ISSUE 46 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85FEATUREthe Galaxy S9 to see it in action, but once the new
chip arrives, it will mean great things for mobile power
users. Here are five ways the new chip will impact
future Android flagship phones.
- Your data will fly
The architecture of the Snapdragon 845 is the same
10nm octa-core processor as the 835, so it’s unlikely
that the Galaxy S9 or LG V40 will bring much of a
performance boost over the S8 and V30. Qualcomm
says the 845 chip will bring 30 percent faster graphics
than the 835, an impressive technical increase over an
already powerful chip, but one that’s not likely to be all
that noticeable in real-world use.
The real speed boost will come from the modem.
The 845 uses the second-generation X20 Gigabit
LTE modem, which supports for 1.2Gb/s Gigabit LTE
Category 18 as well as multigigabit 802.11ad Wi-Fi for
even faster downloads. Of course, your mileage will
vary depending on the network, but Qualcomm says
the new modem will allow users to download a 3GB
movie in less than three minutes over LTE. - They’ll last longer
The 835 brought serious gains in battery life, with
many phones using the chip easily making it through
a full day of regular use. Qualcomm says the 845 will
be 30 percent more power-efficient than the 835,
which could push phones into a second day without
needing to be charged. Qualcomm has focused
on optimizing the chip’s cores with the 845, so the
processor will be able to delineate tasks intelligently