The much anticipated Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 is here, and this time around it is a virtual event live streamed from Hawaii owing to the current pandemic.
The much anticipated Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 is here, and this time around it is a virtual event live streamed from Hawaii owing to the current pandemic. The first day of the keynote brought forth details about the highly awaited Snapdragon processor for 2021. Surprising everyone in the tech community with the name – “Snapdragon 888”, Qualcomm ditched the expected naming convention of a “Snapdragon 875.” The virtual keynote from Qualcomm’s Incorporated President, Cristiano Amon brought superficial details about the chipset, and now on the second day of the virtual event more in-depth information about the new flagship Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platform is announced. Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager of mobile, computer, and infrastructure Qualcomm Technologies said, “The new flagship Snapdragon 888 Mobile Platform will enable OEMs to further differentiate their devices and allows users to experience the latest cutting-edge mobile technologies.” Phones running on Snapdragon 888 are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2021 – these include names like Xiaomi, OPPO, Realme, and OnePlus. So let’s take a look at how Snapdragon 888 will improve the overall smartphone experience. Snapdragon 888 manufactured using the most advanced 5nm based process, promises unparalleled performance and superior power efficiency. The Qualcomm Kryo 680 beefs up the overall CPU performance to 25-percent with a top frequency of up to 2.84GHz. It’s the first-ever commercial CPU subsystem based on the Arm Cortex-X1, giving it an advantage over the competition. On the other hand, Qualcomm Adreno 660 GPU achieves 35-percent faster graphics rendering improvement over the previous generation GPU on Snapdragon 865. Both the Kryo 680 and Adreno 660 combine peak performance for modern smartphones – sustaining the levels over long periods of time for flagship devices. For enhanced mobile experience, Snapdragon 888 implements 5G along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth audio – making it the world’s most advanced chipset for upcoming phones in 2021. The chipset has integrated 3rd generation Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System (supports 5G sub-6 carrier aggregation) for the world’s fastest commercially available 5G speeds – up to 7.
