Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 888 SoC is finally here. It comes with a new integrated 5G modem that supports both sub-6GHz and mmWave networks and an ISP that is up to 35% faster than its predecessor. The chipset is likely to make its debut alongside the Xiaomi Mi 11 series soon.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-888-launched-with-integrated-X60-5G-modem-better-NPU-faster-ISP-and-more.506759.0.html
So Qualcomm has decided to not support AV1 in hardware? By now at least hardware decoding should have arrived in their SoCs. What a pity.
Actually keeping 875 and renaming the next generation would make a bit more sense, I don't see the rush.