Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G chipset announced; will power flagship Android phones in 2021

The newly-launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC comes with the 6th gen AI Engine that brings a completely re-engineered Hexagon processor and is claimed to take a pivotal leap forward in AI compared to the previous generation to further improve performance at 26 tera operations per second (TOPS). The chipset also gets a 2nd gen Qualcomm Sensing Hub that incorporates lower-power always-on AI processing for intuitive, intelligent features. The 3rd generation Snapdragon Elite Gaming brings significant upgrades to Qualcomm Adreno GPU performance and with faster gigapixel Qualcomm Spectra ISP, the chipmaker says users can capture photos and videos at 2.7 gigapixels per second or roughly 120 photos at 12MP resolution—which is up to 35 percent faster than the previous generation.

Xiaomi confirmed that the upcoming Mi 11 will be one of the first flagships to use the Snapdragon 888 SoC

During the announcement of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, Xiaomi confirmed that the upcoming Mi 11 will be one of the first phones to use the flagship chipset. ASUS, BlackShark, Lenovo, LG, Meizu, Motorola, Nubia, Realme, OnePlus, OPPO, Sharp, Vivo, and ZTE are also confirmed to launch phones with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. However, the timelines aren't revealed just yet. More details about the Snapdragon 888 specifications are expected to be announced on Day 2 of the Qualcomm Summit.