Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of the new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform (Snapdragon 888+) on June 28，That is, the upgraded product of Snapdragon 888+, which was once rumored to be the flagship mobile platform of Snapdragon 888+。Some of the characteristics of the product are also basically consistent with previous speculations，The only difference is that it was misrepresented as Snapdragon 888 Pro。
Qualcomm Introduction，The new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform supports complete Snapdragon Elite Gaming features，Able to provide super smooth control response、Colorful HDR graphics and first-of-its-kind features of mobile devices。Qualcomm says，The new Snapdragon 888 Plus comes with strong performance、Super fast and top-level connections，Snapdragon 888 Plus is helping mobile terminals provide flagship-level smart entertainment experience，Games that include AI-enabled、Streaming、Images, etc.。Games that include AI-enabled、Streaming、Images, etc.。
Snapdragon 888 Plus continues to Samsung 5nm，The frequency is higher。Compared to Snapdragon 888，Snapdragon 888 Plus integrated Qualcomm Kryo 680 CPU，Super core frequency up to 3.0GHz。also，The computing power of the 6th generation Qualcomm AI engine it supports is as high as 32 trillion operations per second (32 TOPS)，AI performance improved by more than 20%。
The main upgrade of the Snapdragon 888 Plus is that the main frequency of the Cortex-X1 large core has been increased from 2.84GHz to 3GHz，It is expected that the performance will be improved by about 5%，Other hard parameters remain basically unchanged。During the publicity, Qualcomm only emphasized that AI improvement has increased by 20% compared to Snapdragon 888.，There is no mention of how much improvements in overall performance。
Previously, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 has been criticized by many people for "turning off"，But actually the chip performance is fine，It's just that the calorie is high，This leads to high requirements for mobile phone design，Otherwise, it is easy to reduce frequency due to overheating。The reason for this is quite complicated，Some people blame the X1 core for incomplete performance and design，Some people also blame Samsung's 5nm craftsmanship for overturning。Judging from the specifications of Snapdragon 888 Plus，No matter which reason，Nothing has changed at all on the new generation of chips。
The first manufacturer to be equipped with Snapdragon 888 Plus (Snapdragon 888+)：
According to Qualcomm's news，Snapdragon 888 Plus will be available in the third quarter of 2021，ASUS、glory、Motorola、Vivo and Xiaomi are expected to be equipped。Currently, Honor Magic3 has officially announced that it will be equipped with it；Xiaomi will still be the mobile phone manufacturer that will launch Snapdragon 888 Plus for the first time。
Bryan Chang, general manager of Asus Mobile Business Unit, said：all along，ROG is committed to bringing the best gaming experience to users。Use the new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform，It is a powerful guarantee that ROG gaming phones can ensure that the overall performance of the product is improved to a new level.。
Fang Fei, president of Honor Product Line, said：The new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform brings transformational advanced features，It can perfectly meet the needs of the upcoming Honor Magic3 series flagship phones。
Sergio Buniac, President of Motorola Mobility, said：As an important part of Motorola's product portfolio，Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform will support us to continue to adhere to "smart"，Vision for every possible，It will also help us bring the most important performance and 5G speed to consumers。
Luan Xinlin, general manager of vivo product line, said：The new vivo flagship phone will give full play to the strong performance of the Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G mobile platform，In the era of "everyone is a creator"，Let more consumers enjoy the fun brought to our lives by mobile technology。
Zhang Lei, vice president of Xiaomi's mobile phone department, also general manager of the hardware engineering department, said：We are very much looking forward to using the powerful 5G supported by Snapdragon 888 Plus、AI、Game and image features，Further consolidate Xiaomi's position in the high-end market，Living up to the expectations of the global rice fans。