Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is officially announced by Qualcomm. A number of improvements are given, making Android phones even more fierce so they can compete with the performance of the iPhone 13.
Snapdragon 8+ promises up to 10% faster speeds. Because the main Cortex-X2 core is now clocked at 3.2GHz compared to 3GHz in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
This new chipset brings a 30% power efficiency increase in CPU as it uses 4nm process technology by TSMC compared to its predecessor made by Samsung.
Qualcomm promises 10% faster GPU performance. The company says that users can get up to 60 minutes of additional gameplay due to a 30% reduction in GPU power. Overall, the new chip promises 15% power savings in the SoC.
The 7th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine is embedded in this new SoC, promising up to 20% better performance per Watt to enable the use of AI for intuitive and challenging interactions such as the legendary Leica Leitz bokeh effect.
Regarding connections, the San Diego-based chipmaker still maintains the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 cellular connectivity system for Wi-Fi speeds of up to 3.6 Gbps, via Wi-Fi 6 and 6E.
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 will be available on flagship phones from leading brands, such as Asus ROG, Black Shark, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nubia, OnePlus, Oppo, OSOM, Realme, RedMagic, Redmi, Vivo, Xiaomi, and ZTE. The device will be released from Q3 2022.
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Specifications
1 x Kryo Prime CPU (Arm Cortex-X2-based) at up to 3.2GHz, 3 x Kryo Performance CPUs (A710-based) at up to 2.8GHz, 4x Kryo Efficiency CPUs (A510-based) at up to 2.0GHz, ARMv9 architecture
4nm TSMC Process Technology
Built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon X65 5G modem-RF system
5G speeds of up to 10Gpbs down, 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone (SA) and non-standalone (NSA) modes, mmWave: 1000 MHz bandwidth, 8 carriers, 2×2 MIMO, Sub-6 GHz: 300 MHz bandwidth, 4×4 MIMO, Qualcomm 5G PowerSave 2.0, Qualcomm Smart Transmit 2.0 technology, Qualcomm Wideband Envelope Tracking, Qualcomm AI-Enhanced Signal Boost, Global 5G multi-SIM
Qualcomm Adreno next-gen GPU with 10% higher clock speed compared to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Vulkan 1.1 API support, HDR gaming (10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut), Physically Based Rendering, Volumetric Rendering, Adreno Frame Motion Engine, API Support: OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2.0 FP, Vulkan 1.1
Hardware-accelerated H.265 and VP9 decoder, HDR Playback Codec support for HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and Dolby Vision
Qualcomm Aqstic audio codec (WCD9385), New Qualcomm Aqstic smart speaker amplifier (WSA8835), Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N), Playback: -108dB, Qualcomm Audio and Voice Communication Suite
Up to 36 MP triple camera, Up to 64+36 MP dual camera, Up to 108 MP single camera with ZSL, Up to 200MP single camera, Qualcomm Spectra 680 Image Sensor Processor (18-bit triple-ISP)
Rec. 2020 color gamut photo and video capture, Up to 10-bit color depth photo and video capture, 8K HDR Video Capture + 64 MP Photo Capture
10-bit HEIF: HEIC photo capture, HEVC video capture, Video Capture Formats: HDR10+, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, 8K HDR Video Capture @ 30 FPS, 4K Video Capture @ 120 FPS, Slow-mo video capture at 720p @ 960 FPS, Bokeh Engine for Video Capture, Video super resolution, Multi-frame Noise Reduction (MFNR), Locally Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering, Multi-Frame and triple exposure staggered/digital, overlap HDR dual sensor support, AI-based face detection, auto -focus, and auto-exposure
On-Device Display Support: 4K at 60 Hz / QHD+ at 144 Hz, Maximum External Display Support: up to 4K @ 60 Hz, 10-bit color depth, Rec. 2020 color gamut, HDR10 and HDR10+, Demura and subpixel rendering for OLED Uniformity
Qualcomm Hexagon Processor, Fused AI Accelerator, Hexagon Tensor Accelerator, Hexagon Vector eXtensions, Hexagon Scalar Accelerator, Support for mix precision( INT8+INT16), Support for all precisions (INT8, INT16, FP16)
LPDDR5 3200MHz memory
Wi-Fi 6E, 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Multi-gigabit, Integrated 802.11ac 2×2 (2-stream) MU-MIMO, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, LE Audio, Dual Bluetooth antennas, Bluetooth audio: Snapdragon Sound Technology with support for Qualcomm aptX Voice, aptX Lossless, aptX Adaptive, and LE audio, NFC
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC capable, Dual Frequency GNSS (L1/L5), Sensor-Assisted Positioning, Urban pedestrian navigation with sidewalk accuracy, Global freeway lane-level vehicle navigation
USB 3.1, USB-C
Qualcomm Quick Charge 5 technology
