The Best Snapdragon 855 Features Will Reach Mid-range Segment Soon: Qualcomm

Qualcomm's next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 855, is finally here and would be used to power well-nigh flagship phones in the coming year. It promises major improvements over its predecessor in terms of raw power, AI and computer vision, photography, and likewise 5G connectivity.

The Snapdragon 855 mobile platform was kickoff showcased at Qualcomm Tech Summit in Hawaii and will exist a major step forward for Android smartphones. Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon told usa on the 2nd day of the Tech Tiptop that Snapdragon 855 SoC had been two years in the making and that we can expect phones powered by the same in early on 2019. Simply he also outlined how the mid-range segment volition likewise see many of these features shortly.

Budget Snapdragon 855 Flagships

While we await the side by side OnePlus flagship to disrupt the market (and make some recent OnePlus 6T buyers angry in the procedure) and launching the first Snapdragon 855-powered smartphone, we were more keen to know about the mid-range segment, where the contest is the virtually intense. Does Qualcomm run across their powerful new chipset finding a home in affordable flagships such as the Poco F1? Absolutely!

"I remember companies like Xiaomi and Pocophone actually broke new barriers around how to bring a premium experience at multiple price points," Amon told us at the event. He's pretty fascinated with the concept of Poco, which clearly demonstrates that buyers need for a premium experience – but on a upkeep.

Amon farther told us that it was a unique concept devised by Xiaomi and that he has no doubt regarding the fact that "the trend will proceed and we await (them) to go from (Snapdragon) 845 to 855." Xiaomi'south competitors are going to spring into the mix and we could expect to witness the proliferation of budget flagships over the coming yr.

Snapdragon 855 Features in Mid-range Chipsets

Snapdragon 855 mobile platform witnesses the add-on of several new flagship-grade features and technologies, such as enhanced imaging, AI features, as well as the much-talked-about 5G modem.

Nosotros know Qualcomm usually brings almost of its new features to its budget and mid-range mobile platforms, that Amon confirmed to be the scrap maker's unique method to building chipsets. On being asked about a timeline for when we can meet them trickle downwardly to the popular Snapdragon 600- and 700-series, Amon told us that,

"The goal is for y'all to come across all of those capabilities that'll be powering the smartphones in 2019 with the Snapdragon 855, for you to come across that coming to 600 and 700-serial in 2020. 5G will also need to become more mainstream past 2020."

Yes, Qualcomm is indeed pushing its 5G-focused calendar forrard with Snapdragon 855 and believes India could witness its adoption in the next couple of years if the frequency distribution and initial tests are conducted in 2019. Amon admires how Reliance Jio is driving 4G adoption over the by year or so, which is something we tin expect it to emulate for 5G connectivity as well.