speculated that the device could be called Redmi Note 9T in markets outside of China. There is no word on whether the Note 9 5G Pro will be also made available outside the home market in the near future.

The lineup also includes a 4G phone. It is yet to be confirmed whether it will be called Redmi 10 or Redmi Note 10 4G or something else. What is known is that the same device will debut as the POCO M3 in global markets on Nov. 24.

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Last week, an OnePlus phone with model number LE2117 was spotted at the Geekbench listing. It is speculated that this device could be the OnePlus 9 Pro. Today, another OnePlus phone with LE2113 model number appeared on the same benchmarking platform. This one seems to be the vanilla OnePlus 9.

OnePlus 9 Geekbench listing

The OnePlus 9 Geekbench appearance reveals that it is powered by a Qualcomm processor that has “Lahaina” codename, which is a clear hint that it the Snapdragon 875 flagship chip. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM.

The smartphone is preinstalled with Android 10 OS. In the single-core test, the OnePlus 9 scored 1115 points and it achieved 3483 in the multi-core test In comparison, the OnePlus 9 Pro had scored 1122 and 2733, respectively in the single-core and multi-core tests of Geekbench.

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The Pro model was also seen with the same specs as the SD875 chip, 8 GB of RAM, and Android 10 OS at the benchmarking site. These scores should be taken with a pin of salt because the benchmarked devices could be prototype units.

At present, there is no information available on the other specs of the phone. Since the Warp Charge 65 fast charging technology was introduced with the OnePlus 8T, it is likely that the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro could be equipped with Warp Charge 65.

The OnePlus 9 series is expected to break cover by mid-March next year. In the U.S., the company expected to sell the flagship phones through Verizon and T-Mobile. Speculations are rife that the OnePlus Nord 2 will also arrive in Q1 next year.

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A report from last month claimed that OnePlus may announce the OnePlus 9 series by mid-March 2021. Over the weekend, 91mobiles shared the CAD render of the OnePlus 9. The leak reveals that the OnePlus 9 could be sporting a refreshed rear design.

The CAD render shows that the OnePlus 9 has a flat display that features a punch-hole at the top-left corner. The publication learned through its source that the OnePlus 9 is fitted that a 6.65-inch display. The screen is bigger than the OnePlus 8T that features a 6.55-inch screen. The OnePlus 9 is expected to carry support for the 120Hz refresh rate.

The render reveals that the back panel of the OnePlus 9 is curved, and it has a rectangle-shaped camera module. The camera housing has two large-sized lenses, a small-shaped camera and an LED flash. The leak has no information on the configurations of the cameras. Interestingly, reliable tipster Max Jambor claimed that the CAD render is inaccurate since it does not match the information that he has.

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Some reports had claimed that the OnePlus 9 series has three devices, but it is now believed that the lineup includes only models namely, the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. The model numbers LE2110, LE2117, and LE2119 is said to be associated with the OnePlus 9. The LE2120 and LE2127 model numbers could belong to the OnePlus 9 Pro.

The alleged OnePlus 9 / 9 Pro was spotted at Geekbench yesterday. The listing revealed that the chipset that is codenamed as “Lahaina” is present under its hood along with 8 GB of RAM. The CPU cores mentioned in the source code of the listing revealed that it could be equipped with the upcoming Snapdragon 875 mobile platform. The handset was found to be running on Android 11 OS. Since OnePlus 8T arrived with support for 65W fast charging, is highly likely that the OnePlus 9 series will also come with 65W rapid charging support.

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Several reports have claimed that Samsung will be launching the Galaxy S21 series in January 2021. The S21 series will be driven by the Snapdragon 875 / Exynos 2100. In China, Xiaomi is expected to launch the first Snapdragon 875 powered phone. Hence, it is likely that the Chinese firm may also time the arrival of the Mi 11 series in January. A fresh leak reveals that the Mi 11 Pro will arrive with a significant improvement in the display department.

A tipster has claimed that there is a high version of a smartphone that carries support for a quad HD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It seems to be a significant upgrade since the Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro that debuted earlier this year supports a full HD+ resolution and a 90Hz refresh rate.

The leak also mentioned that the screen has a punch-hole placed at the upper-left corner. The display seems to have curved edges, but they do not seem to be as curvy as waterfall screens found on the Huawei Mate 40 Pro and P40 Pro.

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The leak suggests that the tipster could be talking about an upcoming flagship phone. Unlike flagship phones from Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, and OPPO that carries support quad HD+ resolution, Xiaomi’s flagship smartphones have supported only full HD+ resolution. The tipster had claimed in the recent past that Xiaomi flagship phones arriving in 2021 will support quad HD+ resolution. Since he used the words “high version”, he could be talking about the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro from the upcoming Mi 11 series.

The other details of the Xiaomi Mi 11 series are currently under wraps. Since Xiaomi introduced the 120W fast charging technology along with Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra, it is likely that the Mi 11 series may arrive with support for 100W or 120W fast charging.

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A number of manufacturers are expected to announce their H1 flagship phones early next year. The launch is expected to kick off with the Galaxy S21 series which are billed to arrive in the second week of January. OnePlus is also reported to be bringing the OnePlus 9 series early, with a rumored March 2021 launch date.

Last week, a leaker revealed the model numbers of the OnePlus 9 series. Now, a device with a model number that matches that of the OnePlus 9 Pro has been spotted on Geekbench.

The device was benchmarked a few days ago under the name “LuBan LE2117”. The latter part of the benchmark ID is the model number of the OnePlus 9 Pro.

