New Android phones havent been announced for 2020, but the chip thats likely to power many of them has been named.The Snapdragon 865 chipset was officially announced by Qualcomm at its annual Snapdragon Summit, with the company noting that itll focus on 5G and AI capabilities.The specifics about the performance and feature-set of this 7nm chipset - pictured to be smaller than a penny - are still being kept under wraps.
However we know itll take advantage of the new Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, which Qualcomm touts as the worlds most advanced 5G platform.Which phones will get the Snapdragon 865?The Snapdragon 865 is essentially the sequel to the widely used Snapdragon 855 chipset found at the heart of the Samsung Galaxy S10, Samsung Galaxy Note 10, OnePlus 7 Pro, LG G8, Google Pixel 4 and several other top tier Android phones.This means youre likely to see the rumored Samsung Galaxy S11, Note 11, OnePlus 8, LG G9 and Google Pixel 5 all use this 5G-focused chipset in the next few months.
Expect news to break regarding the first 865-powered phones at or right before MWC 2020 in February.Its sometimes easier to list which phones wont get this chipset than list of which ones will.
Huawei and sometimes Samsung for select markets make their own chipsets for smartphones.
Apple has always made its own chipset for the iPhone, though its reportedly going back to using Qualcomms modem 2020 in order to deliver the first 5G iPhone.As it stands, very few of the best Android phones dont use a Snapdragon chip, so the capabilities and benchmarking of the flagship Snapdragon 865 will tell us a lot about our smartphones in 2020.(Image credit: Qualcomm)5G for the masses? Snapdragon 765 hints at thatWhats interesting is that theres going to be a second 5G chipset platform: the Snapdragon 765/765G.
Itll have integrated 5G capabilities (highlighting the 865 chip does not).The naming convention also hints itll come to slightly cheaper Android phones (like past 700-series chips have from Qualcomm), bringing 5G to more people, not just top-tier smartphone buyers, in 2020.Well have more reporting this week from the Snapdragon Summit, which has become a way to foreshadow how Android phones and always-on laptops will change in the next 12 months.bJFwKGGmro8AWVEXzbNFUh.jpg?#