New Qualcomm chipset to be called Snapdragon 855 and manufactured by TSMC

04 December 2018
It will be built on the 7nm process with three-cluster CPU architecture, going as high as 2.84 GHz.

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Don Hrle, 04 Dec 2018Kirin 980 rendered obsolete already because of Elite Gaming optimizations and built-in NPU?...gimmicks and cheats on K980 how you call them are now no more...hypocrisy level max.

    Whackcar, 04 Dec 2018I think the same. IMO this would make the benchmark score l... moreAccording to Anandtech, Huawei has the better approach.
    Instead of making it 1+3+4 (eg 2.9GHz, 2.1Ghz, 1.7GHz), which is really good for benchmark scores, its actually better practical performance overall to have a 2+2+4 (eg 2.7GHz, 2.3GHz, 1.7GHz).... even though both configurations have the same total performance.

    However, what we know so far is that the Snapdragon 855 will be better on benchmarks AND slightly better in practical performance because it is slightly higher clocked overall. Unless the cache benefit of the Huawei comes into play. Here's what we know from the "leaks":
    Kirin 980: 512KB-2x2.60GHz + 512KB-2x1.90GHz + 128KB-4x1.80GHz
    QSD 855: 512KB-1x2.84GHz + 256KB-3x2.42GHz + 128KB-4x1.78GHz

    Kirin 980: Total Cache 2560KB (142%), Total max frequency 16.20GHz (100%)
    QSD 855: Total Cache 1792KB (100%), Total max frequency 17.22GHz (106%)
    ....again, these are (max) theoreticals so the end (practical) result is expected to be much weaker on both devices, so either one can come out on top. If you want more information on it, I suggest you wait for the Anandtech Benchmark/Review which is due in a couple of months.

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      Anonymous, 04 Dec 2018Thats a lie, the Kirin 980 has a headstart of being in the ... morehuawei was rushing to have first 7nm soc but they got performance of sd845... its their fault.... this is the first real 7nm soc.. sd855.
      kirin980 will be good soc but it takes at least 6 months more of optimization....

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        • 3ZP
        • 04 Dec 2018

        Performance will match Apple's A10 from 2 years ago.

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          • 4QP
          • 04 Dec 2018

          Wonder if this or the Exynos will come out ahead

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            • SH3
            • 04 Dec 2018

            Well this all sounds interesting.
            When a Snapdragon starting with 9 will be annouced a 6 maybe 7G network will be available at that time.

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              • 04 Dec 2018

              Anonymous, 04 Dec 2018Even Qualcomm copying Huawei now lmao, GPU Turbo and AI galoreApple started NPU and GPU turbo is just a tool to fool people. They downclock their system just so when they overclock it to normal level they can call it turbo.

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                • JaK
                • 04 Dec 2018

                Even Qualcomm copying Huawei now lmao, GPU Turbo and AI galore

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                  • JaK
                  • 04 Dec 2018

                  Thats a lie, the Kirin 980 has a headstart of being in the market for 5 or 6 months.... before people actually have in hand a phone with the Snapdragon 855..

                    does anyone has information about the new x50 modem? will it be integrated into the soc or separated like previously reported? i fear that it's battery life will be bad like the first 4g phone that use dedicated modem instead of integrated one.

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                      Anonymous, 04 Dec 2018Probably 1 for benchmarking, 2 for performance, and 4 for d... moreI agree, it seems they slow down after sometimes.

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                        • mrR
                        • 04 Dec 2018

                        ok and thats it.... kirin had its own 5 minutes of glory but now its over....

                          Anonymous, 04 Dec 2018Probably 1 for benchmarking, 2 for performance, and 4 for d... moreI think the same. IMO this would make the benchmark score less meaningful because we'd know the performance out of it doesn't apply to real-world usage. Still, let's wait for more details to show up before we assess this any further.

                          Qualcomm was certainly right to stick with SD855. There's no need to change the product name yet.

                            Kirin 980 rendered obsolete already

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                              • 04 Dec 2018

                              I've seen the comments. Welp, I hope SD855 scores as hard as Apple and Samsung.

                              I guess I'll stick with my Nokia 8 (2017) for next year. In my opinion, it's underwhelming despite catering to the gamers in mind with their OFFICIAL optimization.

                                Thank you Qualcomm.

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                                  Love the Community, 04 Dec 2018Tri-Cluster? Is it like consists of 2 Kryo Platinum, 2 Kryo... moreProbably 1 for benchmarking, 2 for performance, and 4 for daily usage

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                                    Love the Community, 04 Dec 2018Tri-Cluster? Is it like consists of 2 Kryo Platinum, 2 Kryo... morei thought it was going to be 1,3,4 for the cores..
                                    guess we'll find out officially soon enough

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                                      • 04 Dec 2018

                                      Love the Community, 04 Dec 2018Tri-Cluster? Is it like consists of 2 Kryo Platinum, 2 Kryo... moreNo it has 4 power saving cores clocked at 1.78GHz, 3 High end cores at 2.42GHz and one Top performance GOLD core clocked at 2.84GHz

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                                        • 04 Dec 2018

                                        Love the Community, 04 Dec 2018Tri-Cluster? Is it like consists of 2 Kryo Platinum, 2 Kryo... morei think i heard it being 1 cluster 1 2.84ghz kryo cpu then 3 kryo gold clocked 2.4ghz or something like that then the last 4 kryo silver cloved 1.8 or something. i am not sure