Later this month, Qualcomm will launch its Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor. The processor’s design and full feature list were leaked before the official unveiling, which spoiled the surprise.
The leak might be the closest to the full picture unless Qualcomm makes an official announcement. SalothSar, a Baidu user, shared a block diagram and spec sheet of the chip along with the leak. This article will focus on the key highlights of the leak, despite its highly technical nature.
Specs:
There are two variants of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 available – the SM8750 and the SM8750P. The latter is likely the performance variant of the chip with an overclocked CPU. In terms of cellular connectivity, they differ primarily.
Standard SM8750 supports mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G bands, while SM8750P only supports Wi-Fi.
Both versions will use the familiar LPDDR5X RAM standard. We may have to wait until Snapdragon 8 generation 5 to get LPDDR6 RAM support, despite rumours suggesting that LPDDR6 RAM will be supported.
As with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the storage standard is UFS 4.0, which will utilize two lanes dedicated to the PCIe bandwidth pool. A read and write speed of up to 4,500MB/s and 4,000MB/s is possible with this configuration.
Additionally, the leak sheds light on the display’s capabilities. Snapdragon 8 Gen 4’s Adreno 830 GPU can reportedly drive displays up to 4K (3,840 x 2,560) with smooth refresh rates of 144Hz.
It remains to be seen whether smartphone manufacturers will take advantage of such high-pixel-density displays.
According to the leak, the core functionalities of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 haven’t been drastically modified from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
Qualcomm’s custom Oryon CPU cores are the standout feature of this generation’s SoC. Both single-core and multi-core performance will be substantially improved by these cores.
