Snapdragon 870 5G – Refresh version of the Snapdragon 865 for 2021

Snapdragon 5G (qualcomm source)

Qualcomm has announced the platformSnapdragon 870, An upgraded and updated version of its previous flagship platform, the Snapdragon 865, for 2021, which comes with a higher working frequency and 5G mobile connectivity based on the Snapdragon X55 modem and is intended for the flagship devices of the various companies as one grade below Snapdragon 888.

While Qualcomm’s latest flagship platform remains the Snapdragon 888, which comes in an improved 4 + 3 + 1 processor structure and 5nm production, the new Snapdragon 870 is intended as an additional intermediate step for cellular manufacturers and will stand between the previous generation Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 865 Plus. The company and the new 888, as an additional and cheaper solution for the flagship devices of the various manufacturers.

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A closer look at the new 870 actually reveals that it is almost identical to the Snapdragon 865 + platform from the previous year ‘to a level that could easily be called + 865 +. Similarly, the 870 comes in the familiar 7 nm production with an 8-core processor in a 4 + 4 configuration, with four powerful Cortex-A77 cores at a higher frequency of up to 3.2GHz, an improvement of about 10% compared to the original 865 and about 3% compared to the + 865, which is joined by 4 economical Cortex-A55 cores at a frequency of 1.8GHz similar to previous generations, while on the graphic side you can find the Adreno 650 accelerator, which comes at a frequency of 670MHz, similar to + 865, compared to a frequency of 587MHz at The original 865.

Snapdragon 870 5G (qualcomm source)

The Snapdragon 870 platform is expected to reach the next flagship devices of Shiomi, OnePlus, Motorola and iQOO during the first quarter of 2021.

With the introduction of the new 870, the simple question arises – is there a real need for it beyond the new “2021 Platform” label? Given that the 870 is almost identical to the + 865, it seems to have been used as a purely rebranding move, one that brings with it no significant improvement other than a minor increase in its core frequency.