We find ourselves talking about again Snapdragon 8 Gen2, the next top-of-the-line processor for smartphones. Initially, the data in our possession spoke of the architecture in general and, of course, of the devices that could have integrated it next year. Today the insider Digital Chat Station gives us some more information, revealing a completely new core construction. Let's see why.
Yes, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will be a processor with all the trimmings with an architecture of its own. Here's everything we know so far
Less than a month after the announcement of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen1, the first technical details on an even more powerful Qualcomm processor appeared on the net. The source of the leak is a reliable insider, Digital Chat Station, whose publications have proved to be true several times. According to him, the next generation mobile platform will be produced using the same technology at 4 nm of the previous model. However, its architecture will receive a number of changes.
It claims that the SoC with the item number SM8550 (Kailua) will include four clusters: a "mega-core" ARM Cortex-X3Two Cortex-A720 e Cortex-A710 productive and three Cortex-A710 energy efficient A510. The GPU Adreno 740 will be responsible for the graphics capabilities of the SoC: it is expected that a more complex structure will allow the chip manufacturer to better optimize the processor in different scenarios.
No other processor specifications are known yet. The announcement of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, according to the information available, will take place in fourth quarter of this year. The flagship Xiaomi 13 it could be the first commercial device based this chip.
Through | GSMArena
