Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 is probably to be unveiled in less than a week،
Another Snapdragon SoC from Qualcomm could arrive in a few days, with a March 18 launch.
SoC, or System-on-Chip, combines all or most of the components of a computer or other electronic system on a single chip. It includes a central processing unit (CPU), memory interfaces (for RAM, ROM), input/output devices interface and often other features such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), a communication module (e.g. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth). ), and more.
The date of March 18 was announced by Qualcomm itself on the popular Chinese microblogging platform. Weibo. A rough translation of the message reads: “The dragon of spring raises its head and everything is reborn! The new Snapdragon flagship is about to be released. Let us welcome the new year and the new era. On March 18, stay tuned for the “Snapdragon New Flagship Launch Conference”.
If you're wondering why we're suddenly talking about “dragons”, know that 2024 is the year of the dragon according to Chinese traditions. And “Snapdragon” also contains a “dragon”.
The alleged next SoC could be dubbed Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, according to Android Authority. It is expected to be powerful, but not as powerful as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Recent leaks suggest that the new processor could feature one Cortex-X4 main core clocked at 3.01 GHz, four Cortex-A720 performance cores clocked at 2.61 GHz, and three Cortex-A520 efficiency cores clocked at 1.84 GHz. GHz. The SoC could also come with the Adreno 735 SoC.
Almost a month ago, another Snapdragon-related rumor caught the attention of tech-savvy users: rumors swirled about a mysterious duo of Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon chipsets with model numbers SM8635 and SM7675, respectively.
The SM8635, which has been linked to an upcoming Realme phone, is expected to be the possible Snapdragon 8s Gen 3:
“His official nickname is not yet known, but it could be Snapdragon 8 generation 3 Lite or 8s Gen 3 SoC. The chipset is paired with Adreno 735 GPU and a maximum clock speed of 3.01 GHz. It also appears to have gotten around 1.7 million on AnTuTu,” the report reads.
