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Qualcomm & Samsung working on Snapdragon 845, to debut in Galaxy S9

Samsung Galaxy s8 and s8+ just launched but that isn’t stopping Samsung from already working on the Galaxy S9. Well, at least one component for it. According to a recent report, Samsung and Qualcomm have started work on next year’s Snapdragon 845 chipset, which will make its debut in the Galaxy S9.

Qualcomm’s next-gen chipset will very likely be called the Snapdragon 845, even though that is subject to change. Once development has completed, either Samsung or TSMC will begin manufacturing the chipset.

It’s unclear where Qualcomm hopes to improve on this upcoming chipset compared to the current Snapdragon 835. However, it’s likely that the company will continue to focus on extracting more performance as well as making everything more efficient, leading to better battery life. It’s also possible that the 845 could include some enhancements for VR and AR.

Even though Samsung just unveiled the Galaxy S8, the company has already begun work for its next flagship – Galaxy S9 – with Qualcomm on a new mobile chip which will be mostly named Snapdragon 845.

According to The Investor, the new Snapdragon 835 chip is produced at Samsung’s manufacturing facilities which will come equipped with the 10-nanometer chip manufacturing technology. The chip claims to boasts 27 percent faster-processing speed and 30 percent more energy efficient compared to a chip based on the preceding 14-nanometer technology. Once the development is complete, either Samsung or TSMC will begin manufacturing the chipset.

Currently, Samsung uses the Snapdragon 835 and the Exynos 8895 chips in its new Galaxy S8 series, both 10nm chips that are faster and more energy-efficient than,  their predecessors respectively.

“The capabilities of a mobile processor can decide the overall performance of smartphones which now have a range of features such as video calls, video recording, VR, and AR,” an industry source told The Investor. At the moment, the report does not mention about Samsung’s future Exynos chips.

The next Qualcomm flagship platform will most likely be called Snapdragon 845 and will feature many improvements to its Snapdragon 835 predecessor, incorporated in many flagships announced this year, including the Galaxy S8.

The report mentions that either Samsung or Taiwan’s TSMC will start, manufacturing the new chip, when the development stage is completed. The first phone to arrive with the Snapdragon 835 platform is the Galaxy S8, while LG was also expected to feature the chip in its latest premium G6 smartphone, but decided otherwise because of supply constraints.

Samsung is the company,  that produces Snapdragon 835 chips with 10-nanometer manufacturing technology. The chip has a 27% faster processing speed and is by 30% more energy efficient compared to chips operating on the 14-nanometer,  technology. Recent reports have stated that the upcoming chip could be built on the 7nm process.Samsung unveiled a chip using second-gen 10nm processThe report states that high capabilities of mobile processors inside smartphones decide the device’s overall performance, as they make sure features like video calls, video recording, VR and AR features run smoothly.

Considering that Samsung is working closely with Qualcomm on the new Snapdragon 845 platform, the chip will most likely be featured on next year’s Galaxy s9 at first, while other smartphone manufacturers will have to wait to incorporate it in their premium devices.

Recently, Samsung announced a new chip using the second-generation 10-nanometer technology with 10% improvement in processing speed and 15% less energy consumption compared to the first generation. Moreover, Samsung will also manufacture its own Exynos chip to provide similar performance to the upcoming Snapdragon 845 platform.