The Snapdragon 888 chipset was officially unveiled on the evening of December 1 at the Qualcomm Snapdragon Technology Summit. After the release of this SoC, major smartphone manufacturers also announced that they would launch phones powered by the Snapdragon 888 as soon as possible.
On the morning of December 2nd, Meizu announced that its first phone powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC will be unveiled to the public in the spring of 2021. Considering that Meizu’s 2020 flagship phones were named the Meizu 17 series, the phone to be released next year will likely be the Meizu 18 series.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 is manufactured using a 5nm process. Its CPU architecture includes a Cortex-X1 core clocked at 2.84GHz, three Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2.4GHz, and four Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. Additionally, it integrates an Adreno 660 GPU, further enhancing graphics performance. It also integrates the Snapdragon X60 modem, supporting both SA/NSA modes, mmWave, and Sub-6GHz bands, further boosting 5G performance.
There were previously rumors that the Meizu 18 would feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC, UFS 3.1 storage, and LPDDR5 memory. The phone features a 3K OLED display and a 64MP Zeiss-certified main camera. It supports 120W wired fast charging and 45W wireless fast charging. It also features stereo speakers and dual linear motors.