The processor which will power the next wave of Android flagships — Snapdragon 855 — is now official. At a two-hour-long keynote, Qualcomm today
The processor which will power the next wave of Android flagships — Snapdragon 855 — is now official. At a two-hour-long keynote, Qualcomm today introduced its new high-end chipset and detailed a gazillion features it has managed to pack in a unit that weighs just a hair over a gram, most of which you can not find even on Apple’s A12 Bionic. Therefore, here’s everything the Snapdragon 855 has that the A12 Bionic doesn’t.
The Snapdragon 855 is a stepping stone for Qualcomm’s quest into dominating the 5G space. For the past few years, the company has been trying to figure out all the hurdles 5G presents on mobile such as developing QTM052 mmWave antenna modules to overcome the spectrum’s short range.
The processor features both the Snapdragon X50 and Snapdragon X24 modems to offer both LTE and 5G compatibility. Apple’s A12 Bionic, on the other hand, is limited to 4G for now and the iPhone maker is not planning to announce a 5G-enabled one before 2020. While that’s probably the right decision, it is reassuring to know that the $1000 flagship phone you buy in 2019 won’t feel dated when 5G networks come out.
