Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoCs launched for upcoming Android flagships

Qualcomm has unveiled new processors for forthcoming high-end and mid-range flagships. There’s the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 referred to as Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Notice, it’s Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and never Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. Then, there’s the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 as a sequel to the Snapdragon 778G chipset. Whereas Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is fabbed on a TSMC 4nm node, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is made on a Samsung 4nm course of. They each include improved energy effectivity and efficiency (for SD 7 Gen 1, it’s totally on the gaming entrance).

Listed here are the main points —

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Specs and Options

Qualcomm has elevated the clock speeds of the cores together with the graphics one. So, right here’s what the chip format is like now: 1x Cortex-X2 Prime Core @ 3.2GHz, 3x Cortex-A710 Efficiency Core @ 2.8GHz, and 4x Cortex-A510 Effectivity Core @ 2.0GHz frequency. That is coupled with the Adreno GPU with 10% efficiency beneficial properties over the precursor.

The chipmaker additionally boasts 10% sooner CPU efficiency and general as much as 30% extra energy effectivity than the last-gen chip.

The remainder of the setup is just about the identical as Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Qualcomm’s shoppers for this chip embrace Asus ROG, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Motorola, iQOO, Black Shark, Honor, Lenovo, and so on.

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Specs and Options

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 includes a tri-cluster configuration together with 1x ARM Cortex-A710 Prime core @2.4GHz, 3x ARM Cortex-A710 Efficiency cores @2.36GHz, and 4x ARM Cortex-A510 Effectivity cores @1.8GHz clock velocity.

This one’s geared toward cell gaming fanatics and gives options like “Adreno Body Movement Engine” and seventh gen Qualcomm AI Engine. It additionally comes with assist for as much as 200 Megapixel Picture Seize, 14-bit Qualcomm Spectra Triple ISP, Snapdragon X62 5G Modem-RF System, and Qualcomm Fast Cost 4+, and a declare of as much as 30% higher AI efficiency than SD 778G.

You would count on Oppo, Xiaomi, and Honor, amongst different manufacturers to launch their Snapdragon 7 Gen 1-powered telephones in Q2, 2022.