Qualcomm unveils the Snapdragon 870, a souped-up version of the Snapdragon 865

Owing to the rising demand for affordable flagship smartphones, Qualcomm today unveiled the new Snapdragon 870 chipset. The latest Snapdragon 8 series chip from the company is a souped-up version of the Snapdragon 865 from last year that features an enhanced Kryo 585 CPU prime core clocked at up to 3.2GHz.

	Qualcomm Snapdragon 870	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
CPU	1 x Kryo 585 (ARM Cortex A77-based) Prime core @3.2GHz, 1x 512KB pL2 cache 3x Kryo 585 (ARM Cortex A77-based) Performance cores @ 2.4GHz, 3x 256KB pL2 cache 4x Kryo 385 (ARM Cortex A55-based) Efficiency cores @ 1.8GHz, 4x 128KB pL2 cache 4MB sL3 cache	1x Kryo 585 (ARM Cortex A77-based) Prime core @ 2.84GHz, 1x 512KB pL2 cache 3x Kryo 585 (ARM Cortex A77-based) Performance cores @ 2.4GHz, 3x 256KB pL2 cache 4x Kryo 385 (ARM Cortex A55-based) Efficiency cores @ 1.8GHz, 4x 128KB pL2 cache 4MB sL3 cache
GPU	Adreno 650 Vulkan 1.1 Full suite Snapdragon Elite Gaming Features Video playback: H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, 4K HDR10, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision	Adreno 650 Vulkan 1.1 Snapdragon Elite Gaming with new Desktop Forward Rendering, Game Color Plus, updatable GPU drivers Video playback: H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), VP8, VP9, 4K HDR10, HLG, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Display	Maximum On-Device Display Support: UHD @ 60Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz Maximum External Display Support: UHD @ 60Hz DisplayPort over USB Type-C support	Maximum On-Device Display Support: UHD @ 60Hz, QHD+ @ 144Hz Maximum External Display Support: UHD @ 60Hz HDR support DisplayPort over USB Type-C support
AI	Hexagon 698 with Hexagon Vector eXtensions and new Hexagon Tensor Accelerator 5th generation AI Engine Qualcomm Sensing Hub 15 TOPS	Hexagon 698 with Hexagon Vector eXtensions and new Hexagon Tensor Accelerator 5th generation AI Engine Qualcomm Sensing Hub 15 TOPS
Memory	4 x 16-bit LPDDR4x @ 2133MHz, 16GB LPDDR5 @ 2750MHz	4 x 16-bit LPDDR4 @ 2133MHz, 16GB LPDDR5 @ 2750MHz 3MB system level cache
ISP	Dual 14-bit Spectra 480 ISP Single camera: Up to 64MP with ZSL; Up to 200MP Dual camera: Up to 25MP with ZSL Video capture: 4K HDR @ 60fps + 64MP burst images; 4K @ 120fps; 8K @ 30fps; Slow motion up to 720p@960fps (unlimited); HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision	Dual 14-bit Spectra 480 ISP Single camera: Up to 64MP with ZSL; Up to 200MP Dual camera: Up to 25MP with ZSL Video capture: 4K HDR @ 60 fps + 64MP burst images; 4K @ 120 fps; 8K @ 30 fps; Slow motion up to 720p@960 fps (unlimited); HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, Dolby Vision
Modem	Snapdragon X55 4G LTE and 5G multimode modem Downlink: Up to 7.5Gbps Uplink: Up to 3Gbps Modes: NSA, SA, TDD, FDD mmWave: 800Mhz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO sub-6 GHz: 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO	Snapdragon X55 4G LTE and 5G multimode modem Downlink: 7.5Gbps (5G), 2.5Gbps (4G LTE) Uplink: 3Gbps, 316Mbps (4G LTE) Modes: NSA, SA, TDD, FDD mmWave: 800MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO sub-6 GHz: 200MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO
Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qualcomm Quick Charge AI	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ Qualcomm Quick Charge AI
Connectivity	Location: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, NavIC, SBAS, Dual Frequency support Wi-Fi: Qualcomm FastConnect 6800; Wi-Fi 6 certified; 2.4/5GHz Bands; 20/40/80 MHz Channels; DBS, TWT, WPA3, 8×8 MU-MIMO, OFDMA, 1024 QAM Bluetooth: Version 5.2, aptX TWS, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Voice	Location: Beidou, Galileo, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS, SBAS, Dual Frequency support Wi-Fi: Qualcomm FastConnect 6800; Wi-Fi 6 certified; 2.4/5GHz Bands; 20/40/80 MHz Channels; DBS, TWT, WPA3, 8×8 MU-MIMO, OFDMA, 1024QAM Bluetooth: Version 5.1, aptX TWS, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Voice
Manufacturing Process	7nm	7nm (TSMC’s N7P)

As you can see in the spec sheet above, the new Snapdragon 870 isn’t a whole lot different from the Snapdragon 865. Other than the faster prime core, the only obvious difference between the two SoCs is the supported Bluetooth version. While the Snapdragon 865 featured Bluetooth 5.1 support, the Snapdragon 870 offers Bluetooth 5.2 support. Follow this link to learn more about the new Snapdragon 8 series chipset.

The new Snapdragon 870 will power a new generation of flagship devices from several prominent OEMs, including Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi. Devices featuring the chipset are expected to be announced in the first quarter of 2021.

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