Snapdragon 888 unveiled with massive upgrades to GPU, AI hardware and 5G modem

01 December 2020
Qualcomm teases "most significant upgrade" to the Adreno GPU, holds back details for now. The CPU is kept under wraps too.

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  • smy
  • 01 Dec 2020

Wondering if it will cost just the double as sd865 or more!?

    Even Snapdragon 865 destroys overrated M1 from Apple with 15 TOPS.
    This one is almost 2.5x times powerful.

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      • gilda
      • 3iJ
      • 01 Dec 2020

      Personally I think that all these ''spec wars'' have become pointless. Better to research better battery technologies that will actually benefit all users on any platform.

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        • AnonD-940827
        • 8pQ
        • 01 Dec 2020

        Anonymous, 01 Dec 2020Cam modules near corner is to keep away from cpu heatMakes the phone unstable on surfaces. And yes we obviously see how well it helped on the 8t.

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          • Anonymous
          • YTy
          • 01 Dec 2020

          Boggy-Stefy, 01 Dec 2020Even without cheating the scores, the smartphones nowadays ... moreAm using a phone with SD 720G and for everyday use, it's snappy enough that you don't be bothered that it's not flagship level. If you don't play super high end games, you don't edit 4K60fps videos, you won't really feel like you are not using the best. It's only obvious if you have a SD 865 side by side to compare.

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            • Anonymous
            • kE9
            • 01 Dec 2020

            JDK, 01 Dec 2020Excuse me qualcomm, what has happened with the naming schem... more875 wasn't good enough so they move to the next step

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              • 3pT
              • 01 Dec 2020

              JDK, 01 Dec 2020Excuse me qualcomm, what has happened with the naming schem... moreMe and another user already said why, if you don't mind to check them out! :-)

                Massive upgrades looking very good, hopefully 2021 flagships wont go between $1500-$2000.

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                  • 3pT
                  • 01 Dec 2020

                  Abhi Dahiya, 01 Dec 2020As Qualcomm mentioned itself, 8 is one of the luckiest numb... moreI also watched the livestream and if I remember correctly, they said that the number 8 for many years signified their top tier premium SoC, so because of the said huge leap in performance the decided to go all 8(SD888)!

                  *They also mentioned that even the 4XX series will get 5G!

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                    • 01 Dec 2020

                    Anonymous, 01 Dec 2020No specs available. Does it allow 4K@24/25/30/60/120 12... moreEven without cheating the scores, the smartphones nowadays are very smooth and powerful.
                    My phone has 300,000 in antutu and works flawlessly in everything I throw at it.
                    If the phone is built correctly (software and hardware), you don't need the best phone the market has to offer.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • JT5
                      • 01 Dec 2020

                      AnonD-940827, 01 Dec 2020Put it in the op9t, with flat screen and same camera positi... moreCam modules near corner is to keep away from cpu heat

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                        • ybx
                        • 01 Dec 2020

                        Excuse me qualcomm, what has happened with the naming scheme?

                        865 to 888?

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                          • 8pQ
                          • 01 Dec 2020

                          Put it in the op9t, with flat screen and same camera position as the 7t. And I'll gladly buy it.!

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                            • txp
                            • 01 Dec 2020

                            and maybe exynos will die again...

                            If it so...will oppo vivo xiaomi interesting using exynos chip?

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                              • 01 Dec 2020

                              Anonymous, 01 Dec 2020Next SoC will be called 988, then 1088 , then 1188, then 12... moreI'm sure they will change the naming somewhere to not miss the "1080" as apparently everyone want this number 🤣

                                domraym, 01 Dec 2020Sounds good and all but how much is this gonna set us back?... moreJust buy midrange phone. Fun fact midrange chipset like s720G it is arguably have same performance as Snapdragon 835

                                  Anonymous, 01 Dec 2020Samsung is not working on a 888 powered phone? Apparently not and S21 could be on S865+ or Exynos dependant on where you buy it. We'll see then !

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                                    • IYA
                                    • 01 Dec 2020

                                    looks samsung is missing . maybe us and china and other version of galaxy s20
                                    have exynos this year 🤣😂 there is a party in my ass to see that 🤣

                                      Sounds good and all but how much is this gonna set us back? If the 888 is a really big improvement over the price hiked 865, are we talking at least $150?

                                        Dont upgrade the price too...