Qualcomm, one of the first manufacturers to come to mind when it comes to mobile processors, recently introduced the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip. There is a lot of curiosity about the first phones that will be powered by the processor, which focuses on artificial intelligence features and comes with important innovations on the 5G side. Here are the first phones to be powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3!
The first phones to be powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
According to the report shared by 91mobiles, the first smartphones to come with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 will be Xiaomi Civi 4 Pro and IQOO Z9. Realme, Honor and Redmi phones, whose names are not yet known, will be showcased immediately after these and will also be powered by the processor in question.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was produced with a 4 nm fabrication process. In addition to 1x 3.0 GHz ARM Cortex-X4, 4x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-A720 and 3x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A520 cores, it hosts the Adreno graphics unit.
The new chipset will allow for both text and image processing, enabling generative artificial intelligence. However, it is worth noting that Google supports languages such as Gemini Nano and Llama 2.
All the features of 8s Gen 3 are as follows;
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Processor | – Cortex-X4 main core running at 3.01 GHz – Four Cortex-A720 performance cores running at 2.8 GHz – Three Cortex-A520 efficiency cores running at 1.84 GHz |
| Processor Manufacturing Process | TSMC’s 4nm process fabrication process |
| Artificial Intelligence Support | Text and image processing, support for languages such as Google Gemini Nano and Llama 2 |
| Image processing | – Advanced image processing with Cognitive ISP – Photo expansion, semantic search, 2x sHDR quality increase – 4K HDR video support |
| Graphics | – Hardware Accelerated Ray Tracing feature – No Global Illumination feature |
| Connection | Snapdragon X70 5G modem, Wi-Fi 7 support, Qualcomm FastConnect 7800 Mobile Connectivity System |
| Wi-Fi Speed | Support up to 5.8Gbps |
