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"flagship processor" is the most advanced and powerful central processing unit (CPU) made by a company. It is used in high-end devices like smartphones, tablets, or computers to provide the best performance, speed, and efficiency.
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Additionally, you might have heard the rumors surrounding the Snapdragon 845, which is to be the official next - generation
flagship processor for Qualcomm that would follow the Snapdragon 835 and 836.
In terms of specification, the S8 will sport Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 the
latest flagship processor from the SoC manufacturer with the usual AMOLED display, high resolution pixels and all the bells & whistles associated with Samsung flagship phones.
Now, speaking of the phone, it's worth noting that it comes with the Kirin 970 64 - bit octa - core SoC, which is Huawei's all - new
flagship processor with AI capabilities, and we're sure that this SoC plays a part in the whole battery life equation, as it's more power efficient than its predecessor.
The Huawei P20 and P20 Pro will be fueled by the same SoC, the Kirin 970, Huawei's
flagship processor which fuels the Huawei Mate 10, Mate 10 Pro and PORSCHE DESIGN Mate 10 smartphones.
Of course, OnePlus 6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor given the company uses the latest Qualcomm
flagship processor on its flagship phones.
This octa - core processor (4x2.36 GHz + 4x1.8 GHz) is very, very capable and is right up there with the other
major flagship processor at the moment, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845.
While the Kirin 950 looked underpowered when compared to the Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor, we hope the Kirin 960 to perform on par with the Snapdragon and
Exynos flagship processors.
Kirin 970 is Huawei's in -
house flagship processor that offers competitive (sometimes better) performance when compared to Qualcomm flagship 835 SoC.
We've already established that two - generation -
old flagship processors are «faster» (on paper) than most current - generation budget chips, but what about the display tech and cameras?
The OnePlus 5T has the more
typical flagship processor with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and comes in either 6 or 8 GB of RAM variants depending on storage.
At the IFA 2017 held in September last year, Huawei unveiled its latest
flagship processor called Kirin 970 with a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU).
Qualcomm today announced that its
next flagship processor will be called the Snapdragon 845, the company said at its Snapdragon Tech Summit.
This is the company's
flagship processor which has been included in a number of flagship devices thus far, including the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, HTC 10, Xiaomi Mi 5, etc..
Huawei's Kirin 970 64 - bit octa -
core flagship processor will fuel these two smartphones, and the two devices will ship with Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box, while the company's Emotion UI (EMUI) 8.0 skin will be included on top of it.
The
latest flagship processor from the company is the Snapdragon 835 that we have seen in almost every other high - end phone this year.
For a phone that comes with a 5.7 - inch QHD AMOLED screen and is powered by a 2015
flagship processor from Qualcomm — the Snapdragon 810 — which is paired with a decent RAM of 3 GB, you will be getting some of the best deals available on the market right now.
All three devices are fueled by the same processor, the Kirin 960 64 - bit octa - core processor, which was Huawei's
flagship processor for 2016, and the first half of last year, which essentially means it's still quite powerful.
While it's only utilizing last year's
flagship processor it's still no slouch in the performance department and took everything I gave it without problems.
Under the hood is Qualcomm's latest
flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845 chipset, coupled with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal memory.
The Nokia 8 Sirocco runs on Qualcomm's last year's
flagship processors — Snapdragon 835.
It uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chip, which was
the flagship processor of choice for many smartphones last year.
Firstly, the Snapdragon 835 is what we've come to expect from newly launched flagships, as it is
the flagship processor by Qualcomm for this year.
The device is fueled by the Snapdragon 821 64 - bit quad - core processor, which was Qualcomm's
flagship processor for 2016.
The tweet also said the Pixel 2 phones will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 processor, which will be a minor upgrade over the current 835
flagship processor.
It's expected to be powered by this year's
flagship processor, the Snapdragon 845, and come with 8 GB of RAM in one of the two available variants.
The phone makes it to this list of best phones under 30,000 because of
its flagship processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor.
The Galaxy S9 will be fueled by the Snapdragon 845 64 - bit octa - core processor in some markets, which is Qualcomm's
flagship processor, while in other regions, it will ship with Samsung's Exynos 9810 64 - bit octa - core flagship SoC.
The Huawei P20 Pro and P20 will both be fueled by the same SoC, Huawei's
flagship processor, the Kirin 970, which is already fueling several Mate 10 - branded smartphones.
This SoC is pretty new — only announced in October 2017 — but, as the 600 - series designation suggests, it's not
a flagship processor.
The Nokia Lumia 830 was billed as an «affordable flagship», albeit lacking
a flagship processor or Nokia's trademark AMOLED displays.
All three devices are fueled by the same processor, the Kirin 960 64 - bit octa - core processor, which was Huawei's
flagship processor for 2016, and the first half of last year, which essentially means it's still quite powerful.
In Europe, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus handsets are fueled by the Exynos 8895 64 - bit octa - core SoC, which is Samsung's
flagship processor.
Both devices are fueled by the same SoC, the Kirin 960, Huawei's
flagship processor.