Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Review

The Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G processor, which was introduced in 2021 and has Samsung 5 nm production technology, was developed for high-end smartphones.The processor has one Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) that can reach 3 GHz , three Cortex-A78 that can reach 2.4 GHz and 4 Cortex-A55 that can reach 1.8 GHz.

Thanks to its powerful processor core, the processor, which does not cause problems to the user in terms of high performance.Can also save power thanks to 4 Cortex-A55 cores with a speed of 1.8 GHz.In addition, the processor includes a WiFi 6e modem. It also supports LPDDR5 memory that can run at 3200 MHz.

Compared to Snapdragon 888, the previous processor model of the same manufacturer.It performs better thanks to its higher clocked main core.

However , it performs lower than its biggest rivals, the Apple A14 and A15 processors.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Specifications

The Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G processor performs almost the same as its predecessor, the Snapdragon 888.It still offers better performance to the user.The general features of the Snapdragon 888 processor, developed for high-end smartphones, are as follows;

Some smartphone models with this processor are;

• Asus ROG Phone 5s Pro
• Honor Magic3 Pro
• Meizu 18s
• Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro
• Vivo iQOO 8 Pro
• Vivo X70 Pro+
• Xiaomi Mix 4
• ZTE Nubia RedMagic 6S Pro

Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Review

In order to get a general idea about the performance of the processor, more live test data is looked at.You can have a definite idea about how the smartphone with the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G processor will perform by looking at its performance in games.

If you wish, you can see how the Asus Zenfone 8 with this processor performs in mobile games in the table below;

Graphics SettingFPS Value

Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G vs Snapdragon 888

Looking at the overall performance, there is a slight performance difference between the two processors.Which are very close to each other.

According to AnTuTu 9 scoring, Snapdragon 8888 Plus 5G has a better score in every aspect than Snapdragon 888.

As can be seen, according to AnTuTu 9 scoring, 888 Plus 5G data gives better results than 888.Of course, although these data obtained as a result of the tests are not 100% accurate.It can be said that the 888 Plus 5G has a better performance in general.

On the other hand, if we look at the GeekBench 5 data, Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G is the winner in single-core performance.While Snapdragon 888 is the winner in multi-core performance.