Qualcomm Announces the Snapdragon 855 and Its New Under-display Fingerprint Sensor

Qualcomm announced its new flagship 855 mobile platform today. While the company didn't release all of the details yet, it stressed that the 855 is 'the world's first commercial mobile platform supporting multi-gigabit 5G.' From a report: The 855 also features a new multi-core AI engine that promises up to 3x better AI performance compared to its previous mobile platform, as well as specialized computer vision silicon for enhanced computational photography (think something akin to Google's Night Light) and video capture. The company also briefly noted that the new platform has been optimized for gaming. The product name for this is 'Snapdragon Elite Gaming,' but details remain sparse. Qualcomm also continues to bet on AR (or 'extended reality' as the company brands it).

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