The Snapdragon 898 is likely to launch soon, and to provide a big boost to 2022’s top Android phones.
If you’re a fan of Android phones then the Snapdragon 898 (or Snapdragon 895 as it could be called) is a big deal, as this upcoming chipset will almost certainly power many of the best Android phones of 2022. It’s the successor to the Snapdragon 888, found in the likes of the OnePlus 9 range and US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S21, and it’s set to be the best Qualcomm smartphone chipset of at least the first half of 2022 (with a Snapdragon 898 Plus possibly landing towards the end of the year based on past form). By extension, it will also probably be the best chipset used in Android phones, as while we’d expect rival chipsets from the likes of MediaTek and Exynos, these aren’t typically as good. Below, you’ll find everything we’ve heard about the Qualcomm Snapdragon 898, including when it will probably launch, and what phones we’re likely to see it in. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 898 will probably be announced on November 30, as that’s the start date of Qualcomm’s two-day Snapdragon Tech Summit, and the company has a history of launching new flagship chipsets at this event, including in 2020 with the Snapdragon 888. That said, we can’t be completely certain the Snapdragon 898 will land here, as the company hasn’t confirmed it. Of course, whenever the Snapdragon 898 is announced, you might need to wait a while longer to get it in a phone. But it’s rumored that the first Snapdragon 898 phones will be unveiled before the end of 2021, so there shouldn’t be too long to wait.
