Qualcomm may unveil flagship 865 chipset on Sep 24

SAN FRANCISCO: Qualcomm is likely to unveil its flagship Snapdragon 865 chipset on September 24, which will power the top-end flagship Android smartphones of 2020.

The new chipset will be manufactured by Samsung using its 7nm EUV process. The smaller the process number, the more transistors fit inside the chip making it more powerful and energy efficient, PhoneArena reported on Sunday.

The company’s current flagship chipset is the Snapdragon 855+, which is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform that offers a 15 per cent improvement in graphics capabilities.