It will be almost twice as expensive as the Snapdragon 865
Apparently, the upward trend in the cost of flagship smartphones will continue next year: even if manufacturers find a way to save on screens and memory, then the top-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 875 platform will have to pay almost twice as much as the current Snapdragon 865. writes the famous insider Ice Universe. This informant is deeply immersed in the mobile industry. For example, he was one of the first to report “picture gate” on Samsung smartphones and at the time he accurately predicted the premiere of Samsung ISOCELL GN1 image sensor. So there is no reason not to believe him.
Top-end Snapdragon 875 platform will be very expensive
So, as an insider writes in a short message on his Weibo page, the SoC Snapdragon 875 will cost $ 220. For the mobile industry, this is not just a lot, but a lot! For comparison, last year the price of a bundle of SoC Snapdragon 865 and a 5G Snapdragon X55 modem was quoted – $ 120-130. It turns out that the new top-end single-chip system will almost double in price! Of course, the increase in value will entirely fall on the shoulders of buyers and, therefore, now we can predict an increase in the flagships of 2021 by the same $ 100.
In light of this, MediaTek’s chances for wider use of its top-end platforms in mid-range and higher-end smartphones are further enhanced: if the company offers platforms that are not much inferior to Snapdragon 875 in performance and features, but at a lower price, the choice of many manufacturers of ready-made devices will be obvious.
