Qualcomm just announced another SoC which based from it's capabilities, will power those possible high midrange smartphones in the months to comes
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 has 8x Qualcomm Kryo 360 CPU at 2.0 GHz speed, X12 LTE modem, Adreno 615 GPU, support of either 16 MP dual main or 25 MP single camera, 4K video capture and playback at 30 fps plus FHD video capture at 120 fp, FHD+ display, up to 4K external display support, H.265 playback support, Qualcomm aptX audio, Bluetooth 5 and Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+ technology
The SoC also has Qualcomm AI engine which we are expecting to play with the camera features. Expect that it will be in future devices this late 2018
Via 1