As is already a custom in the mobile market, a year of separation between the big launches is no longer enough and slightly improved versions are needed midway. Processors are no exception and Qualcomm proves it again with the presentation of the Snapdragon 855 Plus , a variant that will surely interest gaming lovers.

As expected from its name, Snapdragon 855 Plus is based on the same architecture and design as the original version released at the end of 2018, although in this case its performance has been optimized to offer better results in AI, support for virtual reality and 5G connectivity . One of its keys is in increasing the frequency speed of its eight Kyro cores to 2.96 GHz.

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Snapdragon 855 Plus raises its maximum frequency

Another of the increases that are worth taking into account is in the Adreno 640 GPU, which has increased its performance by 15% compared to the standard version and will give you more space to effectively run those most demanding mobile video games on the market. market. Models focused on “gaming” from brands like Asus and Razer have already been seen , and there is no doubt that this processor will be the heart of future releases.

Regarding Snapdragon 855 Plus, it has also been mentioned by Qualcomm that its artificial intelligence system allows it to perform “more than 7 trillion operations per second”, while at the same time as regards 5G connectivity, a “better performance, as well as greater coverage and a battery that has autonomy for the whole day ”.

At this point almost all the big high-end phones have already been launched with the original Snapdragon 855 , while the next generation, 865, will be chosen for those devices that are released in the first months of 2020. Thus, no There seem to be many options to include the Plus option throughout the next semester, with perhaps the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 or Google Pixel 4 being the great candidates.

Now it remains to wait for the first mobile that has a Snapdragon 855 Plus inside to really confirm if its performance speed improvements are noticeable on a day-to-day basis.