The rumors were true: Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G platform on Wednesday, offering faster CPU and GPU clock speeds, upgraded Wi-Fi, plus 5G modem support. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. Earlier this month, Qualcomm unveiled its latest mobile ...

We learned quite a bit about Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon 865 last week, except for one thing: how fast it is. Now we know—it’s potentially the fastest around. Well, around Android, anyway.

Qualcomm has added a new flagship chipset to its smartphone processor line-up, with the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G Mobile Platform promising even more performance than its Snapdragon 865 sibling. As the ...

Qualcomm will not be providing the new Snapdragon 865 processor with a standalone 4G modem option, and has stated the chip comes only as a package with the second-generation X55 5G modem. This means ...

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At the heart of every smartphone chipset is a CPU and GPU combo. You won’t find a more powerful duo than the Snapdragon 865’s Kryo 585 CPU and Adreno 650 GPU. The smaller power efficiency cores are ...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 platform aims to spur 5G smartphone upgrades, camera enhancements, and AI tools that would bolster the premium device experience. The latest Snapdragon iteration brings ...

The Snapdragon 865 is Qualcomm's latest-and-greatest chipset, set to be the 5G heart of most 2020 Android flagships, and unsurprisingly it blows right past its predecessor when it comes to benchmarks.

Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off of the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765 platforms at its annual Snapdragon Summit, which the company flew me out to. While full details about the ...

Today, Qualcomm detailed its new flagship SoC for 2020: the Snapdragon 865. This is going to be the chip that ships in every single high-end Android phone that comes out in 2020, and there’s a lot to ...