Qualcomm is holding its annual Tech Summit occasion at which it’s revealed its widely-anticipated replace to its smartphone tech for 2024.
Predictably known as Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the chip combines three totally different ARM processor core designs and will increase efficiency by round 20% over final yr’s Snapdragon Gen 2.
Flagship Android units powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are anticipated to grow to be out there over the approaching weeks – sure there can be extra upcoming telephones in 2023.
The corporate has additionally been detailing its incoming PC chips, too, known as Snapdragon X Elite. And whereas that’s most likely the largest announcement Qualcomm has to supply this yr, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a key change over final yr’s model – one of many effectivity cores has been transformed right into a efficiency core, that means that there are actually 5 efficiency cores and two environment friendly cores along with a ‘Prime’ core for energy duties.
Snapdragon Gen 3 relies on 4nm expertise, which basically signifies that decrease numbers are extra environment friendly. Apple’s newest A17 Professional chip relies on the 3nm course of. Nevertheless, that doesn’t essentially translate to raised efficiency for real-world duties.
When it comes to different capabilities, Qualcomm says that is its first smartphone tech constructed with Generative AI duties in thoughts. The Hexagon neural processor is round twice as quick to course of duties than the earlier model.
240fps gaming can be supported this time round as a part of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite Gaming bundle (offering your show helps it, so the {hardware} must catch up there). Naturally the platform additionally helps Wi-Fi 7 and 5G.
Qualcomm says to anticipate Gen 3 smartphones from producers together with the next: Asus, Honor, iQOO, Meizu, NIO, Nubia, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Redmi, RedMagic, Sony, Vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE. None are actual surprises and it received’t be lengthy earlier than we see some launches.
