Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 888. It comes with improved performance and an improved AI Engine over its predecessor.
Snapdragon 888 Plus is a slightly improved version of Snapdragon 888. Kryo 680 CPU Prime core in Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G is clocked at up to 2.995GHz. So, there’s a 5.2% performance upgrade.
Snapdragon 888 Plus | Snapdragon 888 | |
CPU | 1x Cortex-X1 @ 2.995GHz 1x1024KB pL2 3x Cortex-A78 @ 2.42GHz 3x512KB pL2 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80GHz 4x128KB pL2 | 1x Cortex-X1 @ 2.84GHz 1x1024KB pL2 3x Cortex-A78 @ 2.42GHz 3x512KB pL2 4x Cortex-A55 @ 1.80GHz 4x128KB pL2 |
Snapdragon 888+ is paired with the same Adreno 660. There is no upgrade in the GPU performance AI Engine in Snapdragon 888 could perform 26 TOPS while 888 Plus is capable of 32 TOPS. So, Snapdragon 888 Plus offers 20% better AI processing.
The new chip offers the same camera and connectivity features.
Snapdragon 888 | Snapdragon 888 Plus | |
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CPU Cores | 1 x 2.84GHz Cortex X1 3 x 2.42GHz Cortex A78 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex A55 | 1 x 2.995GHz Cortex X1 3 x 2.42GHz Cortex A78 4 x 1.80GHz Cortex A55 |
GPU | Adreno 660 | Adreno 660 |
AI Engine | Hexagon 780 26 TOPS | Hexagon 780 32 TOPS |
5G Modem | Snapdragon X60 (Integrated) 5G NR Sub-6 + mmWave Up to 7.5Gbps down Up to 3Gbps uplink Dynamic Spectrum Sharing | Snapdragon X60 (Integrated) 5G NR Sub-6 + mmWave Up to 7.5Gbps down Up to 3Gbps uplink Dynamic Spectrum Sharing |
Connectivity | FastConnect 6900 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 | FastConnect 6900 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 |
Display | QHD+ at 144Hz 4K at 60Hz HDR10+, 10-bit color | QHD+ at 144Hz 4K at 60Hz HDR10+, 10-bit color |
Memory | LPDDR5 up to 3200MHz Up to 16GB RAM | LPDDR5 up to 3200MHz Up to 16GB RAM |
ISP | 14-bit Spectra 580 4K video at 120fps 8K at 30fps | 14-bit Spectra 580 4K video at 120fps 8K at 30fps |
Node | 5nm | 5nm |
Asus, Motorola, Xiaomi, Honor, and Vivo have already confirmed to launch devices powered by Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. We should expect the first Snapdragon 888+ device by the third quarter of 2021.