Qualcomm Announces Latest Snapdragon 845 Processor (9to5google.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Tuesday December 5, 2017 @10:50AM from the have-a-good-ring-to-it dept.

The processor to power the next generation of Android flagship smartphones has been announced today. Qualcomm unveiled the new Snapdragon 845 processor at the 2017 Snapdragon Tech Summit, where Microsoft announced it was working with its PC partners to bring Windows 10 to Qualcomm's ARM processors. While more technical details of the chip will be announced tomorrow, we do know that the Snapdragon 845 processor is based on a 10nm processor and will feature the latest X20 LTE modem for gigabit connectivity speeds. Generally speaking, the new processor will bring improved performance, better power efficiency, and improved image processing.

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Wow! by c6gunner · 2017-12-05 10:57 · Score: 4, Insightful

Newsflash: Qualcom is making a new processor which will be faster and stuff. No more details at this time.
Gee, thanks. I would have never guessed.
Exciting! by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2017-12-05 11:22 · Score: 3, Insightful

Unless Qualcomm has had a real change of heart lately the most 'exciting' feature of the new chip will be the fact that, since they've abandoned suppport for their binary blobs on the old chip; it will reasonably soon be the only Qualcomm option that runs contemporary Android.