Qualcomm recently unveiled the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoCs at a press event. It is essentially a smaller version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 flagship chip.
Specs:
The CPU features four Cortex-A720 cores, three Cortex-A520 cores, and a Cortex-X4 prime core with clock speeds of 3.0GHz, 2.8GHz, and 2.0GHz, respectively. Up to 24GB of 4,200MHz LPDDR5x RAM can be used with the SoC.
As with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 offers hardware-accelerated ray tracing. In games and other applications, this feature helps with complex calculations needed for ray tracing. Also onboard the new chip is the Adreno Frame Motion Engine 2.0, which was also introduced on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. By generating additional frames between those rendered by the game itself, this technology can potentially double frame rates from 60fps to 120fps.
In order to handle image and video processing tasks, the processor has an 18-bit triple cognitive ISP. With features such as an always-on camera, photo enhancement, semantic segmentation, Snapdragon low light vision (LLV), and 2x super high dynamic range (sHDR), users can enjoy a truly immersive experience. The camera supports 4K HDR video recording at 60 frames per second and 1080p video recording at up to 240 frames per second.
As for connectivity, it will feature FastConnect 7800 Mobile Connectivity System, Wi-Fi 7 with HBS (High Bandwidth Spectrum). Further, Snapdragon X70 5G-Modem RF System, 5G AI processor, and Release 17 5G, the latest version of 5G. Performance is improved and the range is widened.
Additionally, this chip will offer AI image generation and support for 10 billion parameters. This is a bit overkill for a low-power device like a smartphone.
Upcoming smartphones:
Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 platform will be adopted by global OEMs and brands, such as Honor, iQOO, realme, Redmi, and Xiaomi. In March, the first device is expected to be launched.
