QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 888 5G: Everything You Need to Know

QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 888

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A few weeks earlier Qualcomm has launched their Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Chipset which touted to be Qualcomm’s fastest chipset yet. Snapdragon 888 is the successor of Snapdragon 865 & 865+ This chipset is said to be leading in innovation in 5G, AI Gaming, and photography. This chipset is for flagship devices, which will transform these devices into professional-quality cameras, intelligent personal assistant and elite gaming beast with the power of 5G with the ultimate premium experience which a user truly deserves.

Never seen before AI performance: This chipset is coming with a 6th generation Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence Engine which combined everything from gaming to photography connectivity. Qualcomm Hexagon 780 processor has featured a fused AI- accelerator architecture and bring the total Qualcomm AI Engine performance up to 26 TOPS.

Snapdragon 888

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5G in True Sense: This chipset is coming with Qualcomm’s 3rd generation Snapdragon X60 5G Modem RF system, with the support of full-day battery life. This chipset has a new Wi-Fi 6E, plus leading Bluetooth Audio capability. This chipset is the world's first chipset having 5G aggregation across TDD & FDD Bands along with the fastest uplink and downlink 5G speed. It comes along with Wi-Fi 6.

 A comparison between Snapdragon’s 888 and 865 Chipset: -

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Model

Snapdragon 888

Snapdragon 865

CPU Cores

1X2.84 GHz Cortex X1

3X2.42 GHz Cortex A78

4X1.8   GHz Cortex A55

1X2.84 GHz Cortex A77

3X2.42 GHz Cortex A77

4X1.8   GHz Cortex A55

GPU

Adreno 660

Adreno 650

DSP

Hexagon 780

Hexagon 698

Memory

3200 MHz LPDDR5

2750 MHz LPDDR5

Camera

1X200 Megapixel/ 84 Megapixel

64+25 Megapixel/ 3X28 Megapixel

1X200 Megapixel/ 64 Megapixel

2X25 Megapixel

ISP

3X14-bit Spectra 580

2X14-bit Spectra 480

Video

8K 30 FPS & 4K 120 FPS 10 Bit H.265

8K 30 FPS & 4K 120 FPS 10 Bit H.265

Chipset Process

5 Nanometre

7 Nanometre

 

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The Future of Photography: This chipset’s Triple ISP gives freedom to capture three 4K HDR videos with extreme dynamic range or Three 28 Megapixels Photos, simultaneously. It comes along with 10-bit HDR photo capture with all new low light architecture for better photos in near-complete darkness.  This Chipset supports Truepic Cryptography, which makes it first camera of its kind in the world which have compliant with the Content Authenticity Initiative. It’s Hypervisor feature which runs multiple OSes simultaneously with improves security and also provides Qualcomm’s Mobile Security & Content Protection.

Unmatchable Speed and Power for Gamers: This chipset brings some desktop-level features on the tables which are new to mobile. Variable Rate Shading aka VRS provides 30% more performance for heavy games. It provides 35% faster graphics rendering. Qualcomm Game Quick Touch also increases by 20% more responsiveness.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Specifications and Features of Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Chipset: -

CPU:  

  • Kryo 680 CPU
  • 64-Bit Architecture
  • Up to 2.8GHz, with Arm Cortex-X1 technology
  • CAMERA: Qualcomm Spectra 580 Image Signal Processor
  • Triple 14-bit ISPs
  • Up to 2.7 Gigapixels per second computer vision
  • UP to 200 Megapixel Photo Capture
  • Up to 28 Megapixel Triple Camera @30 FPS with Zero shutter Lag
  • Up to 64+25 Megapixel Dual Camera @30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
  • Up to 84 Megapixel Single-Camera @30 FPS with Zero Shutter Lag
  • Record 2020 Colour Gamut photo and video capture
  • 4K Video Capture + 64 Megapixel Photo
  • 8K video Capture @30 FPS
  • Slow-Mo Video Capture at 720p @960 FPS
  • HDR10+. HDR10. HLG. Dolby Vision – Video Capture Format
  • 4K Video Capture @120 FPS
  • 4K HDR Video Capture with Bokeh
  • Low Light Photography Architecture
  • AI-based Auto-focus & auto-exposure

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AUDIO: -

  • Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec
  • Total Harmonic distortion + noise
  • New Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier

DISPLAY: -

  • On Device Display Supports-
  • 4K @60 FPS
  • QHD+ @144 Hz
  • Maximum External Display Support up to 4K @60Hz with 2020 Colour Gamut and HDR10+ & HDR 10
  • Demura and subpixel rendering for OLED Uniformity

 CHARGING: - Qualcomm Quick Charging 5 Technology

LOCATION: -

  • GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable and SBAS
  • Dual Frequency Support
  • NFC Supported
  • Sensor Assisted Navigation
  • MEMORY: Support for LP-DDR5 memory up to 3200MHz
  • Support for memory up to 2133 MHz
  • Memory Density up to 16 GB

5G MODEM-RF SYSTEM: -

  • Snapdragon X60 5G Modem-RF System
  • 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, FDD, TDD
  • Dynamic spectrum sharing
  • mmWave: 800 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers
  • Sub-6 GHz: 200 MHz bandwidth
  • Uplink: Up to 3 Gbps
  • Downlink: Up to 7.5 Gbps

Snapdragon 870 5G Specification

Multimode support: - 5G NR, LTE including CBRS. WCDMA, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, CDMA 1x, EV-DO, GSM/EDGE

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: -

  • Adreno 660 GPU
  • Kryo 680 CPU
  • Hexagon 780 Processor
  • Qualcomm Sensing Hub 2nd Generation
  • Wi-Fi & Bluetooth: - FastConnect 6900 System  
  • Wi-Fi Standards: Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5
  • Wi-Fi Spectral Bands
  • Peak Speed: 3.6 Gbps
  • 8-stream sounding
  • 4k QAM
  • Dual-Band Simultaneously
  • Integrated Bluetooth: Bluetooth version 5.2

GENERAL SPECIFICATION: -

  • Full Suite Snapdragon Elite Gaming features
  • 5 nm Process Technology
  • USB Version 3.11; USB Type-C support

UPCOMING SMARTPHONES WITH SNAPDRAGON 888: -

  • Xiaomi Mi 11
  • Realme Race or Realme KOI & Realme X60 Pro
  • Oneplus 9 Series
  • Nubia Red Magic 6, Nubia Z, ZTE Axon 30
  • Oppo Find X3
  • Vivo X60 Pro
  • IQOO 7 etc.

 

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