Qualcomm is now developed Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, its next SoC that should be incorporated into many high-end Android smartphones of the future. However, there is apparently conflicting information surrounding it, as on the one hand it is said that it will prioritize energy efficiency over performance, but now there are rumors of an overclocked variant that would deal with the criticism received and the Apple A16 Bionic .
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which was part of many high-end Android smartphones that appeared in the first half of 2022, was not without controversy, as it was criticized for its overheating problems. This was attributed to Samsung’s manufacturing process, which seemed to fall short of the required quality level. The Plus variant of Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 uses TSMC’s 4nm process and has better performance and efficiency to establish itself as the processor of choice among high-end Android smartphones.
The market for SoCs based on the ARM architecture is hotly contested, so Qualcomm is practically obliged to develop and launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 if it does not want to lose the good position it has in the Android ecosystem. According to rumors, the company intends to focus on efficiency instead of performancebut due to the criticism received and the mistrust caused, he would partially fix and prepare an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 variant.
Rumor comes to Digital Chat Station and explains it the standard version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will have high-performance cores running at 3.4 or 3.5 gigahertz, but this will not appear until next year.ultra high frequency version“. The same leaker stated that the GPU, which would have to be the Adreno 740, will outperform its rival from Apple, although it remains to be seen whether he was referring to the A16 Bionic or the previous generation.
As for the A16 Bionic, which was included in the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple said it is 40% faster than its competitors, incorporating high-performance cores that operate at 3.46 GHz. The high-performance Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 cores run at 3.2 GHz.
It’s important to keep in mind that these are just rumors, so we’ll see how the product pans out when it’s officially announced and implemented on some devices. Yes, concerns about hardware performance in recent years have reached truly absurd extremes in both personal computing and mobility, because for a long time mid-range and higher-end devices were very redundant in this area, so the topic should focus on its better usage with more quantity and better optimized software.
