Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 Announced; Minor Upgrade over Snapdragon 865
Jan. 20, 2021Snapdragon 870 Specifications
How is Snapdragon 870 different from the Snapdragon 865+ you ask? Qualcomm has merely increased the clock speed of the prime core by 0.1GHz or 3%. The chipset still includes Kryo 585 CPU based on ARM Cortex-A77 cores. Also, it isbuilt on the 7nm process node.
The Snapdragon 870 SoC includes a Kryo 585prime core clocked at 3.2GHz, 3x performance cores clocked at 2.4GHz, and 4x efficiency cores clocked at 1.8GHz. The rest of the cores offer the same frequency as the previous-gen Snapdragon 865, except for the prime one. All of the remaining specs remain unchanged, including the Adreno 650 GPU, Spectra 480 ISP, Snapdragon X55 5G modem, and more.
There’s aminor upgrade on the connectivity frontas well. Though Snapdragon 870 comes equipped with the FastConnect 6800 system, the same as Snapdragon 865, it now supports Bluetooth 5.2. It also supports Wi-Fi 6, which is a downgrade from Wi-Fi 6E support found aboard the Snapdragon 865+ chipset.
We already know that one of the Redmi K40 models, Motorola Edge S (launching next week), and the rumored OnePlus 9 Lite will be powered by this chipset. So, are you all excited for the launch of many Snapdragon 870 phones this year?
