Qualcomm has officially unveiled its new smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which is set to power devices outside of Google and Apple’s ecosystem. This chip boasts impressive performance improvements and is being hailed as the most powerful and fastest mobile system-on-a-chip ever. With a new 3nm design, the Snapdragon 8 Elite features Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU, offering peak speeds up to 4.32GHz and significant boosts in CPU performance, power efficiency, and web browsing capabilities.
On the GPU front, Qualcomm promises a 40% improvement in power savings and gaming performance, thanks to a new Adreno chip with sliced architecture and support for Unreal Engine’s Nanite. The chip also includes Qualcomm’s AI Engine, delivering enhanced on-device AI capabilities with faster speeds and improved performance per watt.
In terms of additional features, the Snapdragon 8 Elite supports WiFi 7, Snapdragon X80 5G modem, and display resolutions of up to 4K at 60Hz and QHD+ at 240Hz. It also includes Bluetooth 6.0, UWB support, aptX Adaptive and aptX Lossless audio, USB 3.1 Gen 2, UFS 4.0, up to 24GB RAM, and Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 5 technology.
Devices powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite will be released by manufacturers like ASUS, Honor, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, RealMe, Samsung, Vivo, Xiaomi, and others in the coming weeks. Despite not being named the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, the new chip represents a significant leap in performance and technology, justifying its unique title. For detailed specifications, check out Qualcomm’s product brief.
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