The OnePlus phone runs Android 11 and has 8GB of RAM. Its motherboard has the codename “lahaina” and its octa-core processor has a base frequency of 1.80GHz. The benchmark scores are 1122 points for the single-core test and 2733 points for the multi-core test.

Further analysis of the benchmark result by the Weibo user that goes by @肥威, reveals the CPU configuration of the processor, which is believed to be the Snapdragon 875. As seen in the second image, the flagship octa-core processor has four of its (base) cores clocked at 1.80GHz, three (performance) cores clocked at 2.42GHz, and a prime core clocked at 2.84GHz.

The OnePlus 9 series should come with AMOLED displays with high refresh rates. Unconfirmed reports say the refresh rate may reach 144Hz but this may be limited to the OnePlus 9 Pro while the standard version has a 120Hz refresh rate. It has also been reported that the OnePlus 9 series will come with 65W fast wired charging and support for 40W fast wireless charging.

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As we get closer to Snapdragon 875 launch, Xiaomi’s Mi 11 has managed to hit the radar of leaks frequently. The device is expected to be the first Snapdragon 875 device in China. And now, it looks like the Mi 11 will likely feature a punch-hole screen with curved edges on all sides.

The latest tip comes from Digital Chat Station on Weibo who hints(via Sina Technology) that Xiaomi Mi 11 could sport a four-sided curved display and retain the punch-hole. Precisely, the Mi 11 is likely to feature the small punch-hole cutout at the top left corner of the screen. However, we aren’t aware of the front camera specs just yet.

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If we recall, Xiaomi’s 2020’s flagships like Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro 5G, and Mi 10 Ultra all have dual-curved screens on the longer sides. On the contrary, rivals like Samsung, OnePlus have been moving away from curved screens due to various reasons. Besides, the curved screens might have some use-case scenarios like edge-edge content viewing, a more attractive look. And smooth swipes from the edges but there’s are a few Cons too.

That is, there is always the risk of durability, accidental palm touches, and a few others. Hence, it will be interesting to see how Xiaomi markets the all-curved display. That said, this tip pretty much shows that prior reports by a few were wrong as they mistook leaked images of the alleged Vivo X60 series for Mi 11.

Anyway, it looks like the Mi 11 will have a revamped design compared to the predecessor. Although we aren’t sure how many models the iteration will have, it is likely to have upgraded internals like Snapdragon 875 SoC, 48MP ultra-wide camera with 0.8μm pixel size, improved stabilization, and more.

So far, we don’t have an exact launch date but we feel that the device might break cover anytime soon. That is because Mi 10 recently went out of stock. And Xiaomi officially discontinued the Mi 10 Pro in China suggesting a new launch in the near future.

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Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S21 series in January 2021. The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G will be the most powerful phone in the series, which also includes the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus phones. It was revealed by a South Korean publication in August that the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G will come with support for the S Pen stylus. Today, reliable tipster Ice Universe took to Twitter to reveal he is 100 precent sure that the S21 Ultra supports S Pen.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G CAD renders that appeared in October gave a good look at its design. The renders did not show the presence of a dedicated compartment in the device for housing the S Pen. According to tipster Max J, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G only supports the stylus but does not have a separate shaft for it.

Important to say here: It only supports it! It does not have a separate shaft for it!

I can imagine that there will be a case similar to the Tab S7 devices that holds the S-Pen on the rear https://t.co/pOKru7V733

— Max Jambor (@MaxJmb) November 12, 2020

There are chances that Samsung will sell the S Pen as an optional accessory for the buyers of S21 Ultra 5G. It remains to be seen whether the South Korean company announces specially designed cases that can hold the S Pen. There are speculations that bringing support for S Pen could be Samsung’s strategy to discontinue the Galaxy Note lineup.

Rumors have it that Samsung may not launch the Galaxy Note phablets next year. Probably, the Galaxy Z Fold series foldable phones arriving in the coming years could feature a dedicated slot for the stylus.

Coming back to the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, it is expected to arrive with specs like a 6.81-inch AMOLED display with Quad HD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate support, Snapdragon 875 / Exynos 2100 chipset, a 108-megapixel Samsung HM3 quad rear cameras with laser autofocus support, and a 5,000mAh battery with 60W fast charging support.

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Xiaomi-backed Redmi brand, which went independent last year, continues its successful run in the smartphone market. The company’s Redmi K30 series has been highly successful and now the company is gearing up to launch its successor.

The Redmi K40 series smartphones will be launched as the successor to the Redmi K30 devices. Now, ahead of the launch, some key details about the upcoming device have been leaked online.

A new report coming from China claims that the upcoming Redmi K40 smartphone will come with an OLED display which will have support for the 120Hz refresh rate. It is also said that there will be a punch-hole cutout for the front-facing camera sensor.

Previously, it was leaked that the Redmi K40 Pro could get launched as the first smartphone to come powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 flagship chipset. The chipset is expected to get launched in early December and will be manufactured using the 5nm process — same as the Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Apple A14 Bionic.

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On the other hand, the Redmi K40 is expected to come packed with the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC along with 5G connectivity support. It will feature Sony IMX686 64MP primary sensor and have support for 33W fast charging technology. There are also reports that the device could come powered by the Snapdragon 775G SoC.

Recently, Lu Weibing, General Manager of the Redmi brand and President of Xiaomi Group China had said that the Redmi K30 Pro will soon be discontinued, indicating that the next-generation Redmi K40 series could get launched soon.

As per the reports, the Redmi K40 is expected to go on sale by the end of this year while the Pro variant will be available for purchase sometime in the first quarter of next year. The launch timeline for both the devices is similar to its predecessor.

