Qualcomm launches new Snapdragon 870 5G Chipset.
                     QUALCOMM LAUNCHES NEW 
SNAPDRAGON 870 5G CHIPSET
INTRODUCTION
• The Snapdragon 870 5G chipset was introduced 
by Qualcomm. 
• A 865 Plus is successful with the latest 
Snapdragon 870 with an upgraded Qualcomm 
Kryo 585 CPU premium. 
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SUPPORT
• This helps the chipset to get up to 3.2GHz core 
clock speed. 
• The chipset supports sub-6GHz as well as 
mmWave 5G networks. 
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SNAPDRAGON 870
• The Snapdragon 870 will sit between the 865 
Plus and the newer Snapdragon 888. 
• It is still based on the 7nm architecture, unlike 
the Snapdragon 888 which is based on 5nm 
architecture. 
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COMPARISION
• While the 870 is an improvement over the 865 
Plus, the Snapdragon 888, which features more 
powerful components like the Kryo 680 cores and 
a Snapdragon X60 5G modem, will remain the 
company’s most powerful chipset.
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MOBILE INDUSTRY REQUIREMENTS
• Building upon the success of Snapdragon 865 and 865 Plus, the new Snapdragon 870 
was designed to address OEM and mobile industry requirements.
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FLAGSHIP DEVICES
• Snapdragon 870 will power a selection of flagship 
devices from key customers including Motorola, 
iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, and Xiaomi
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SPECIFICATIONS
• The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 is a 64-bit octa-core chipset that will be 
powered by the Kryo 585 core and will feature speeds of up to 3.2GHz. 
• Designed on the 7nm architecture, the chipset will also feature the Hexagon 698 
processor and the Snapdragon X55 5G modem. 
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SUPPORT DISPLAYS 
• Support for up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM is also present. The new Qualcomm 
Snapdragon 870 chipset will also support displays of up to 4K resolution at 60Hz 
refresh rate and QHD+ resolutions at 144Hz refresh rate.
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CONNECTIVITY
• In terms of connectivity, the 870 will support 
both sub-6GHz networks and mmWave networks, 
• Additionally, the chipset will also support 
downlink speeds of up to 7.5Gbps and uplink 
speeds of up to 3Gbps. 
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SUPPORT WI-FI
• The chipset will also support Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 
802.11a/b/g/n and both the 2.4GHz and 5Ghz bands, along with Bluetooth 
5.2 and NFC.
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