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(Pocket-lint) - Qualcomm has revealed its level updates for precocious 2021, spearheaded by the caller Snapdragon 778G Plus, doubling down connected the company's 5G offering successful its mid- and entry-level tiers.
The 778G was primitively announced successful the mediate of this year, with the 'Plus' mentation extending the level with faster timepiece speeds for an uptick successful show potential.
Elsewhere the chip-maker revealed the Snapdragon 695 5G, 480 Plus 5G, and 680 4G.
With the objection of the past and lowest-level 1 of those listed above, the connection is beauteous clear: it's astir 5G for all, with the speedier connectivity much apt to marque its mode into much affordable handsets successful the adjacent future.
Qualcomm says that the request successful the mid-level abstraction has accrued considerably - up 44 per cent for the 7-series this twelvemonth - arsenic galore customers are intelligibly choosing the much sensibly priced options implicit the starring flagships successful the market.
The 6-series, present headed by the 695 5G, brings a 30 per cent summation successful graphics and 15 per cent processor betterment implicit the older 690, helping to adjacent the spread successful performance. It volition besides cater for Sub 6G and mmWave 5G formats.
While Qualcomm is intelligibly focused connected enhancing its mid-level portfolio, however, its yearly Tech Summit - which Pocket-lint volition beryllium attending this December - volition beryllium the showcase for its top-tier platforms. We're expecting an update of the 888, successful the rumoured 898, to header that show.
Writing by Mike Lowe. Originally published connected 26 October 2021.
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