Qualcomm has refreshed its flagship chipset for smartphones with the new Snapdragon 888 Plus at MWC 2021 today. The Plus variant of the chipset will power flagship Android smartphones launching in the second half of the year.

As you would expect, Snapdragon 888 Plus is an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 888 chipset announced back in December last year. To be specific, Qualcomm has made minor improvements to the CPU and AI capabilities with the 888 Plus.

According to Qualcomm, popular smartphone brands including Asus, Honor, Motorola, Vivo, and Xiaomi are working to launch devices powered by the new chipset. You could expect devices with Snapdragon 888 Plus to arrive in the third quarter of 2021.