Key Points;
- It is the first processor with the new naming scheme of the company
- The latest processor is coming with a massive improvement in various areas like 5G, camera, and more
- It will provide 4x faster artificial intelligence performance
Qualcomm has finally unveiled its latest and greatest flagship processor called Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and it is the successor of Snapdragon 888. The newly unveiled processor also becomes the first to feature the new naming scheme of the company and it is coming with a massive improvement in various departments and that including camera along with 5G connectivity and more. The newly introduced mobile processor can also offer 4x faster artificial intelligence performance along with enhanced graphics rendering. It will power the flagship Smartphones of 2022 and the company has claimed that the smartphone brands will launch a new device with the power of the latest Snapdragon processor before the end of this year. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the complete details of the newly announced Snapdragon flagship chipset.
Everything about Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
The newly unveiled Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features the 7th Gen Qualcomm AI Engine and which is claimed to feature two times larger shared memory and the chipset is also coming with two times faster tensor accelerator and it will provide better per-watt performance. The latest Snapdragon chipset is based on a 4nm process and the chipset is coming with Armv9 architecture. It features an eight-core Kryo CPU along with a single Cortex-X2 prime core at 3.0GHz, three Cortex-A710 performance cores at 2.5GHz, and four Cortex-A510 efficiency cores at 1.8GHz. The chipset is also running with the new Adreno GPU but the company did not reveal the exact name of the same. It is claimed that the latest GPU can able to provide 30 percent faster graphics rendering along with 25 percent better power efficiency.
Qualcomm has also improved the artificial intelligence area in the latest chipset and the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is coming with a Qualcomm Hexagon processor and the same is a part of the AI Engine. The company has also integrated the latest chipset with Leica Leitz Look filters and that will provide an amazing bokeh effect. It also features an AI-based natural language processing from the machine learning community Hugging Face.
The new processor is also focused on the health of a user as the company said that they collaborated with Boston, Massachusetts-based health tech company. It will analyze the vocal pattern of a user to understand whether he or she is at risk of any health issues like asthma, depression, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is also paired with a 3rd Gen Qualcomm Snapdragon Hub and the same can able to process the data streams using low-power AI.
Speaking about the camera department, the newly announced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features 18-bit image signal processor (ISP) and the company has claimed that the new processor can able to provide more than 4000 times better camera data and that will reflect in dynamic range along with colours and more. The new ISP also features 8K HDR video recording in the premium HDR10+ format and it is also coming with a dedicated Bokeh Engine which will enable users to add soft background to videos. That’s not all, the latest camera setup also features an Always-on ISP that enables always-on face unlocking, without consuming huge amount of battery.
Gaming is also an essential part of our life and the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features over 50 Snapdragon Elite Gaming features and that will take your gaming experience to the next level and the chipset is also integrated with a Variable Rate Shading Pro feature and that will offer a desktop-level volumetric rendering to deliver realistic fog, smoke, and particle effects.
Coming to the security department, the company is offering an enhanced security setup and it is coming with a dedicated Trust Management Engine the company says that it will provide root of trust for apps and services which are installed on your device. It also comes with Android Ready SE standard and that is meant for the digital car keys and drivers’ licences.
In terms of connectivity, the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 features the Qualcomm Secure Processing Unit with support for integrated SIM (iSIM). It is also coming with Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System and the same can able to provide 10 Gigabit download speeds. It also features the Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 Mobile Connectivity System that will provide wireless connectivity with up to 3.6Gbps speeds over Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E standards. It is also coming with Bluetooth v5.2 support.
The latest chipset is also coming with the Snapdragon Sound Technology along with Qualcomm aptX Lossless Technology which means you will get an amazing audio experience on your device. The chipset also supports new low-energy (LE) features and that includes broadcast audio, stereo recording, and voice back-channel for gaming.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is also capable to provide up to 4K and QHD+ displays with up to 144Hz refresh rate, it is also capable to offer LPDDR5 RAM with a frequency of up to 3200MHz and density of up to 16GB, and Quick Charge 5 fast charging.
It is worth mentioning that the company has also announced the partnership with Google Cloud and that will enable the company to boost its neural network development and build as well as optimize AI models.
In terms of availability, it is expected that Motorola and Xiaomi will announce their smartphones with the power of the latest and greatest Snapdragon flagship tips active before the end of this year.
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