Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC Launched

Qualcomm Technologies unveils the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform. It comes as a follow-up to the Snapdragon 865 Plus and is based on the TSMC 7nm process. Moreover, it features an enhanced Qualcomm Kyro 585 CPU prime core clock speed of up to 3.2GHz. The company says that the new SoC will deliver increased performance across the board for geared-up gameplay. It comes with insanely fast Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming experiences and mmWave, and ultra-intuitive AI.

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Moreover, features of the Snapdragon 870 5G are a truly global 5G sub-6 GHz and mmWave, and ultra-intuitive AI.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC 5G Features

“Snapdragon 870 will power a selection of flagship devices from key customers. The smartphones come from including Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi,” said Kedar Kondap, vice president, product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc in a press release.

Additionally, it includes Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System and the Qualcomm FastConnect6800 Subsystem for faster 5G connectivity. It is said to offer peak speeds up to 7.5Gbps. For GPU, the Adreno 650 makes a comeback from the Snapdragon 865 SoC. However, the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 will power affordable flagship phones from Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO and Xiaomi.

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Moreover, this chipset comes with Hexagon 698 and the Tensor Accelerator that claims to deliver the same 15 TOPS as the Snapdragon 865. It supports up to Quad HD+ panels at 144Hz refresh rate or 4K at 60Hz. The display can support HDR10+ and retains Spectra 480 ISP, with support for sensors up to 200MP, 8K video capture at 30fps, high dynamic range videos using HDR10+ and Dolby Vision standards. Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 supports Wi-Fi 6 (up to 1.77 Gbps) and Bluetooth 5.2 with aptX Voice and Adaptive. However, there’s no integrated 5G modem, instead, it will be paired with an external Snapdragon X55 modem.

For security, the Snapdragon 870 has support for Qualcomm 3D Sonic Sensor and Qualcomm 3D Sonic Max, and for biometric authentication, there is the fingerprint sensor, Iris, voice, and face unlock. The chipset supports Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4+ and LPDDR5 RAM and LPDDR4x RAM up to 16GB. While Xiaomi says it will focus on 5G and camera, iQOO mentioned it will bring a gaming phone with the Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform.