Since last year there have been rumors that Qualcomm working on a new SoC Snapdragon 8 Generation 1+which will be the updated version 8 Gen. one with knot TSMS. The new chipset was expected to be released in the second quarter of 2022, but its release should be delayed due to restrictions caused by COVID-19 in China.

Due to the increase in the incidence in some regions of the Asian country, the local government once again tightened the quarantine of the population in order to reduce the growth of infections. However, this causes some factories to temporarily close, affects the production of a number of products.

Now famous liquor Digital chat station indicates that it may delay plans Qualcommwho intended to run Snapdragon 8 Generation 1+ URGENTLY. According to the information shared by the leaker, the SoC should only be available from the second half of 2022.

Credits: Qualcomm Disclosure

8 Gen 1 performance below expectations

OUR Snapdragon 8 Generation 1 this is one of the main chipsets available today for smartphones, but the performance still does not please the manufacturer. This is due to the fact that it is manufactured using a 4nm process technology. Samsungwhat less efficient than 4nm TSMC, which will be equipped with the Plus version. Not only will the new chip perform better, but it will also be cheaper to manufacture, as the South Korean giant’s semiconductors reportedly offer less performance than the competitor.

As indicated GSM Arenatitle “Snapdragon 8 Generation 1+“not yet confirmed. But this SoC will bring improved GPU compared to its predecessor, but with the same processorwhich will give a performance boost because the new node is “better”.

Motorola with 8 Gen 1+

According to the latest rumors Lenovo working on launch Motorola Edge 30 Ultra just a few days after the announcement of the new SoC, becoming the first smartphone with the chipset. But with the news of the transfer 8 Gen. 1+a manufacturer can find several new competitors in this dispute and end up left behind.

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Source: GSMArena, digital chat station.