The main characteristics of the chip are already known. Qualcomm says that the CPU performance has increased by 40% compared to the previous version, and the GPU has become 25% more powerful.

Some details about Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

We don’t know the configuration details yet. Qualcomm has announced that only Kryo processor cores and Adreno GPUs are basic. At the moment, we can only talk about the frequency of 3.2 gigahertz and that the new platform was produced using a 4 nanometer process.

The main features are as follows:

• The new platform supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
• The Hexagon processor is distinguished by completely new changes in architecture. It will increase the productivity of artificial intelligence by up to 4.35 times.
• INT4 support appeared for the first time for Snapdragon.
• Qualcomm Sensing Hub now includes two AI processors and supports an intuitive interface. This allows you to use customizable wake words.
• Qualcomm used the Cognitive ISP image processor for the first time.
• There are new Snapdragon Elite Gaming features including hardware acceleration ray tracing.
• The configuration includes a Snapdragon X70 5G modem.
• Requested support for Snapdragon Sound with 48kHz lossless music streaming.
• AV1 codec support is implemented for the first time for Snapdragon.
• Video shooting is possible 8K/30fps and at 4K/120 fps.
• You can also choose RAM support. LPDDR5x-4200.

Cognitive ISP separately, or rather its features should be specified. For example, Qualcomm says the 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3 image sensor has received some optimizations for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Additionally, the new platform is somewhat tuned to Sony’s new image sensors.