Qualcomm unveiled its latest Processor during its annual Tech Summit yesterday. The Processor has been named Snapdragon 8 Gen1 instead of the Snapdragon 888 as many had hoped for. This new chipset is expected to power a large number of high-end Android devices in 2022. Several smartphone makers have already expressed interest in having the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 on their high-end models come the following year.
Unlike the previous Gen of Processor, which was carved in 5nm, the new SoC from Qualcomm takes advantage of the 4nm and enables a 20 percent boost in performance plus a 30 percent reduction in energy. This suggests that an 8-core CPU will be utilized here backed by the following:
- 4x Cortex-A510 clocked at 1.8 GHz
- 1x Cortex-X2 clocked at 3.0 GHz
- 3x Cortex-A710 clocked at 2.5 GHz
- 1x Cortex-X2 clocked at 3.0 GHz
The potential download speed of the Snapdragon X65 will be enhanced from 7.5 Gb/s to 10 Gb/s, given that there will be no changes for the upload (3 Gb/s). The manufacturer also announced its new AI Engine, which it claims is four times quicker in image processing and voice assistants.
Moreover, the SoC features an 18-bit Image Signal Processor, which will allow 240 12-megapixel photographs to be taken every second. Qualcomm is also bringing the ability to shoot in 8K in HDR10+ and 4K with digitally produced background blur.
What should you know about the Snapdragon 8 Gen1
Manufacturers that will take advantage of the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 processor sooner
Recently, we did an article on how various manufacturers such as Xiaomi, Oppo, and Oneplus were fighting to run this latest SoC on their models. True, they will as the rumours have surfaced to be true. Here are some of the few brands that will benefit from the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset
- Xiaomi
- Redmi
- OnePlus
- OPPO
- Vivo
- Realme
- Motorola
- IQOO
- Honor
- Sony