Next year when OnePlus launches its next flagship phone, most likely to be named OnePlus 6, chances are that it will be powered by Snapdragon 845 processor.
Next year when OnePlus launches its next flagship phone, most likely to be named OnePlus 6, chances are that it will be powered by Snapdragon 845 processor. At its Snapdragon Summit in Maui Qualcommm has announced its next-generation processor that will power the top-end smartphones in 2018. For now the details of the Snapdragon 845 are scarce, although tomorrow we will have more information. But given that this is going to be the latest and greatest processor from Qualcomm, you can expect it to be faster than Snapdragon 835 and possible more battery efficient.
In its teaser, Qualcomm has hinted that the Snapdragon 845 will support ability to capture 360-degree videos in « Hollywood quality » as well as offer better battery life. The company also hinted support for more immersive virtual reality content and better inbuilt security – think chip-level encryption – with the Snapdragon 845.
Just like the Snapdragon 835, which has found its way into more than 120 high-end smartphones, the Snapdragon 845 too will be powering high-end smartphones. It is expected that the phone will power Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S9 (in some regions), high-end HTC phones, OnePlus 6, whenever it launches, Google’s next generation Pixel phones and other high-end Android devices.
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During the Qualcomm announcement, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun already confirmed that the company’s next-generation flagship phone, which is expected to be Xiaomi Mi 7 and it should come in the first half of 2018, will use the Snapdragon 845. However, currently it is not clear whether Xiaomi will launch that phone in India or not. The Mi 6 wasn’t launched but the high-end Mi Mix 2, which uses Snapdragon 835, was launched.
« Xiaomi is committed to making devices that combine cutting-edge innovations in technology and beautiful design, while defying price expectations, and we have chosen Snapdragon 845 to power our next flagship smartphone, » said Jun.
During the announcement, Qualcomm also said that the Snapdragon 845 will be manufactured by Samsung using 10nm process. This is similar to how Samsung manufactured the Snapdragon 835 for the company. Just like the Snapdragon 835, the Snapdragon 845 will also come with support for gigabit LTE, although networks that can utilise such feature currently don’t exist in India.
Qualcomm said that more details about the Snapdragon 845 will be revealed late on Wednesday, December 6.
Disclaimer: The reporter’s travel and stay for this event in Maui, Hawaii have been arranged by Qualcomm.
