Qualcomm introduces next flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 845, the flagship processor which will power most of the major Android smartphones in 2018, during the Snapdragon Tech Summit.
The successor to the Snapdragon 835 mobile platform is said to offer better performance, power efficiency along with improved image processing. It is touted to offer the ability to shoot 360-degree UHD video and also support for the Gigabit LTE.
“I am proud to join Qualcomm Technologies on stage at the Snapdragon Technology Summit. As the foundry partner for the Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, we look forward to our continued collaboration,” said Dr. ES Jung, president and general manager, foundry business, Samsung Electronics. “Samsung Foundry continues to reduce power consumption and increase performance in process technology and we look forward to the success of Snapdragon 845 in 2018.”
The Snapdragon 845 will also appear in various “Always Connected” Windows 10 laptops such as ASUS and HP. We can also expect Snapdragon 845 be a part of a few VR headsets too.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 is expected to power the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi 7, OnePlus 6 and probably Google’s next Pixel smartphone as well. Additionally, Qualcomm stated that the Snapdragon 845 will be manufactured by Samsung using 10nm …read more
