Android gaming phones are about to get faster thanks to the Snapdragon 865 Plus
Qualcomm’s enhanced chipset will appear in the gaming-focused Asus ROG 3 phone
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New Android phones are about to hit a gaming-themed speed boost in the latter half of 2020 thanks to the debut of an enhanced version of the QualcommSnapdragon 865chipset.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865 Plus will arrive in theAsus ROG Phone 3first, according to the chipset manufacturer, and it’ll boast faster CPU, GPU and Wi-Fi speeds.
It’ll also be coupled with the same speedy5Gmodem as found in the Snapdragon 865 chipset.
This is a small bump over the 140 devices that carry to the Snapdragon 865, which was first introduced in theSamsung Galaxy S20earlier this year – you’ll experience a 10% uptick in the CPU clock speeds and 10% faster graphics rendering.
The 865 Plus also has Wi-Fi speeds of up to 3.6Gbps, which Qualcomm touts as the fastest of any mobile Wi-Fi offering in the industry. Overall the Snapdragon 865’s single and multi-core clock speeds haven’t been as fast asApple’siPhone 11series with its A13 Bionic chip, so every win counts here.
Gaming phones are becoming a thing, really
All of this serves the needs of a growing list of thebest gaming phones. There are a few standout gaming phones, including the existingAsus ROG 2and theRazer Phone 2, both from PC makers that have turned attentions to phones. But neither device has sold earth-shattering amounts.
Instead, the Snapdragon 865 Plus has a more important role to play in smartphones from mainstream companies that are betting big on mobile gaming.Samsungand OnePlus are constantly highlighting the gaming capabilities of their new handsets.
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That said, we’re unlikely to see the Snapdragon 865 Plus in the new crop ofGalaxy Note 20phones – last year’sNote 10andNote 10 Plusskipped the 855 Plus chipset. But we did see this chipset arrive in theGalaxy Z Flipin early 2020.
After the Asus ROG 3, expect the inevitableOnePlus 8Tto push the envelope when it comes to mobile chip clock speeds and gaming performance. It’s the type of small performance boost that Android phone manufacturers will love to talk about when going head-to-head with Apple’siPhone 12.
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