Qualcomm Officially Announces Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

 


Qualcomm officially announced its flagship chipset at the Snapdragon Tech Summit 2021. Instead of the Snapdragon 898, the chipset is named Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

"As the world's most advanced mobile platform, Snapdragon is synonymous with the premium Android experience and the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 sets the standard for next -generation flagship mobile devices," said Alex Katouzian, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile, Compute, and Infrastructure, Qualcomm .


"This technology delivers an unprecedented experience of connectivity, photography, AI, gaming, sound, and security on a smartphone." the light.



The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 will be adopted by global OEMs including Black Shark, Honor, iQOO, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony Corporation, Vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE, with commercial devices expected to arrive by the end of 2021.


As the successor to the Snapdragon 888, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset brings a number of improvements, namely:


1. Connectivity

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is equipped with Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System 4th generation. The new Snapdragon 8 is claimed to be the most advanced 5G mobile platform and the world's first 5G RF modem solution that can achieve 10 Gigabit download speeds.


Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 brings the Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 Mobile Connectivity System that supports Wi-Fi speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps over Wi-Fi 6 and 6E to ensure games and applications work smoothly, even with multiple devices on one network.


2. Camera

Qualcomm pinned Snapdragon Sight Technology to include the first 18-bit ISP ever made for mobile, capturing more than 4000x more camera data than its predecessor for excellent dynamic range, color, and sharpness at speeds of up to 3.2 gigapixels per second.


It is also the first 8K HDR on a mobile platform for video capture and is capable of recording in a premium HDR10+ format loaded with over one billion colors.


Video images will look more stunning thanks to the new Bokeh Engine that adds a soft and beautiful background to the video, such as Portrait Mode for video capture.


The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 also includes a separate fourth ISP, the new Always-On ISP, which allows the camera to run with very low power consumption so users can experience always-on face unlocking when the face is not visible to ensure enhanced security.


3. Gaming

With over 50 Snapdragon Elite Gaming features, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 promises ultra -smooth response, color -rich HDR display with the highest visual quality, and desktop -level capabilities.


Carrying the new Qualcomm Adreno GPU provides a 30% increase in graphics rendering capabilities and a 25% increase in power savings compared to the previous generation to open the door to a new generation of mobile GPUs. This platform provides, Adreno Frame Motion Engine to produce twice as many frames while still maintaining the same power consumption.


Another mobile-first feature is Variable Rate Shading Pro to provide better control for game developers to further improve game performance. Desktop-level Volumetric rendering brings unparalleled realism to fog, smoke, and particle effects that have been optimized for mobile by Qualcomm Technologies in-house developer Snapdragon Studios.


4. Voice

Users can experience new class sound and music that are clear and distinct with integrated Bluetooth 5.2 and Snapdragon Sound Technology, which now brings Qualcomm aptX Lossless Technology for wireless audio

lossless CD quality. This is the first Snapdragon mobile platform to support all new LE audio features such as broadcast audio, stereo recording, and voice back channels for gaming.


5. AI

The 7th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine is equipped with a very high-performance and efficient Qualcomm Hexagon processor, featuring a 2x faster tensor accelerator and 2x larger shared memory than its predecessor. Users can capture pro-quality images thanks to the Leica Leitz Look's intelligently integrated filter — recreating its legendary bokeh effect.


Hugging Face's latest AI -based natural language processing can intelligently function as a personal assistant by prioritizing and analyzing notifications. Working with Sonde Health, AI can analyze users' vocal patterns to determine if users are at risk for health conditions such as asthma, depression, and COVID-19.


In addition, the new always-on AI system is powered by the 3rd Generation Qualcomm Sensing Hub with more data streams processed using the lowest-powered AI.


6. Security

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 has security features such as safes to keep user data protected. This is the first Snapdragon platform to feature a dedicated Trust Management Engine to achieve higher security and provide additional Root of Trust for applications and services.


Snapdragon 8 is also the world's first mobile platform to feature the new Android Ready SE-standard for digital car keys, SIMs, and more. In addition, the Qualcomm Secure Processing Unit also supports iSIM, an integrated SIM card so users can easily and securely connect to mobile networks without a SIM card.

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