Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Chipset Announced, Everything We know So Far

By Deepak Rajawat • Updated On 6 Dec 2017

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Qualcomm has finally taken the wraps off from its next-generation flagship chipset – the Snapdragon 845, with this launch the Snapdragon on-chip system marked its tenth anniversary. The company has very selectively revealed details about its greatest chip.

Snapdragon 845 Vs. Snapdragon 835: What Improved

The Snapdragon 845 SoC will be succeeding immensely popular Snapdragon 835 chipset which currently rocking in most of the flagships in 2017. The Qualcomm development team took three years to come up with the Snapdragon 845 system-on-chip. Like the predecessor, the Snapdragon 845 Chipset will feature a 10nm manufacturing process.

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As per the Qualcomm, its team focused on six core features mainly Content creation, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, wireless, and power consumption while coming up with this new powerhouse. The Snapdragon 835 successor will offer much-improved performance, better power efficiency, and improved image processing. The Qualcomm 845 chipset will feature an X20 LTE modem, which supports gigabit connectivity on supported networks.

“It’ll make accessing the apps on the web as fast as the memory on your phone,” Alex Katouzian, SVP of Qualcomm Semicon, Qualcomm’s semiconductor division, said. “It’s the ultimate in mobile platform capability.”

The Snapdragon 845 chipset set to officially feature in most of the high-end Android phones in 2018. The new chipset is also expected feature in few Windows 10 running laptops as well.

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Deepak Rajawat

Deepak Rajawat is a technology journalist and editor with over 12 years of experience in both print and digital media. Before transitioning to online journalism, he contributed to renowned publications including Hindustan Times and The Statesman.

At Smartprix, Deepak reviews smartphones, laptops, TVs, and soundbars, with a focus on answering the real-world questions that matter most to consumers. Over the past decade, he has reviewed more than 1,000 devices, combining hands-on expertise with a user-first approach.

A graduate in Journalism and Mass Communication from Calcutta University, Deepak also follows emerging technologies closely—including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR). Earlier in his career, he covered sports with the same passion he now brings to tech.

He is based in Noida and joined Smartprix in September 2015.

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