Yesterday, Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which improves on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 in terms of performance and power efficiency. 16 companies have confirmed that this new chip will be at the helm of smartphones starting in Q3 2022.
A launch date for the first Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered smartphone hasn’t yet been announced by the manufacturer, but Asus has confirmed that the Asus ROG Phone 6 will be powered by this processor.
The Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition will be one of the first Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1-powered smartphones to hit the market, according to the company’s founder and CEO, Mr. Sky Li.
However, it’s not clear if the Realme GT 2 Master Explorer Edition will be available outside of China. No, we don’t expect the successor to last year’s GT Master Explorer Edition powered by the Snapdragon 870 to be released outside of China.
For now, you can learn more about the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 from our coverage of its announcement and from our benchmark tests on an engineering device provided by Asus while you wait for more information on the ROG Phone 6 and GT 2 Master Explorer Edition.