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Last year, Vivo announced the Vivo X30 series powered by the Exynos 980 chipset by the end of 2019. Recent reports have revealed that the Vivo X60 series of phones driven by the Exynos 1080 will be made official in December. Today, reliable tipster Digital Chat Station shared a couple of live shots of two smartphones. It appears that the tipster may have shared the images of the forthcoming Vivo X60 series smartphones.

In the above-shown image, the alleged Vivo X60 series phone can be seen with the all-new Origin OS UI on its screen. The handset can be seen sporting a punch-hole display with curved edges. At the top-center of the display is a punch-hole cutout for the selfie camera. In the below shown leaked shot, the same handset can be seen on the right side.

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The handset placed on the left side also features a punch-hole display. However, it has some different features such as it has a flat-screen and a red-colored power button. It could not be confirmed whether these devices are Vivo X60 series phones.

The tipster who shared the above images also mentioned today through different Weibo posts that there is an unreleased Snapdragon 875 powered smartphone with a centered single-hole curved screen. The diameter of the punch-hole is around 3.6mm. It has a screen of around 6.65 inches that offers a refresh rate of 120Hz. It appears that the tipster could be talking about the Vivo X60 series flagship phone.

It is highly likely that the Exynos 1080 will be present under the hood of the Vivo X60 phone. The series may include a Pro or Pro Plus model with SD875 onboard.

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It was reported in September that due to the revised US ban, Taiwan-based TSMC could not cooperate with Huawei. Hence, TSMC was unable to produce Kirin 9000 and other Kirin chipsets for the Chinese company. It was recently reported that Qualcomm has confirmed applying for a license to supply chipsets to Huawei. A fresh report by China’s 36k.com publication (via MyDrivers) has claimed that Qualcomm has been granted permission.

Huawei is known for using the homegrown Kirin chipsets to power its smartphones. The Chinese firm did not manufacture the chipsets, but it only designs semiconductors through its HiSilicon division. The actual manufacturing is carried out by TSMC. Since TSMC make use of US-made equipment for manufacturing those chipsets, it was stopped from doing business with Huawei. Hence, in August, Huawei Consumer Business CEO, Yu Richard claimed that the Mate 40 series could be the last Kirin SoC powered phones from the brand.

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Recent reports have revealed that companies like Intel, AMD, Samsung Display, Sony, and others have been granted permission by the U.S. government to continue business with Huawei. Hence, there can be a possibility that TSMC may resume making chips for Huawei. Meanwhile, it appears that Qualcomm will supply chips to the Chinese firm.

According to the Chinese publication, a source close to Huawei has said that Qualcomm has already bagged a license to supply chips to Huawei. If TSMC is unable to do business with Huawei, its high-end lineup such as P-series and Mate-series could be fueled by flagship Snapdragon chipsets. There is a possibility that the Huawei P50 series arriving in Q1 could be driven by the Snapdragon 875 chipset.

There is a high demand for the recently announced Mate 40 series. However, it is mainly because of the limited availability of the Kirin 9000 chips, Huawei is reportedly unable to manufacture Mate 40 Pro and Mate 40 Pro Plus smartphones. Hence, there are speculations that the company may temporarily sell Snapdragon 875 powered Mate 40 models.

Apart from Snapdragon chips, Huawei is also expected to launch MediaTek powered phones in the absence of Kirin chips. It was reported last week that Huawei managed to secure a big stock of MediaTek’s Dimensity chipsets before September.

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OnePlus 9 series is already under development and is poised to launch sometime around March 2021. Now, we have information about its model numbers along with key specifications.

The latest tip comes from TechDroider. He has shared exclusive details of the OnePlus 9 series from his sources. He says that OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro have the following model numbers:

• OnePlus 9- LE2110
• OnePlus 9 Pro- LE2117, LE2119, LE2120.
• Mysterious Device- LE2127.

Here, the three names for 9 Pro might just be three variants of the device. But let’s wait for confirmation. That said, the model numbers seem to match the first two letters of the “Lemonade” codename that tipster Max J revealed a while ago.

Additionally, TechDroider says that another mysterious device with codename LE2127 does exist but isn’t sure if it belongs to the OnePlus 9 series. Accordingly, a report from China says that the series will include three models.

OnePlus 9 series Specifications(Reported)

As per the report, the OnePlus 9 series will feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 875, AMOLED display with centered-punch hole, 144Hz refresh rate screen, IP68 rating, NFC, dual stereo speakers, and more. Also, if the report is true, the next flagship from OnePlus will boast 40W Wireless Charging in addition to the 65W Wired charging.

The most interesting thing here is the centered punch-hole display. So far, Samsung, which has perfected the design, has not lent it to other companies. Samsung first used the punch-hole cutout for the front-facing camera sensors on the Galaxy S10 series. Currently, the company is calling it Infinity-O branding. However, if the report is true, Vivo X60 Pro will be the first company outside Samsung to use a centered punch-hole display followed by OnePlus.

Comparable to what TechDroider said, the report also says that the OnePlus 9 series will get a mid-product refresh that is similar to the T lineup like the OnePlus 8T. Now, this could just be the successor, i.e, OnePlus 9T, or a whole new Product lineup as well. Let’s wait for more leaks as we march ahead(no pun intended).

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Qualcomm is said to unveil the next flagship SoC, Snapdragon 875 on December 1. Ahead of this, its features have already been leaked online. Now, a Geekbench score of a Xiaomi device(allegedly Mi 11) gives us more details.

As reported by dealntech, a Xiaomi device with codename M2012K11C has hit the Geekebench. Accordingly, the motherboard is coined “Haydn”. On digging through the source code of the Geekbench listing, we see that the Processor is indeed Snapdragon 875. This is because the cores of the CPU listed inside fall in line with the earlier leaks. It shows that the Processor has 1.8GHz, 2.42GHz, and 2.84GHz.

