Qualcomm has introduced the latest Snapdragon 855+ processor in the market for the best mobile performance, gaming, 5G experiences, AI, and XR. This latest processor is the upgraded version of the Snapdragon 855 SoC which is present in the flagship smartphones like OnePlus 7 Pro and Oppo Reno 10x Zoom.
As soon as this announcement came out from Qualcomm, many smartphone brands started posting on their social handles that their upcoming smartphone will come equipped with the latest flagship processor from Qualcomm. Asus and Realme are among them, Asus teased that Asus ROG Phone 2 will come powered with Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC and Realme also revealed that the upcoming flagship from them will also come with this processor.
Imagine a step above the best in mobile performance, gaming, #5G experiences, #AI, and #XR. Guess what? We built it. Introducing our #Snapdragon 855+ Mobile Platform. Learn more: https://t.co/l5TH2usOpR pic.twitter.com/k7Rk9mH8XR
— Qualcomm (@Qualcomm) July 15, 2019
Realme has recently launched its flagship smartphone Realme X in India which comes with a Snapdragon 710 processor and a starting price of Rs.16,999. The company did not reveal much information about the upcoming smartphone with Snapdragon 855 Plus processor as of now.
But as announced by Realme earlier, it will bring its 5G smartphone in the market this year and we can expect that smartphone to come with either Snapdragon 855 or Snapdragon 855 Plus. As discussed earlier, many brands like Asus, Black Shark, Vivo and Nubia also teased their upcoming smartphones with Snapdragon 855 Plus SOC. Most probably we will be able to see the smartphones with the latest Qualcomm process by the end of 2019.
To talk about the technical specifications, the Snapdragon 855 Plus offers a 15% faster GPU for better performance compared to the Snapdragon 855 and also comes with X50 5G modem. The Snapdragon 855 Plus SOC also comes with a 2.96GHz clock speed which is higher than the 2.84GHz of Snapdragon 855 Processor.