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Qualcomm has announced four new Snapdragon chips for mid-range phones: the Snapdragon 778 Plus, 695, 680, and 480 Plus, offering new 5G and ... Skiptomaincontent clock menu more-arrow no yes Tech Video Amazon Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Samsung Tesla AI Cars Cybersecurity Mobile Policy Privacy Scooters AllTech Reviews Phones Laptops Headphones Cameras Tablets Smartwatches Speakers Drones Accessories BuyingGuides How-tos Deals MorefromVergeReviews Science Video Space NASA SpaceX Health Energy Environment AllScience Creators YouTube Instagram Adobe Kickstarter Tumblr ArtClub Cameras Photography What’sinyourbag? AllCreators Entertainment Film TV Games Fortnite GameofThrones Books Comics Music AllEntertainment Video Features Podcasts Newsletters Store ✕ Filedunder: Mobile Tech Gadgets Qualcomm’sSnapdragon695isafastermid-tier5Gchip New, 2 comments PlusthreeothernewSnapdragonchips By ChaimGartenberg@cgartenberg Oct26,2021,11:06amEDT Sharethisstory SharethisonFacebook SharethisonTwitter Share Allsharingoptions Share Allsharingoptionsfor: Qualcomm’sSnapdragon695isafastermid-tier5Gchip Linkedin Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email GettyImages/iStockphoto QualcommisannouncingapileofnewSnapdragonchipstodayacrossitsmid-andentry-levelproductlineups:theSnapdragon778Plus,695,680,and480Plus,offeringmoreoptionstodevicemanufacturerswhenitcomestopickingthebestprocessorforaphone—and,intheory,morechoiceforcustomerswhenthey’relookingtobuyone. ThemostnotablenewchipistheSnapdragon695,whichreplacestheSnapdragon690inQualcomm’slineup.Unliketheoldmodel,theSnapdragon695willsupportbothmmWaveandsub-6GHzversionsof5G,whichshouldhelpimprovedataspeedsevenoncheaperphones(whichhavethusfartendedtoskipoutonofferingmmWavesupport).There’salsoaconsiderableboostinperformance:Qualcommpromisesa15-percentimprovementinCPUperformanceandupto30percentfastergraphicsrenderingcomparedtothe690. There’salsothecuriousadditionoftheSnapdragon680—anewLTE-onlySoCthat’sbuiltonthesame,moremodern6nmprocessasthe695.It’snotquiteuptoparwiththenew5GchipthatQualcommannounced,butratherisintendedtohelpfillthegapinQualcomm’slineupforcompaniesthatstillarelookingfor4G-onlydevices(whichcanhelpcutcostsinregionsthatdon’thave5Gdeploymentsyet). Theothertwochipsarerefreshedversionsofexistingmodes.There’stheSnapdragon778GPlus,anenhancedversionofthestandard778Gmodelthatthecompanyannouncedearlierthisyear,andtheSnapdragon480Plus,whichupgradestheexistingSnapdragon480.Bothmodelspromiseboostedperformancecomparedtotheirnon-pluscounterparts,althoughthegainsaresmall.The778GPlus,forexample,seesitsCPUgofrom2.4GHzto2.5GHz,while480Plusboostsclockspeedfrom2.0GHzto2.2GHz. ThefournewchipplatformsareallexpectedtolaunchlaterinQ42021,withpartnersHMD,Honor,Motorola,Oppo,Vivo,andXiaomiallexpressinginterestinusingatleastsomeofthenewSnapdragonchips. NextUpIn Tech Signupforthe newsletter VergeDeals SubscribetogetthebestVerge-approvedtechdealsoftheweek. Justonemorething! PleaseconfirmyoursubscriptiontoVergeDealsviatheverificationemailwejustsentyou. Email(required) Bysigningup,youagreetoourPrivacyNoticeandEuropeanusersagreetothedatatransferpolicy. Subscribe Loadingcomments... Sharethisstory Twitter Facebook