Qualcomm will soon launch its new high-end chip that will take over from the series Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. The question is who Motorola and of Xiaomi will offer the first device integrating the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Like smartphones in general, the processor market is constantly evolving. With more and more sophisticated applications, our phones must be more and more powerful so that we can continuously benefit from an unprecedented user experience. Aware of this reality, the American founder Qualcomm is about to launch a new high-end chip : the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. And it looks like this model may be rolling out sooner than expected.
Rumor has it that by doing this, the San Diego, Calif.-based company wants to ensure that phone makers can show off their flagship devices ahead of the Chinese Spring Festival.
A launch after the future Qualcomm summit?
Usually, the first smartphones powered by the new premium Snapdragon SoCs arrive around December and January every year. This year, that could change. Some Sources predict a November release for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. According to a Chinese tipster, the latter could be launched after Qualcomm’s Double Eleven Summit. In addition, the first terminals integrating this new high-end processor from the American founder will arrive on the shelves from second half of November 2022.
What really interests us today is to know the name of the brand that will become the first to offer the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on its product. In this regard, the estimates largely seem to point to Xiaomi and Motorola. Samsung has always been the first to adopt Qualcomm’s flagship processors. But the situation is changing. Just yesterday, a Lenovo executive said that Motorola would take the title of the first manufacturer to offer the upcoming premium Snapdragon chipset.
More powerful than the Apple A16?
But what if Motorola doesn’t keep its word? So in this case, the trophy will undoubtedly go to the Xiaomi Mi 13…Recall that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is supposed to be manufactured following the TSMC engraving process. Thanks to its particularly high energy efficiency, it could outperform the Apple A16 chip in terms of performance. In addition, we know that the team in charge of developing the new SoC is the one that designed the Snapdragon 835 released in 2016.