8 ways Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 chip will change smartphones for the better

Qualcomm's next-gen mobile chip, the Snapdragon 855, is official and will be looked back as a cornerstone to the 5G-ification of everything.

The world's largest mobile chipmaker held back on sharing extensive details during the first day of its annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Maui, Hawaii on Monday. But now the curtain's been fully lifted and we know exactly how the tiny little chip will push mobile forward. 

TL;DR: Get ready for 5G, more AI, faster performance, improved gaming, and — what I'm personally most excited for — portrait mode-like 4K video recording where backgrounds are blurred out in real-time. Read more...

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