The Snapdragon 865 chipset is 'loaded 5G,' according to Qualcomm, and it's ready to power the next round flagship-level Android smartphones starting in early 2020.
It'll almost certainly be found at the heart of the Samsung Galaxy S11, Note 11, LG G9, OnePlus 8, Google Pixel 5 and so on, although the official Snapdragon 865 phones list will have to wait – likely until MWC 2020.
Qualcomm's new 5G-capable chipset, unveiled at its annual Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii, foreshadows what to expect from your smartphone next year. It'll be in the majority of top-tier phones – everything except Huawei phones and Apple iPhones.
But even iPhone owners should pay attention to the new Snapdragon 865 features. Qualcomm's roadmap often shapes where the mobile devices industry goes, and we know Qualcomm's modems are going to start being used in the 5G iPhone.
Snapdragon 865 features are primary focused on expanding 5G speeds, doubling down on gaming performance and improving photo and video utilizing even more cameras than the ones we have now on smartphones.
Snapdragon 865 specs
Qualcomm is touting new architecture among its Snapdragon 865 specs, made up of a Kryo 585 CPU, Adreno 650 GPU, Hexagon 698 processor and sensing hub.
Its CPU can run up to 2.84GHz, according to Qualcomm, and the GPU is supposed to offer 20% faster graphics rendering. We'll be running Snapdragon 865 benchmark tests soon to confirm these numbers.
The standout in the Snapdragon 865 specs sheet, however, is the 35% increase in the power efficiency for intense tasks, like gaming. As powerful as GPUs have become in smartphones, peak performance only lasts so long before throttling sets in. Qualcomm says it wants to go the distance with the new 865 chip.
Snapdragon 865 has 5G, but without integration
The Snapdragon 865 is driving 5G in two ways: it'll be faster with download speeds of up to 7.5Gbps, and be found in more smartphones you actually want in 2020.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X55 5G modem achieves these peak download speeds via mmWave and sub-6 standards, the backbone of 5G. But it also employs tricks like Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, which combines 5G and 4G spectrum for faster throughput.
Upload speeds are also set to improve, reaching 3Gbps in ideal 5G conditions. That's something we really haven't seen from carriers in our 5G speed tests in the US, as the hype around uplink speeds has long trailed good download speed performance.
Interestingly, the Snapdragon 865 is being coupled with the Snapdragon X55 5G modem as a separate chip. This means the modem isn't actually integrated into the mobile chipset, but you also won't have 4G with the Snapdragon 865.
That's more of a concern for smartphone manufacturers, which have to account for the modem within the confines of their smartphone and also power it separately. But it could affect the size and power consumption of the next smartphones.
The Snapdragon Tech Summit continues this week, so we'll have more updates about the Snapdragon 865 and hopefully soon the first benchmarks of the chipset.
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