Realme ‘Race’, Oppo Find X3, and Other Phones Based on Snapdragon 888 SoC

Realme ‘Race’ in addition to Red Magic 6, Oppo Find X3, Nubia Z, and ZTE Axon 30 sequence are set to debut within the first quarter of 2021 with the newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. The smartphone producers introduced their launch plans shortly after Qualcomm unveiled the newest Snapdragon chipset as its new flagship 5G cellular platform. Alongside Realme, Oppo and ZTE, Xiaomi has additionally confirmed its plans to deliver the Snapdragon 888-powered Mi 11 to the market “very soon.” The actual launch dates of the brand new smartphones are, nonetheless, but to be revealed.

Realme ‘Race’

Following the announcement of the Snapdragon 888 SoC on the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 on Tuesday, Realme introduced its new flagship smartphone that’s codenamed ‘Race’. The smartphone is claimed to offer an enhanced gaming, video, and communication expertise alongside an upgraded 5G connectivity. Realme Vice President and India CEO Madhav Sheth additionally urged India launch plans for the Realme Race.

“We are proud to be among the first smartphone manufacturers to come equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chipset. With this milestone we reaffirm our commitment to bring more 5G devices in India in 2021,” he mentioned.

Official particulars concerning the Realme Race are but to be introduced. However, the telephone was leaked by GSMArena on Tuesday with a mannequin quantity RMX2202. It is claimed to have 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage and run on Android 11 out-of-box with Realme UI 2.0 on prime. An picture purportedly exhibiting the telephone was additionally posted on-line that hinted at a circular-shaped rear digital camera setup.

Red Magic 6

Specifically catering to cellular players, Nubia sub-brand Red Magic is planning to launch the Red Magic 6 sequence with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC. Launch particulars concerning the Red Magic 6 sequence have been revealed by Nubia President Ni Fei on Weibo. The new sequence is claimed to be the primary gaming telephone outfitted with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. Moreover, it’s more likely to embrace an improve to the Red Magic 5G that debuted in March this 12 months.

Red Magic 6 sequence based mostly on Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC teased on-line
Photo Credit: Weibo

Oppo Find X3

Alongside the Realme ‘Race’ and Red Magic 6, Oppo can be planning to leap on the bandwagon and launch its Snapdragon 888-powered flagship within the first quarter of 2021. The firm mentioned in a press assertion that it was planning to launch the following Find X sequence as one of many first 5G smartphone sequence powered by the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset.

“We are sure that the next Find X series will deliver an extraordinary all-round experience to users around the globe,” Oppo Vice President and President of Global Sales Alen Wu mentioned.

Earlier this month, Oppo confirmed that the Find X3 sequence would arrive with a system-wide 10-bit color assist. This will come from a brand new full-patch Colour Management System that may deliver assist for High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) and full DCI-P3 vast color gamut.

Nubia Z

Nubia additionally introduced on Weibo that it’ll launch its new Nubia Z sequence with the Snapdragon 888 SoC. The firm already has just a few fashions in its current Nubia Z sequence. However, the brand new telephones within the sequence are more likely to leverage the sooner efficiency of the next-generation Snapdragon chipset.

Nubia Z is about to reach subsequent 12 months with the newest Snapdragon SoC
Photo Credit: Weibo

ZTE Axon 30

Nubia mum or dad ZTE has additionally revealed its plans to deliver the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC to its new flagship smartphone sequence that it calls the ZTE Axon 30. The new sequence is claimed to offer an upgraded imaging expertise powered by the brand new Qualcomm Spectra ISP, which is able to capturing pictures and movies at as much as 2.7 gigapixels per second.

ZTE Axon 30 sequence is claimed to ship an upgraded imaging expertise
Photo Credit: Weibo

Other upcoming Snapdragon 888 smartphones

Aside from the aforementioned fashions, the Mi 11 is confirmed as Xiaomi’s subsequent flagship based mostly on the Snapdragon 888 SoC. Xiaomi Co-Founder and CEO Lei Jun introduced the launch of the brand new Mi-series telephone throughout a digital keynote in the course of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit 2020 on Tuesday.

OnePlus can be bringing its new Snapdragon 888-powered flagship telephone within the first half of subsequent 12 months, Design Director Hope Liu revealed by means of a video posted in the course of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Tech Summit microsite.

“We believe that the technological innovation of this [Snapdragon 888] flagship platform in 5G, games, camera, and other aspects will contribute to the high-end flagship to be launched by OnePlus in the first half of next year,” Liu mentioned.

The smartphone is more likely to be none apart from the OnePlus 9 that has been a part of the hearsay mill for a while now. It is predicted to come back alongside the OnePlus 9 Pro and the OnePlus 9E.

Vivo can be anticipated to have a brand new flagship within the works that might be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. It may very well be the rumoured Vivo X60 Pro that’s speculated to come back with a curved show and run on Android 11 with OriginOS on prime.

An inventory on Geekbench surfaced with a mannequin quantity Vivo V2056A suggests a Vivo telephone based mostly on the Snapdragon 888 SoC. It carried a motherboard codename “lahaina” that’s believed to be related to the brand new chipset. Also, the telephone is more likely to be both the Vivo X60 Pro or a mannequin within the iQoo 7 sequence, as famous by 91Mobiles. The Geekbench itemizing of the Vivo telephone urged 12GB of RAM and Android 11 assist.

Qualcomm highlighted that producers together with Asus, Black Shark, LG, Lenovo, Meizu, Motorola, and Sharp are amongst its key companions for the Snapdragon 888 SoC. We can, thus, anticipate extra launch bulletins within the coming days.

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