Qualcomm has introduced that it’s rediscovering its naming sample for future cellular chipsets. This implies that cellular chips manufactured by the US chipmaker, beginning with the much-anticipated Snapdragon 898, is not going to comply with the everyday three-digit naming system.
The transfer can also be set to hit all different chipsets that the model is about to launch sooner or later, together with the reasonably priced and midrange segments.
Qualcomm can also be planning to color-code its chipsets, which is able to additional assist in figuring out which phase the chips belong to. For instance, gold signifies the premium tier chipset coming after the Snapdragon 888 Plus, whereas midnight, gunmetal and different colours signify the decrease collection chipsets.
It will drop the ‘5G’ tag that always seems after its 5G-capable chips such because the Snapdragon 765G. This is being carried out as a result of Qualcomm claims that 5G help will develop into commonplace going ahead. Therefore, the redundant tag could have no worth.
Why this transfer might assist Qualcomm
There was a time when Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipset was straightforward to grasp. They have been three-digit numbers and the primary digit outlined the collection and phase by which the chip was getting used, the final two digits serving to to distinguish the brand new mannequin from the later fashions.
This is true until date. However, a lot of Snapdragon processors have stuffed the restricted naming scheme of the model, resulting in a complicated sample in the present day. Now it is onerous to inform the corporate’s higher mid-range chipset (Snapdragon 768G) other than its reasonably priced flagships (just like the Snapdragon 870).
Several different particulars comparable to how the model will differentiate the generations of every chipset continues to be unclear. We’ll know extra about it in a number of days through the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit beginning November 30. This can also be once we will see what identify the upcoming Snapdragon 898 chipset truly bears after its launch.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
