Qualcomm took the wraps off the brand new default chipset for upcoming flagship smartphones on the ongoing Snapdragon Summit 2022 in Hawaii. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC is a successor to Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and brings a number of enhancements over them. As evident from previous years, many Android OEMs instantly announce the upcoming launch of their smartphone with the latest flagship processor following the occasion. These corporations race to be first available in the market with the most recent flagship SoC. This 12 months isn’t any completely different, as many manufacturers have introduced that they are going to quickly launch a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone.
First, Xiaomi teased that its subsequent flagship could have Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on the helm however didn’t go into particulars concerning the launch timeline or the telephone’s title, for that matter. Motorola confirms that its upcoming X40 collection will draw energy from Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Oppo additionally hopped on the bandwagon – its subsequent Discover X flagship would be the ‘first‘ with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Subsequent on the listing is OnePlus, with a promise that its 11 collection would be the ‘first‘ to return with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The corporate didn’t disclose when it is going to launch it or the variety of members within the OnePlus 11 household, tho. Vivo will even board the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 practice, and we are able to anticipate the forthcoming X90 collection to return with this new chip.
In fact, the Samsung Galaxy S23 collection will include the most recent Qualcomm flagship SoC, as Qualcomm has confirmed that its flagship SoC will run the present on Samsung’s premium telephones, beginning with the S23 lineup.
ZTE, nubia, Meizu, iQOO, and Crimson Magic, amongst others, additionally throw their hats within the ring.
Through: Android Authority, GSMArena
