Smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+

Months after Qualcomm announced its flagship chipset, Snapdragon 855, the system on chip manufacturer released a more powerful version called the Snapdragon 855+. As of writing, you can count the number of phones that have this chip on a single hand. Check them out.

Author’s Note: The smartphones listed below have either been officially announced or at the very least, brands confirmed that to sport the Snapdragon 855+.

ASUS ROG Phone 2

Launched last July 22, the ASUS ROG Phone 2 is the company’s successor of the gaming smartphone family. Aside from its impressive 120Hz screen refresh rate, it also has 12GB of RAM, 512GB of UFS 3.0 storage, the unique triple USB Type-C ports, and a whopping 6,000mAh battery with HyperCharge technology. What’s impressive here is that this is the only device so far that have a handful of dedicated gaming accessories which is great. We got the chance to take a look at it personally so check out our hands-on of the device here.

PRICE: 12GB + 128GB – CNY 5,999PHP 48,357USD 824INR 69,845EUR 785 (~PHP 44,357USD 756INR 64,078EUR 720CNY 5,505)

Meizu 16S Pro

The Meizu 16s Pro is an upcoming smartphone from the company that’s more powerful than the Meizu 16 which only has a Snapdragon 845 chip. Based on reports, it will have a 6GB of RAM, 128GB of UFS 3.0 storage, Android 9 Pie, and an FHD+ display. Dated to launch on August 28, AnTuTu has released its benchmark result on the device which yielded an impressive score of 464,411.

Nubia Z20

The ZTE Nubia Z20 launched a few weeks ago sporting its rare 6.42-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED and 5.1-inch dual-display, 6GB or 8GB of RAM, 128GB or 512GB of storage, 48MP + 16MP + 8MP triple rear cameras, and 4,000mAh battery. There is no front camera here, but the secondary screen can serve as your viewfinder when you want to take selfies using the rear shooters.

PRICE: 

• 6GB + 128GB – CNY 3,499PHP 28,205USD 481INR 40,738EUR 458 (~PHP 26,032USD 444INR 37,606EUR 422CNY 3,231)
• 8GB + 128GB – CNY 3,699PHP 29,817USD 508INR 43,067EUR 484 (~PHP 27,520USD 469INR 39,755EUR 447CNY 3,415)
• 8GB + 128GB – CNY 4,199PHP 33,848USD 577INR 48,888EUR 549 (~PHP 31,240USD 532INR 45,129EUR 507CNY 3,877)

VIVO IQOO Pro 5g

VIVO’s IQOO family of smartphones has various models already, and one of its upcoming variants is the IQOO Pro 5G. Based on the leaked specs from TENAA, the device comes with a 6.41-inch AMOLED display, 12GB of RAM, 48MP + 13MP + 12MP triple rear cameras, and 4,410mAh battery with an impressive 44W fast charging technology. We’ve yet to know what the phone’s performance rating will be, but the company’s official Weibo account stated that it’s set to be faster than any other Snapdragon 855+ based phones. Its launch will be on August 22, 2019, in China.