Against some odds, Qualcomm's new processor, the much-rumored Snapdragon 865 Plus, was finally released by the semiconductor manufacturer just a few hours ago. Meizu was one of the companies that in the past said that this SoC was not going to arrive this year, but we already see that said statement was nothing more than mere speculation.
As expected, it has a higher performance than the one already offers Snapdragon 865, which, in itself, is quite compliant; there is no application or game that it cannot run without any problem. Even so, With this new Plus variant we will obtain better results on a daily basis.
All about the Snapdragon 865 Plus, a powerful SoC that can do everything and more
It was going to be disappointing that, after having offered the Plus version for the Snapdragon 855, Qualcomm would not have released the vitaminized model of the SDM865. In the same way, we can already forget about its possible absence this year, since we now have it, and with a higher clock frequency, but maintaining the node size of 7 nm and other specifications.
In question, This is the first octa-core chipset for smartphones that surpasses the 3.0 GHz speed barrier, in order to offer a specific 3.1 GHz performance thanks to a Kryo 585 core; this represents a performance increase of 10%, according to Qualcomm. The rest of the cores are divided under a '3 + 4' scheme: 3x at 2.42 GHz + 4x at 1.8 GHz.
The Adreno 650 GPU remains on this mobile platform, but it also has a performance greater than 10%, so this processor will provide a better gaming experience, something that promises a lot. In turn, the X55 modem with 5G connectivity is preserved by the SDM865 +.
This SoC is compatible with Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 technology, which offers speeds of up to 3.6 GB / s. It also supports Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and 144 Hz displays, in addition to True 10-bit HDR technology.
Which phones are the first to use it?
Apparently, the first mobiles that will be equipping the Snapdragon 865+ under their hoods will be the highly anticipated ROG Phone 3 from Asus and Lenovo Legion. Of course, these two machines will have gaming functions, as they will be focused on the gaming segment. This means that they will have advanced cooling systems and more features that will make the gaming experience in them superior to what is already known.
Asus ROG Phone 2
Not much is known about this upcoming duo, but some rumors have surfaced about their possible features and technical specs, with one of these suggesting that both will be carriers of FullHD + panels with a high refresh rate of 144 Hz, which is equivalent to a playback rate of up to 144 images per second, or fps (frames per second). With this, the fluidity in the games will be comparable to that found in the Red magic 5g, Nubia play 5g and iQOO Neo3 y Z1, phones that have the Snapdragon 865 inside.
The cooling system we are talking about will be advanced in these mobiles, as expected, in order to give the Snapdragon 865 Plus a good height support, although it will not actually need it to run games better, but to avoid overheating after long hours of demanding use. It is possible that we are obtaining, in both cases, a hybrid. We do not expect them to equip a fan as in the case of the Red Magic 5G, so we will possibly receive this feature in other models.
Most likely, at least one of these smartphones will arrive with a 16GB and 256GB version of RAM and storage space. The RAM technology would be LPDDR5, while that of the ROM would be UFS 3.1, in order to increase the performance along with the chipset. This combination would ensure figures higher than the 600 thousand points currently registered by the most powerful mobile in the world. AnTuTu ranking, which today is the Oppo Find X2 Pro.