Previously, tipster Digital Chat Station on Weibo said that Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 will have the following configurations:

• 1xCortex-X1 clocked at 2.84GHz.
• 3xCortex-A78 clocked at 2.42GHz.
• 4xCortex-A55 clocked at 1.8GHz.

Additionally, he also said that the GPU will be coined Adreno 660. And that is clearly evident in the source code too. Coming back to Geekbench, we see that the device in testing runs Android 11 which is obvious. It has a 5.02GB RAM and scores 1,105 in single-core and 3,512 in multi-core sections. Although it looks to have some improvements over the 865 SoC, we will have to wait for the official launch to know more.

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Besides, the Geekbench listing doesn’t hint anything about the device. However, a series of events makes us wonder if this could be a test version of the upcoming Mi 11. Early reports said that Mi 11 will be the first device to sport Snapdragon 875 SoC in China. Following this, Xiaomi removed the  Mi 10 Pro listing from China’s official website.

Today, the regular Mi 10‘s 8/256GB and 12/256GB variants have also gone out of stock on official and partner websites. All this suggests that Xiaomi might jump the gun and launch the device before anybody in China.

That said, the Snapdragon 875 is likely to be powerful albeit using the same tri-cluster format as the predecessor. The reason is due to improved 5nm process, Cortex-X1 and A78 cores etc. Thus, we can expect at least 23% and 20% improvements in performance and GPU respectively. Nevertheless, we are sure to get interesting details in the coming weeks as we approach the Qualcomm Tech Summit.

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Multiple reports have claimed that Samsung is gearing up to launch the Samsung Galaxy S21 series in January. It was revealed in July that the lineup includes three models such as the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+, and Galaxy S21 Ultra. The report also revealed that the SM-G991, SM-G996, and SM-G998 are the model number of three models. Today, the Galaxy S21 Ultra bagged certification by the NFC Forum. This certification serves as another hint the Galaxy S21 series will debuting earlier next year in January.

Except for the SM-G998U model number, the NFC listing has no information on the specs of the Galaxy S21 Ultra. A battery of the device with model number EB-BG998ABY was approved by the TUV Rheinland certification platform in September. It revealed that the S21 Ultra will arrive with a 5,000mAh battery.

Recent reports have also revealed plenty of vital information on the specs of the S21 Ultra. The handset is expected to house a 6.8-inch AMOLED screen with a punch-hole design and curved edges. The display will offer Quad HD+ resolution and a 120Hz or 144Hz refresh rate.

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Based on the region, the S21 Ultra will either feature the Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 chipset. The Android 10 OS with One UI 3.0 will come preloaded on the device. The smartphone is expected to arrive with a 108-megapixel quad camera setup. Some leaks have claimed that it has five rear-facing cameras. It may arrive with 60W or 66W fast charging support.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra may come in black, silver, and violet. The handset along with its Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Plus siblings are rumored to launch on Jan. 14 followed by a market release on Jan. 29.

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Qualcomm Tech Summit is scheduled to start from 1st December and the company will be announcing its next-generation flagship smartphone chipset — Qualcomm Snapdragon 875. Now, just weeks before the official announcement, details about the upcoming SoC have been leaked online.

A new report coming from China claims that the Snapdragon 875 will be manufactured using a 5nm node. It’s noteworthy that this is not new information as it had already been revealed earlier. Also, it won’t be the first chipset to be made using the 5nm process as Apple A14 Bionic and Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 9000 have already been launched.

The report reveals that the upcoming octa-core chipset will come with one oversized core clocked at 2.84GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.42GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores which are clocked at 1.8GHz. It is also said to pack Adreno 660 GPU for enhanced graphics performance.

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Previously, it was reported that for the SD875 chipset, Qualcomm is opting for an “oversized” core which is Cortex-X1 that is claimed to offer 23 percent improvements in terms of performance than the Cortex-A78.

As for the connectivity support, the SoC is expected to come with Snapdragon X60 5G modem but it remains to be seen if the company opts to make it an integrated modem, similar to what it did with its predecessor.

Just a couple of days ago, a prototype device powered by the Qualcomm SD875 SoC was spotted on the AnTuTu benchmarking platform, revealing that the chipset scored 899,401 points with a CPU score of 333,246 points and a GPU score of 342,225 points.

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While Nokia did make a comeback in the smartphone industry a couple of years prior, it has yet to penetrate the high end flagship market. While rumors have been going around about the Nokia 9.3 PureView, a new report has revealed that the device in question might be called the Nokia 10 PureView, which is already in the testing phase.

According to a NokiaPowerUser report, a source has claimed that the upcoming flagship from the company will be called Nokia 10 PureView. Furthermore, this device is already being tested but is still in the early development phase. Reportedly, the prototype is currently running on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC and Nokia plans on launching the device sometime in the second half of 2021, going by the ongoing stage of development.

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Unfortunately, finer details regarding the flagship smartphone is still unknown. Although, the source had also added that the device may arrive with a Sapphire glass display. Similarly, the report also mentions that the handset could also sport a stainless steel frame and will have Zeiss optics for its camera lens. That is all we have to go on, for now, so stay tuned for more and we will provide more updates when more information is available.

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A new benchmark result for the upcoming Snapdragon 875 SoC has revealed some promising figures. The report also pits the next gen Qualcomm processor against the HiSilicon Kirin 9000 chip, which it outperforms on the CPU side while evenly matching its GPU.

