Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor could launch sooner than expected. That info is based on something a well-known tipster said. The information is coming from Digital Chat Station and was shared via Weibo.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could launch sooner than expected
The tipster said that internal testing of the chip is progressing well. He did not specifically mention anything related to the launch date of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, but he did mention phones that will be fueled by that processor.
He mentioned that those phones will enter mass production in September, which is a bit earlier than usual. GizmoChina seems to think the tipster is talking about the Xiaomi 15 series, amongst others, which is a possibility.
In any case, based on the timing of mass production of these phones, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 could indeed launch a bit sooner than expected. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 launched on October 24, while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 arrived in November.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 arrived on October 24 last year
Qualcomm seems to be moving these launch dates up constantly. Well, that will be the case if the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 does indeed launch early. Based on what we’ve seen thus far, it will arrive earlier than October 24, perhaps even in September.
Do take all of this with a grain of salt, though, as it’s based on mass production timelines for smartphones expected to be fueled by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Even though those timelines do come from a reliable source.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will be a 3nm processor, as Qualcomm will stick with TSMC for the production of that chip. That chip is codenamed ‘Sun’, and it allegedly adopts a 2+6 structure. The design and performance of Qualcomm’s Oryon architecture has been “significantly improved”, allegedly. That chip is expected to bring a performance leap to the table.
There’s still a lot of time before the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is expected, so let’s wait for more information before making any conclusions.
2024-01-25 15:05:08