While the rumors for months spoke about the 875 model, Qualcomm has decided to change its traditional nomenclature of recent years and has officially presented the Snapdragon 888 , which will be its most relevant high-end processor for smartphones that are released throughout from 2021.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is an update of its current best model ( Snapdragon 865 Plus ) that will reach phones of the most popular brands in the world such as Xiaomi, ASUS, Black Shark, Lenovo, LG, MEIZU, Motorola, Nubia, realme, OnePlus, OPPO , Sharp, Vivo and ZTE in the first months of next year. Below we review its most relevant specifications:

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Official Features: Snapdragon 888, the high-end processor for 2021 is official

Snapdragon 888 includes improvements in the most relevant sections

The chipset uses the new Kryo 680 processor, which will be the first to use the new ARM Cortex-X1 core technology with the promise of achieving a 25% improvement in performance over its current flagship model with a maximum frequency of 2.84GHz. . He will be accompanied by an Adreno 660 GPU that will exceed 35% improvement in graphics rendering.

Likewise, this GPU will use its own Snapdragon Elite Gaming technology , which in its third generation will become compatible with a rate of 144 images per second with Desktop Forward , that is, almost an ideal maximum for lovers of fast-paced video games who until now it was only part of the gaming experience on computers.

For connectivity, 5G logically cannot be absent and the Snadpragon x60 5G modem is used, which corresponds to the first of its category to have a 5-nanometer manufacturing process and which maintains compatibility with 4G networks while providing those corresponding to 5G mmWave ( millimeter wave) sub-6 globally.

Finally, Snapdragon 888 has the Sensing Hub platform that works on AI improvements with a new low-consumption and permanently active processing, while for the photo task a new Spectra ISP image processor is released that supports the capture of content to 2.7 gigapixels per second , that is around three 4K videos with HDR or three 28 megapixel photos simultaneously to gain 35% speed compared to the previous generation.

In conclusion, this presentation seems to meet the expectations of improvements that Qualcomm has accustomed to users at the beginning of each season. You, what do you think of the Snapdragon 888 ?