According to a GSMArena report, a Chinese leakster shared the score sheet of Master Lu, which had the results on an engineering device. The new processor also features a similar 1+3+4 core layout that was also found in the previous gen Snapdragon 865 processor. However, the Prime core’s clock speed of the new Qualcomm flagship chip is also identical to its predecessor, clocking in at 2.84Hz. This is even below the 3.09GHz clock speeds of the Snapdragon 865+.

In other words, the upgraded core design might be what’s adding to the processor’s performance over the previous iteration, which also allows it to beat out the newly launched Kirin 9000 SoC in the benchmarks. Unfortunately for Qualcomm, the same results are not reflected for its GPU, as the Mali-G78 MP24 evenly matches and trades blow with the custom Adreno GPU designed by Qualcomm.

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In CPU performance, the Snapdragon 875 and 865 achieve a score of 333,269 and 290,169 points respectively on Master Lu’s benchmarks, while the Kirin 9000 scored 275,862 points, which is below both chips. Although, in GPU performance, the Kirin 9000 (344,334) managed to gain a negligible lead over the Snapdragon 875 (342,225) and a noticeable one against the older 865 chip (294,913).

Keep in mind that synthetic benchmarks and tests such as these do not always equate to a more powerful device when used in real life scenarios. Furthermore, smartphones that ran two chips also ran with different memory configurations as well. So take this report with a pinch of salt, and stay tuned for more updates regarding the new Qualcomm SoC.

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Noted Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station has shared yet another benchmark result purportedly for a prototype smartphone powered by Qualcomm‘s next-generation Snapdragon 875 chipset. The screenshot shared reaffirms the chipset will bear the codename Lahaina, a scenic spot on the west coast of Hawaii. Qualcomm had previously announced that it will hold a Snapdragon chip conference in Hawaii in December.

The benchmark screenshot(via) equally shows the detailed score of the prototype device. The Snapdragon 875 is on the driving seat and the device scores 899,401 points which is higher than the first AnTuTu score of the device which is 847,868 points. The device records a CPU score of 333,246 points and a GPU score of 342,225 points.

For the memory test, the device recorded a total score of 98,772 points while the storage test sees the Snapdragon 875-powered device record a score of 125,135 points.

Since this is a prototype, the performance for the final product may be slightly lower but comparatively, the performance floors those of other chipsets including the Snapdragon 865 and Kirin 9000.

Previous rumours tipped the Mi 11 to be the first smartphone to utilise the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 flagship chip in China. The Galaxy S21 series may likely be the first to launch with a Snapdragon 875-powered device. The chip is expected to be manufactured on a 5nm process and is said to adopt a “1+3+4” octa-core design. The “1” is the super-large core Cortex X1 with its peak performance 23% higher than that of the Cortex A78.

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Qualcomm expected to unveil Snapdragon 875 chipset at the virtual Snapdragon Tech summit in December. The new flagship SoC from the American chipmaker is reported to be manufactured on 5nm process just like Apple A14 Bionic and HUAWEI HiSilicon Kirin 9000. Now, for the first time, an alleged AnTuTu Benchmark score of this SoC has emerged.

The alleged AnTuTu Benchmark score of Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 was shared by Twitter user @yabhishekhd (Abhishek Yadav). As per the image posted by the tipster, this chipset is codenamed ‘lahaina’.

Above all, the Snapdragon 875 scores 847,868 points on AnTuTu. If this happens to be true, then the next-generation Qualcomm flagships smartphone chipset will be much powerful than the current-gen Snapdragon 865, which maxes out at 663752 points (iQOO 5 Pro) on AnTuTu.

On the other hand, the HUAWEI HiSilicon Kirin 9000 inside HUAWEI Mate40 Pro scores around 721,462 points and Apple A14 Bionic present in iPad Air 4th Generation garners 660,038 points.

That means the upcoming Snapdragon 875 will be the most powerful mobile chipset next year in terms of AnTuTu Benchmark. Anyway, benchmark points do not matter in day to day experience. All the products with these high-end silicons will work fine for years to come.

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Qualcomm is expected to announce the Snapdragon 875 mobile platform as its next flagship chipset on Dec. 1. The SoC will be replacing the Snapdragon 865 SoC that fueled most of the flagship phones running on Android OS this year. A Chinese tipster has claimed that sooner or later a custom-made flagship chipset possibly dubbed as Snapdragon 870 could be seen powering an OPPO smartphone.

The Snapdragon 870 is not an official name, but it appears that the SoC will be less powerful than the upcoming SD875 chip. According to the tipster, the SD870 that can clock around 3.2GHz will be more powerful than the SD865 theoretically.

As mentioned above, it will be a custom-made chip that will fuel a forthcoming flagship. There is no word on when Qualcomm or OPPO will be revealing more details on the chip. Also, the name of the OPPO phone that will feature the SD870 chip is under wraps.

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Meanwhile, an OPPO phone that has a model number of PERM00 is waiting to go official in China. The handset had recently appeared at TENAA with full specifications. It has a 6.5-inch FHD+ display and it measures 162.2 x 75.1 x 9.1mm. With a battery of 4,900mAh capacity, it weighs 194 grams. The phone is expected to land in China in colors like green, gray, and blue.

The OPPO PERM00 is likely to arrive in 6 GB and 8 GB RAM options and storage options like 64 GB, 128 GB, and 256 GB in China. It has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. For selfies, it has a 16-megapixel camera and its rear has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel +2-megapixel quad-camera system.

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Rumors are rife that Samsung’s next flagship phones namely, the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus, and Galaxy S21 Ultra will go official in January. The rumor may turn out to be true as key details of the S21 series have been cropping up through different sources. Today, 91mobiles shared the key specifications of the S21 Ultra smartphone.

Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra specifications (Rumoured)

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is codenamed O3 and its model number is SM-G998U. Citing leaked information acquired from tipster Ishan Agarwal, the publication revealed that the Galaxy S21 Ultra will feature a Dynamic AMOLED display of 6.8 inches. The screen will produce a 2K resolution and a high refresh rate of 120Hz or 144Hz. As it is known through its CAD renders, the S21 Ultra will have sport a curved edge display with a top-center positioned selfie camera cutout.

Speaking of selfies, the Galaxy S21 Ultra is expected to flaunt a selfie camera of 40-megapixel. The CAD renders have also revealed that its camera housing fuses the mid-frame, and it is packed with four lenses. It is speculated to house a 108-megapixel main camera.

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Depending on the market, the Galaxy S21 Ultra will be made available in Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 CPU version. The SD875 model is most likely to go towards markets like the U.S. and China. India could be one of the markets that will receive its Exynos edition.

The Galaxy S21 Ultra will come preloaded with Android 10 OS coupled with One UI 3.0. It may draw power from a 5,000mAh battery. Previous reports have claimed that the phone could be coming with support for 60W or 66W fast charging technology. While the S21 series is expected to arrive with S Pen support, the new leak has no information on it. A recent report revealed that the S21 Ultra could be coming in colors like black, silver, and violet.

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The rumor mill is actively leaking details of the Galaxy S21 series. This could be in line with the recent report that claimed Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy S21 series in January 2021. The CAD renders of the Galaxy S21 and Galaxy S21 Ultra were leaked recently and today, MySmartPrice has shared the RAW CAD images of the Galaxy S21+.

In terms of design, the Galaxy S21 Plus appears similar to the S21 and S21 Ultra smartphones. It has an Infinity-O AMOLED display and its rear features a triple camera setup. Like the other S21 models, the camera housing of the S21+ begins from its edge and appears as if it is fused to the frame.

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However, one striking change on the Galaxy S21+ is that its display does not have curved edges like the predecessor Galaxy S20+ phone. So, the S21 and S21+ phones will feature flat displays, whereas the S21 Ultra will have a curved screen.

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The publication revealed that the Galaxy S21+ has 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.85mm dimensions and it has a 6.7-inch display. In comparison, the Galaxy S20+ which also features a 6.7-inch display measures 161.9 x 73.7 x 7.8mm. Tipster Ice Universe claimed the Galaxy S21+ slim bezels around the screen.

Samsung Galaxy S21+ is like this. pic.twitter.com/FkSceMk9Br

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) October 22, 2020

The topside of the Galaxy S21+ has a SIM tray and a microphone and its left edge is barren. The power key and volume up and down buttons are available on the right edge. A microphone, a USB-C connectivity port, and a microphone can be found on the bottom edge of the phone.

Nothing much is known about the specs of the Galaxy S21. Depending on the market, it will come with Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 chipset. It could be housing a 4,660mAh battery with 25W fast charging support. There are rumors that the S21 series will arrive with S Pens stylus support.

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The successor to the Snapdragon 865 mobile platform will be made official on Dec. 1 through the Tech Summit event by Qualcomm. The official name of the upcoming chip is yet to be declared. Going by the names of the previous generations, it is likely that the SD865 will be replaced by the Snapdragon 875 mobile platform. Samsung and Xiaomi could be one of the first companies to launch SD875 powered flagship phones in Q1 next year. In the past years, LG has also been one of the first brands to launch flagship phones featuring the newest Snapdragon flagship chip. According to a tipster that cites information from a South Korean website, LG will not be releasing a Snapdragon 875 mobile platform powered phone in the first half of 2021.

The site states that LG is missing from the list of companies that have placed orders for the SD875 chipset. Instead of the SD875, the South Korean company has placed a mass order for the upcoming Snapdragon 775 upper mid-range SoC.

The reason behind it could be the change that the company has brought in its mobile business. Previously, the company released a G series flagship handset in the first half of the year, and a V-series flagship phone in the second half.

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This year, LG did not launch a G-series smartphone. Instead of it, it announced the LG V60 ThinQ in February and the all-new upper mid-range phone called the LG VELVET in May. It recently introduced the experimental LG Wing flagship and it appears that it is no other flagship phones planned for this year.

The LG VELVET featured the Snapdragon 765G chipset. Hence, it appears that the Snapdragon 775 could be powering the VELVET’s successor. Like this year, the new VELVET phone may debut in Q2 next year.

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It appears Xiaomi has not only secured the Snapdragon 875 processor ahead of other Chinese manufacturers for its Mi 11 flagship phone but will also get limited-time exclusivity.

The info comes from Digital Chat Station, the Chinese leaker, who revealed the info in a Weibo post earlier today. While the Mi 11 or whatever it will be called will be the first Chinese smartphone to be powered by the Snapdragon 875 processor, Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series will be the first to feature the chipset globally.

We are not too surprised at the news as processor exclusivity has become a thing that also occurs at the mid-range level. However, there is no info on how long the exclusive period will last but our guess is a month at most. Lest we forget, the Redmi K30 5G Racing announced back in May is still the only phone powered by the Snapdragon 768G Mobile Platform.

The Snapdragon 875 will be officially unveiled in December. The processor will have 8 cores in a 1+3+4 arrangement. It will be a 5nm chipset and will also come along with the Snapdragon X60 5G modem.

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Samsung has launched all the premium smartphones that the company had planned to launch this year. Now, the South Korean giant is focusing on its next-generation S-series flagship device — the Samsung Galaxy S21 series.

