The arrival of faster Android devices is imminent.
A recent leak implies that Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chip may be making its way into 2022’s Android flagship phones sooner than previously believed, which is good news for consumers.
This year, according to a Weibo user (via Notebookcheck), Qualcomm is looking to speed up its release schedule, and we might see Android phones using the updated processor sooner rather than later.”
Tsmc, a well-known Taiwanese chipmaker, has reportedly been given the task of delivering the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus as soon as feasible. However, if this new information is genuine, it may be announced – and ready to go in devices – sooner than we had anticipated in the second half of the year.
Gains from the upgrade
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 was built by Samsung, and it can already be found in phones like the Galaxy S22 series (in the US at least). On top of that, it’s going to power the OnePlus 10.
The Plus version of this CPU is unlikely to provide a significant performance boost, on the other hand. Aside from the fact that it would employ the same 4 nanometer architecture as Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, no further information about its specifications has been released.
You may expect to see an improvement in both raw speed and AI processing from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus that we saw a lot of last year; this time around we might see the same thing.
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Overall, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU, which is 20% quicker than its predecessor, the Snapdragon 888, and 30% less power-hungry than the previous generation’s, is an excellent mobile processor.
There is no such thing as a lull in the smartphone market. There have been a number of claims this weekend that the A15 Bionic processor found in the newest iPhone 13 devices is outperforming the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 found in the Galaxy S22 series rather convincingly in benchmarking tests.
Even though the Google Pixel 6 uses a Google-built Tensor chip, rather than anything manufactured by Qualcomm, the pressure is on for Qualcomm to stay up with the competition in the smartphone market.
As for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus, we’ll have to wait and see how much of an upgrade it brings to the table once it hits the market, but rest assured that we’ll be here with all the latest information and specifications as soon as they’re available.