Qualcomm Technologies unveiled the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform.
Devices based on Snapdragon 865 Plus are expected to be announced in the third quarter of 2020.
Qualcomm claimed that its flagship Snapdragon 865 has powered more than 140 devices – the most individual premium-tier designs powered by a single mobile platform this year.
The Snapdragon 865 Plus is designed to deliver increased performance for superior gameplay.
Snapdragon 865 Plus enhancements over Snapdragon 865:
# Qualcomm Kryo 585 CPU Prime core offers 10% increase in speed at up to 3.1 GHz
# Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU offers 10% faster graphics rendering
“Building upon the success of Snapdragon 865, the new Snapdragon 865 Plus will deliver enhanced performance for the next wave of flagship smartphones,” Alex Katouzian, senior vice president and general manager, mobile, Qualcomm Technologies, said.
Snapdragon 865 Plus with Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System enables seamless camera, audio, and gaming experiences. The Snapdragon 865 Plus delivers desktop-quality gaming with first-to-mobile features like updateable GPU drivers and desktop forward rendering, ultra-smooth 5G gameplay at lightning speeds of up to 144 fps.
“ASUS is excited to once again offer users the best possible mobile gaming experience with the next generation ROG Phone 3, which will be powered by the new Snapdragon 865 Plus Mobile Platform,” said Bryan Chang, general manager of smartphone business unit, ASUS.
“Three years after the launch of the Lenovo Legion PC, we’re bringing our gaming sub-brand’s core values of speed and powerful performance to 5G mobile gaming,” Jerry Tsao, vice president of Lenovo’s Mobile Gaming Group Emerging Markets, said in a statement.