Ahead of the launch, the Galaxy S21 lineup has been in the news and with the launch just a few months away, we expect to get more and more information about the upcoming flagship smartphone from Samsung.

As the company is gearing up to launch the smartphone, the Galaxy S21 has passed through the 3C certification process. The device is listed with model number SM-G9910 and will come 25W charger in the box.

The 3C certification reveals that the applicant for the smartphone was Samsung (China) Investment, while the manufacturer is Samsung Electronics. The device has been manufactured in the Samsung Electronics Vietnam THAI NGUYEN production plant.

It is also reported that the phone packs a 3880mAh battery which will be referred to as 4000mAh. Also, the Samsung Galaxy S21 is the first smartphone powered by the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chipset to pass through this certification process.

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So far, it has been reported that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, the top-of-the-line offering in the series, will come with the company’s own Samsung HM2 108-megapixel primary camera in the Penta-camera. The usage of the ISOCELL HM2 sensor in line with the previous report.

It is also said that the phone will have support for 1080p recording at 240fps, 4K recording at 120fps, and 8K recording at 30fps. It will reportedly feature a 1440p display with either 120Hz or 144Hz refresh rate. It is also being reported that the Ultra variant will be powered by a 5,000mAh battery and will have support for 65W fast charging technology, which the company is already working on.

Samsung expected to launch three devices in the series — Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra — powered by either Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 chipset. The launch is still months away, so we expect more details to surface online as the launch date nears.

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Qualcomm has been working on its next-generation flagship chipset — Snapdragon 875, which is based on the 5nm process. It is expected to get launched by the end of this year and we could get devices powered by the same soon after the launch.

The upcoming flagship chipset is codenamed SM8350 and is internally known as Lahaina. Tipster Roland Quandt claims that there will also be Snapdragon 865 Plus variant, similar to what we have seen with the SD855 and SD865 chipsets.

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Now, as per the report, apart from the SD875 SoC with 5nm node, we will see Qualcomm launching its first 6nm processor — Qualcomm Snapdragon 775G. Going by the name, it will be a successor to the SD765G which powers the OnePlus Nord and LG Velvet.

It is reportedly based on a 6nm architecture and is expected to have a 40 percent faster CPU and 50 percent better graphics than the Snapdragon 765G. It is also said to support 120Hz display, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.

As for the flagship Snapdragon 875 chipset, it is manufactured using Samsung’s 5nm EUV process as TSMC’s 5nm capacity has been reserved by Apple for its A14 Bionic chipset. The chipset is expected to be 25 percent smaller and 20 percent more power-efficient compared to the current-generation 7nm SoCs.

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Samsung faced a lot of criticism with the Exynos 990 SoC. The chipset was underwhelming compared to the Qualcomm’s counterpart. However, that could change now as an alleged report on the Korean forum says the Exynos 1000(Tentative) SoC on the next flagship could perform better than the upcoming Snapdragon 875.

Exynos 1000 vs Snapdragon 875 Leaked Geekbench Scores

The report leads us to two sets of Geekbench scores on the Korean forum. One with Snapdragon 875 and the other with the Exynos SoC. The devices used are Xiaomi Mi 11, and Samsung Galaxy S21. Of course, both the SoCs are unannounced and hence, these are tentative namings without confirmation on their existence.

Moving on, the Galaxy S21 seems to be tested with Exynos 1000 and Snapdragon 875.  Both the single and multi-core scores of the Exynos are 1302 and 4250 points. This is significantly higher than Snapdragon’s 1159 and 4090 points. Also, Xiaomi’s Mi 11 allegedly recorded 1102 and 4113 points.

That said, the post doesn’t present any visual evidence like a screenshot to us. This poses a great doubt on its legitimacy and hence, we will have to wait for more info. Further, one of the posts also says that Samsung had to overclock the ARM’s top-performing core which is the recently launched ARM Cortex-X1.

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Overclocking ARM’s Cortex-X1 core

The report adds that there is an issue on the ARM’s side and to get the desired performance, Samsung has overclocked the SoC to land scores higher than the Snapdragon 875. While we need more information on this, it also suggests that the newer Core-X1 might be present on both the upcoming flagship SoCs as expected before.

Anyway, this is a significant bump up for both Snapdragon and Exynos SoCs. This is because the older ones had single and multi-core scores below 1000 and 4000 points. If we recall, Samsung is manufacturing Snapdragon 875 SoC for Qualcomm using the 5nm EUV process. Also, with reports saying Samsung could share cluster design from Snapdragon 875 on its Exynos, the above scores could be true as well.

This is rather exciting news and Samsung could finally match Qualcomm after years of struggle. However, since both the SoCs won’t be out for at least the next couple of months, so let’s play the waiting game.

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A new leak has suggested that the upcoming Samsung 5nm Exynos chip will feature a core cluster design that is similar to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC, which might be indicative of a very capable Exynos chip that can rival the Snapdragon processor.

The known leakster Ice Universe recently shared a tweet on Twitter that detailed the cluster design of both the upcoming Samsung and Exynos chips. In the post, he wrote “E 1+3+4” and “S 1+3+4,” with the ‘E’ clearly standing for the Samsung Exynos chip while the ‘S’ stands for the Snapdragon processor. For those unaware, chip designs in smartphones follow a configuration where there are multiple cores of different sizes and power.

E 1+3+4
S 1+3+4

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) September 18, 2020

The ‘1’ represents the super large core that boosts the highest clock frequencies and is the most powerful in the chip. Similarly, the ‘3’ cores are also high performance large cores, although, they aren’t as fast as the super large core. The final ‘4’ represents the energy efficient cores that are low powered and help perform less intensive tasks for the smartphone. To elaborate, chipmakers have adopted this design so that smartphones are more energy efficient when they are relatively inactive, but still offer great boosts in performance when undergoing intensive tasks.

