Chipmaker Qualcomm has reportedly been working on the successor to its current flagship chipset Snapdragon 845 for some time now. This chipset, which is likely to launch very soon is expected to be Qualcomm’s first mobile chipset with 5G capabilities and should display a better performing capacity than the Snapdragon 845.
These scores are very close to the benchmark scores of Apple’s A12 Bionic chipset which powers the iPhone XS, XS Max, and the iPhone XR. In our review of the iPhone XS, it reaped a score of 3,42,949 on AnTuTu. On Geekbench, the latest iPhone scored 4,820 in single-core tests while in the multi-core tests, it scored to the north of 11,000.
This gap was wider while comparing Snapdragon 845 with last year’s A11 Bionic, which Qualcomm now seems to be swooping in to catch up with Apple.
As for the naming of the new Snapdragon 8150 is concerned, the reason isn’t exactly clear but Qualcomm’s decision to launch Snapdragon 850 earlier this year, specifically for “always connected” Windows-powered ultrabooks hints that it might reserve the “855” moniker for a chipset meant for a similar purpose.
