Here’s a List of Snapdragon 888 5G Smartphones Launching Next Year
Dec. 2, 2020Xiaomi hasconfirmedthat the Mi 11 series will be one of the first smartphones to be powered by the new Snapdragon 888 5G mobile platform. The company did not reveal more details. A render for the standard Mi 11 with a square triple camera island is, however, doing the rounds of the Internet.
Realme is also working on a flagship smartphone, codenamed Realme Race, with the Snapdragon 888 5G under the hood. The companysharedthe news on Twitter. Also, a render, along with a screenshot of the ‘About Us’ page, hassurfacedon the Internet. You can see how the Realme Race will look in real-life in the image above.
In an official blog post, Oppoconfirmedthat its next Find X series smartphone will be powered by the Snapdragon 888 5G chipset. This means the upcoming Find X3 series, whosedisplay specificationshave already been outed by Oppo, will have this flagship chipset under the hood.
Nubia will release two Snapdragon 888 5G phones next year. One of them will be launched under the company’s brand and called the Nubia Z, while the other will arrive under its gaming sub-brand ‘Red Magic’ and dubbed the Red Magic 6, as shown off in the teaser posters above.
ZTE has today revealed that it is working on three new premium lineup with the 5G-enabled Snapdragon 888 chipset. It has even shared a teaser poster for one of these new smartphones, the ZTE Axon 30, on Weibo. It will be a successor to theAxon 20that was recently launched with a hiddenunder-display selfie camera.
Quoting the Mi 11 series announcement, Redmi GM Lu Weibing on Weibo confirmed that Redmi will also be one of the first few OEM partners to release a Snapdragon 888 5G phone.
Snapdragon 888 5G Smartphones: Prediction
The Lenovo-backed company jumped back into the flagship market with the launch of the Motorola Edge+ last year. We believe Motorola will unveil a second-gen Edge+ or a flagship foldable phone with the Snapdragon 888 5G under the hood next year.
While Samsung was not mentioned in the initial OEM partners, which is surprising, the Galaxy S21 series from the Korean giant could beits first Snapdragon 888 5G phonesto launch next year. If Samsung plans to skip this flagship 5G chipset on the Galaxy S21 series, which is highly unlikely, we can expect the Galaxy Z Fold 3 to come equipped with it.
Sony will upgrade its flagship and compact flagship lineups with the launch of Xperia 1 III (read as Mark 3) and the Xperia 5 III phones powered by the Snapdragon 888 5G chipset.
LG killed off its G-series earlier this year, replacing it with the experimental LG Wing and Velvet powered by the Snapdragon 765G SoC. It was only the LG V60 ThinQ that arrived with the Snapdragon 865 chipset onboard. Now, we expect its successor, the LG V70 ThinQ, to be one of the many Snapdragon 888 phones launching next year.
Last but not least, Xiaomi-backed gaming phone maker Black Shark will also refresh its portfolio with the launch of the Black Shark 4 and 4 Pro. They will most likely have the Snapdragon 888 5G chipset driving the game performance.
Xiaomi has slowly beenbuilding outits flagship portfolio, and I’m really excited to see what it will have in store for us early next year. The Realme Race also looks compelling. It will go up against many budget flagships, so keep an eye out for this one. I enjoy Nubia’s fan-laden Red Magic gaming phones, and hence, the Red Magic 6 is another Snapdragon 888 phone that will be on my radar.
What about you guys though? Which Snapdragon 888 phone are you most excited to check out? Let us know in the comments below.
