The Snapdragon 845 mobile platform was announced today at Qualcomm's tech summit in Hawaii, ready to usher in a new era of Android phones in 2018.
Its focus is on AI, improving imaging and bringing more power than ever to your smart devices, and we expect to see the first smartphones early next year.
Considering the Snapdragon 835 powered a majority of Android flagship phones in 2017, we expect to see many 2018 Android phones with the 845 at their heart. The Samsung Galaxy S9 could be the first considering Samsung is helping fabricate the new chip.
However, the first announced smartphone (technically) is the next flagship from Chinese phone maker Xiaomi. It definitely won't be the last, of course.
#Snapdragon 8⃣4⃣5⃣ is here and ready to power next year’s flagship mobile devices. 🎉 #SnapdragonSummit pic.twitter.com/vNOZoBVIBTDecember 5, 2017
For now, we know little else as Qualcomm only briefly revealed the chipset's name on stage during its opening keynote presentation.
We're reporting live from Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii, and we'll be bringing you everything you need to know on the firm's next generation flagship chipset throughout the week.
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