We are halfway into the year 2020 and we already have a tonne of phones powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. Just like last year, Qualcomm has launched an overclocked version of its flagship chipset aka the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+.
Talking about the new overclocked chipset, it has surpassed the 3GHz CPU clock speed mark providing a more powerful performance to the phones it will be integrated within. Qualcomm has pushed the envelope of its single Kryo 585 Prime CPU core to 3.1 GHz which is a 10% increase from the vanilla SDM865 chipset which has a max frequency of 2.84GHz. Apart from the Prime core, the three big clusters are still at 2.42GHz while the rest of four cores remain the same as well.
It’s not just the CPU but the GPU has received a much-needed bump as well with Adreno 650 GPU that can now render graphics 10% faster than its vanilla version mounted on Snapdragon 865. Last year, we saw Asus ROG Phone II cutting with the first phone to sport the overclocked Snapdragon 855+, and this year too, Asus ROG Phone 3 will cut to launch with the overclocked Snapdragon 865+ when it launches on July 22.
The new Snapdragon 865+ brings a few more tweaks to it such as the upgrade to upgrade to its wireless connectivity. It is now integrated with FastCOnnect 6900 which is meant to support Wi-Fi 6E instead of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 instead of Bluetooth 5.1 which is a major improvement. This enables the chipset to reach speeds up to 3.2 Gbps on the GHz band with a latency of less than 3ms.
Furthermore, there are plenty of perks of using the new chipset such as it is meant to support 144Hz refresh rate, 200MP photos, 8K video recording, Quick Charge 4, and comprehensive 5G support which covers both mmWave and sub-6GHz. It uses the existing Snapdragon X55 modem for 5G connectivity.
