When is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 coming? Launch window confirmed

When is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 coming? Launch window confirmed،

As the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona draws to a close this year, we have witnessed many new devices, technologies and services. Samsung gave a live presentation of its first-ever Galaxy Ring, prompting a competitor, Honor, to announce its foray into the smart ring market and flip phones, for that matter. In the phone space, Nubia is set to introduce budget-friendly gaming, flip, and camera phones to the global market. Amidst these exciting releases, the backbone of these devices, the chipsets, has also gained attention, and we have updates on that front as well.

Qualcomm, a leading chipset manufacturer, has confirmed that the flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will launch in October 2024. This information was provided by the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Don McGuire, through a video published on X (via Android titles).

He confirmed that the Snapdragon Summit is scheduled for October and specifically mentioned the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, leaving no doubt. It's customary for Qualcomm's flagship SoC to be announced at the Snapdragon Summit, so this news is not unexpected.

Additionally, McGuire also mentioned that the company's mobile platforms are being reinvented with the Oryon processor. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to feature Oryon cores, which are Qualcomm's custom-designed processor cores.

Alongside the new Oryon cores, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to receive a significant upgrade to its NPU (Neural Processing Unit). McGuire briefly mentioned this improvement during his interview with Snapdragon insiders.

Recent reports suggest that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will not have power-efficient cores. Instead, it should have two large, high-performance “Phoenix” CPU cores and six mid-performance “Phoenix” CPU cores.

The leaks also indicate that reaching speeds of 4GHz with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is a real possibility. Although the leak did not specify which core will reach the 4GHz speed, it will likely be the two large, high-performance Phoenix cores.

The upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected to power the next-gen Samsung Galaxy S25 series, and it looks like the chipset will also find its way into the upcoming Xiaomi 15 Pro. More details on this flagship chipset are expected to emerge in the coming months, so keep an eye out for updates.