The Snapdragon 888 has been announced by Qualcomm as their top-tier SoC (system-on-chip) which will be powering some of 2021’s biggest flagship phones.

This new chip was announced during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2020. A yearly event organized by Qualcomm to unveil their latest chip technology for the next generation of phones.

Every smartphone is as good as its chipset, and what makes the announcement of the next flagship Qualcomm chipset exciting is the new features it will enable on future smartphones.

The previous snapdragon 865 was found in versions of the Samsung Galaxy S20 range, the OnePlus 8 series and other phones manufactured by Xiaomi, LG, Sony and more. This means the new Snapdragon 888 could well find its way into some of the biggest phones by these brands in 2021.

Snapdragon 888 features

Cameras

There’s good news for mobile photographers, as the Snapdragon 888 chipset brings with it a host of new camera-related features.

One of the big additions is the triple ISP (image signal processor), which allows handsets to offer triple concurrency on their multiple cameras.

What does that mean? Basically, smartphones with the Snapdragon 888 will be able to capture three streams of 4K HDR video simultaneously. That could be three video feeds from the rear ultra-wide, wide and telephoto lenses for example, or video recording from two rear cameras and one front-facing camera all at the same time.

This could be especially useful to video editors, who will end up with three separate video files to edit from just one device.

The triple ISPs on the Snapdragon 888 can help photographers too. You’ll be able to take advantage of triple photo capture, giving you the ability to capture three images, from three different lenses, at the same time, at up to 28MP each with no shutter lag.

As with the video recording, this will produce three images from one device – with each one providing a slightly different perspective depending on the lens it’s from.

This ability allows three cameras to be running at once in the background too, so even when you’re only using one, it can instantly switch between them, so there’s no delays when swapping between, say, ultra-wide and telephoto.

What Else?

Qualcomm has improved its burst capture technology on the Snapdragon 888, with phones packing the chip given the ability to capture up to 120 photos in one second, all at 12MP. Useful for anyone looking to shoot action or sports, and Qualcomm says this is 35% faster than the Snapdragon 865.

The Snapdragon 888 is also set to improve low-light photography, with a new architecture that’s able to capture shots in very low light, down to 0.1 lux.

There’s support for 10-bit HDR HEIF photo (and video) capture as well, allowing you to take photos in over one billion shades of color. You’ll be able to capture, save and display images in 10-bit, up from 8-bit previously.

As well as the triple 4K HDR video capture, smartphones with the Snapdragon 888 will also have the option to enable 4K video capture and playback at 120fps (frames per second), while computational HDR video capture allows for recording with extreme dynamic range – combining multiple exposures at 4K video rates. This will help not just for video recording, but also for video calls.

The Snapdragon 888 also allows photos to include a cryptographic seal, which confirms that they’re genuine photos rather than fake.

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