Qualcomm
launched its latest flagship
chipset
, the Snapdragon Gen 3 mobile platform that powers several premium
Android
phones from top brands like Samsung, OnePlus and Xiaomi. However, the rumor mill has already been buzzing about the major launch from the US-based chipmaker.
Rumors claim that the
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset
will be based on
TSMC's 3nm process
and may include new performance cores.
The chip major is expected to launch the upcoming flagship chipset later this year.
In a video posted on micro-blogging platform X (earlier Twitter), Qualcomm's chief marketing officer,
Don McGuire
, has revealed that the
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4
is set to arrive in October during the Snapdragon Summit.
To compare, the company launched the Snapdragon Gen 2 and Gen 3 chipsets in October 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset: What to expect
Apart from the launch window, McGuire also disclosed some other details about the upcoming chipset in the video. He confirmed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will include Qualcomm's Oryon CPU cores. These cores also power the Snapdragon X Elite PC chipset which the company introduced in October 2023. Laptops powered by Snapdragon X Elite chipsets are expected to arrive in mid-2024.
Earlier, rumors claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will include six of these cores in the. Additionally, McGuire also hinted that the chipsets neural engine may get a major update. He dubbed this upgrade as the “evolution of our NPU story.”
According to another X post shared by tipster Revegnus claimed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will clock in at 4GHz. If this is to be true, this will also be an upgrade from its predecessor, which clocked in at 3.30GHz.
This suggests that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset will arrive with boosts in performance and efficiency. The chipset may also offer more advanced on-device generative AI capabilities than what’s offered by its predecessor. However, these potential upgrades may make premium Android phones even more expensive.
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