News & Reviews:   Snapdragon 865

It may make the Snapdragon 865 seem like an outdated chipset, but this doesn't mean that it sucks. The SD 865 is still more than capable of delivering top-tier performance, especially in graphics-intense mobile games. As SD 888-powered phones without any chargers become mainstream (it's gonna happen), SD 865 phones will start selling for more affordable prices. In other words, now's the time to get one before companies stop manufacturing them. With that in mind, here are our picks of the 5 best SD 865 smartphones you can currently get.

A while back, it was rumoured that the new Exynos 1000 chipset from Samsung could outperform the Snapdragon 865 in terms of GPU performance. But it looks like Samsung's next flagship chipset won't have what it takes to beat the upcoming Snapdragon 875 chipset.

A new rumour has appeared, claiming that Qualcomm could be launching the Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset as early as Q3 2020. Back in 2018, Qualcomm launched the Snapdragon 855 chipset in December, before following up with the Plus version in July 2019. If Qualcomm follows this pattern, the Q3 2020 launch window could be true.

When it comes to gaming smartphones, their prices can be quite high sometimes depends on what brand you’re getting from. If you’re looking for a gaming smartphone that comes with a really affordable price tag, you might need to wait for a while as MediaTek is planning to bring gaming chipset to even cheaper phones.

Many brands rely on Qualcomm's mobile chipsets these days but there are others that are trying to gain more market share. Apple and Huawei have an advantage here, being able to manufacture their own chips, like the A13 Bionic and Kirin 990. But Samsung actively uses Qualcomm chips in many of its devices and needs orders for chips to improve its chip business. Unfortunately, Qualcomm may not want to play ball.

Earlier today, we saw Qualcomm announcing its latest Snapdragon 865 and 765 chipsets. At the same time, many brands have confirmed that they will be offering smartphones equipped with the new chipsets. Looks like 2020 will be a year filled with Qualcomm 5G-powered phones.

Android smartphones powered by Qualcomm are once again set to gain more performance, with Qualcomm announcing three new mobile chipsets today. The chipmaker has revealed the Snapdragon 865, Snapdragon 765 and Snapdragon 765 5G chipsets at the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2019.

We’ve just seen the birth of the Snapdragon 855+ chipset recently and now Qualcomm is planning on unveiling their next flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 865 chipset. The chipset may reportedly be using TSMC’s second gen 7nm processor.