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From what we know so far, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 is built on Samsung’s 5nm process and is said to use ARM’s latest Cortex X1 architecture, which is more powerful than the Cortex A78. According to ARM, the Cortex X1 is up to 30 percent faster than the Cortex A77 in peak performance and up to 20 percent faster than the Cortex A78. So, if Qualcomm does adopt the new technology, we can soon expect, launches from various companies to feature this chip.

Interestingly, since Samsung is the one manufacturing Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 chips on its 5nm process, we can also expect great improvements to the Exynos platform as well. The Exynos series processors have lagged behind Snapdragon, with the difference being noticeably in the current gen lineup of Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S20 series. So, we can expect the South Korean OEM to focus on its proprietary chip design and bring forth improvements for the next gen smartphones in 2021.

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TSMC, the world’s largest chipset manufacturer, had started mass-production of 5nm chips for the past few months. Now, it is being reported that the company’s facility for the production of 5nm chips has been fully booked by Apple.

According to the latest report coming from China, the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will be making chips for the iPhone 12, iPad Air, 5G iPad Pro, and the upcoming MacBook.

It seems like TSMC is giving preferential treatment to Apple given that almost one-fifth of the company’s total revenue comes from the Cupertino-based tech giant. The company reportedly started mass-production of 5nm chipset from March this year and will continue making chipsets for only for Apple this year.

As per the reports, Apple had ordered components for up to 80 million iPhone 12 units but the actual number manufactured this year may end up being 74 million at most. The remaining units would be deferred to next year.

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This move from TSMC could be the reason behind Samsung having started mass-production of Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 flagship chipset. If Qualcomm wants to stick to its usual schedule of launching new Snapdragon-series flagship SoC in December, then it has to start mass-production and Samsung is the only other manufacturer having technology for making chips on 5nm node.

Apart from SD875, Samsung is also reportedly working on the production of its own Exynos 992 SoC, which could power the company’s upcoming flagship smartphones. It is also reportedly designing custom chipset for Google.

Huawei is also expected to soon launch its Kirin 9000 SoC, which is based on a 5nm chipset. The company had reportedly ordered 15 million units to TSMC but only 8.8 million units are available and now with the new sanctions, the Chinese giant won’t be able to procure more units of this chipset.

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Apple has unveiled its latest A14 chipset which is powering the newly launched iPad Air. The same 5nm chipset will be powering the upcoming 5G-ready iPhone 12 models that are set to launch in the coming weeks.

Soon after this, Redmi teased that the company will soon be launching its flagship smartphone powered by a 5nm chipset. Now, Realme executive has also teased a new flagship smartphone to be powered by Snapdragon 875 chipset.

Xu Qi, President of Global Marketing and Vice President at Realme, has shared a teaser poster on Weibo which hits at a new flagship smartphone from the company powered by a 5nm flagship chipset.

Given that most of the Android flagship smartphones are powered by Qualcomm chipset, it’s safe to assume that the phones teased by Redmi and Realme will pack the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 SoC.

The development comes at a time when there are reports claiming that OPPO has killed off its Ace lineup of smartphones and will be replacing it with a new series under its Realme brand with flagship-grade specifications.

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If Qualcomm is sticking to its usual schedule, then the Snapdragon 875 flagship chipset could be unveiled by the end of this year and we will start getting smartphones powered by the same some time in Q1 2021.

As per the reports, the Snapdragon 875 SoC could come with Cortex-X1 Super Core and Cortex-A78 Core. The X1 Core is 30 percent more energy-efficient than the A77 core and 23 percent more when compared to A78 core.

Apart from Qualcomm, Samsung and Huawei are also working on their next-generation flagship chipset based on the 5nm process. The Huawei’s Kirin 9000 will be powering the Mate 40 series devices and should get launched in the coming weeks.

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Apple announced the 4^th generation iPad Air and the 8^th generation iPad yesterday. The iPad Air (2020) is powered by the Apple A14 Bionic chipset, which is the world’s first 5nm SoC. The same SoC could be fueling the upcoming iPhone 12 series. As far as Android flagships are concerned, most of them are expected to feature the upcoming 5nm flagship chip from Qualcomm. While the name of the processor is under wraps, it is speculated to break cover as Snapdragon 875. Today, Redmi GM Lu Weibing released a post on Weibo to tease the arrival of new Redmi products with a 5nm chipset.

Qualcomm may launch the Snapdragon 875 mobile platform by the end of this year or early 2021. The first phones featuring the SD875 SoC will break cover in Q1 2021. Rumors have it that Xiaomi and Vivo will be the first brands to launch SD875 powered flagships.

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This year, Xiaomi unveiled the Snapdragon 865 powered Xiaomi Mi 10 series in February. In March, Redmi announced the Redmi K30 Pro with the SD865 chip. Redmi’s first device to feature the new SD875 could be the Redmi K40 Pro.

Rumors are rife that the Redmi may announce the Redmi K40 by the end of this year and it may launch the Redmi K40 Pro in Q1 2020. The K40 is speculated to feature the upcoming Snapdragon 775 chipset. A tipster has claimed that the Redmi K40 will deliver a full-screen experience, carry support for rapid charger, and a large camera lens.

Xiaomi is expected to launch the Xiaomi Mi 20 (or Mi 11) flagship phones before the Spring Festival of China in February 2021. Probably, the Redmi K40 Pro may debut in March. At present, there is no word on other specs of the Redmi K40 and Redmi K40 Pro smartphones.

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