Qualcomm’s Snapdragon has gained popularity in its domain and plans to release multiple chipsets under the 400-series, 600-series, and 700-series every year. On the other hand, the company has so far been following one golden rule; the 800-series only sees one flagship-grade release per year, with minor revisions.
The year 2021 witnessed a minor change to this strategy: while their 2021 flagship SoC is the Snapdragon 888, they also introduced a Snapdragon 870, a refreshed, higher-clocked version of the Snapdragon 865/865+, for cheaper devices. Qualcomm is further continuing this strategy with a new member of the family, the Snapdragon 860.
The Snapdragon 870 is a revised version of the Snapdragon 865, and the Snapdragon 860 is a revised version of the Snapdragon 855. The SoC features an octa-core processor with Qualcomm’s Kryo 485 CPU cores clocking up to 2.96 GHz.
The chipset will be fabricated on a 7nm process, similar to the Snapdragon 855, 865, and 870. The Snapdragon 860 supports up to 16 GB of RAM and several new cameras feature such as ultra-wide lens night mode, selfie night mode, and dual video.
This SoC would be for upper-tier mid-range devices rather than straight-out flagships.
Snapdragon 860-powered smartphones are said to perform better than the 2019 flagships and will also be more powerful than many current mid-range devices.
The Snapdragon 860 is first coming with the POCO X3 Pro.
Alexia is the author at Research Snipers covering all technology news including Google, Apple, Android, Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung News, and More.
