Last October, Qualcomm created a buzz at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii by unveiling the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. With this year’s event just around the corner in October, Qualcomm is preparing to showcase the highly anticipated Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Don McGuire, Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer, recently provided insights during a video posted on X from Mobile World Congress (MWC). McGuire revealed that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 will boast the cutting-edge Oryon CPU.
But before delving into the specifics of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, Qualcomm is expected to introduce another noteworthy addition to its lineup: the Snapdragon 8 Gen series chip with the model designation SM8635. Rumors suggest that this upcoming chip will deliver impressive performance, featuring a Cortex-X4 core clocked at 2.9GHz and the Adreno 735 GPU for handling graphically intensive tasks. Manufactured on TSMC’s 4nm node, this chip is anticipated to achieve an impressive AnTuTu score of around 1.7 million.
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Positioned strategically between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Gen 3, industry insiders speculate that it may be named Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 or possibly Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Lite. The excitement is palpable as Qualcomm’s upcoming releases promise further advancements in mobile processing power and performance.
Stay tuned for the latest updates from the Snapdragon Summit this October, where Qualcomm will unveil its highly anticipated Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and showcase the impressive capabilities of the SM8635 chip.
