Qualcomm recently unveiled its flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. From CPU and GPU to AI and ISP, the new chipset offers huge improvements over the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 in almost all departments. At the event, Qualcomm revealed that it is already working with multiple manufacturers to bring new devices to market.
Qualcomm announced that the first devices with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip will be on the market at the end of this year and early 2023. Shortly after Qualcomm’s announcement, many companies announced their intention on social media and in press releases that they will release new devices powered by the new flagship chipset.
“The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform will define a new standard for connected computing, intelligently designed with breakthrough AI across the board to enable extraordinary experiences. This new mobile platform will be adopted by global OEMs and brands, including ASUS Republic of Gamers, HONOR, iQOO, Motorola, nubia, OnePlus, OPPO, REDMAGIC, Redmi, SHARP, Sony Corporation, vivo, Xiaomi, XINGJI/MEIZU, and ZTE, with the first commercial devices expected by the end of 2022.”
Xiaomi
Shortly after Qualcomm’s announcement, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun took over Twitter to announce that the next flagship of Xiaomi, which will presumably be called Xiaomi 13, will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. The Xiaomi 12 series was announced in December last year, which leads us to believe that the company will probably announce the successor in late December or early January.
OnePlus
OnePlus too announced that it will have a smartphone that will be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, probably called OnePlus 11. While the company hasn’t announced a release date yet, we’re expecting a similar release cycle to the OnePlus 10 Pro, meaning the smartphone will first launch in China later this year (or early January 2023) and then hit the market. world markets in Q1 2023.
OPPO
OPPO also has confirmed that the next Find X flagship, which is likely to be the OPPO Find X6, will feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. In addition, the company also has revealed that it helped Qualcomm introduce ray-tracing to the new flagship chipset. Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is the first Qualcomm chipset with this advanced graphics technology. OPPO, worked on ray-tracing technology last yearhelped Qualcomm vastly improve graphics while “fixing the power consumption problem”.
“As one of the first companies in the industry to provide an open ray tracing solution, OPPO has partnered with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. real-time hardware-accelerated ray tracing. Along with Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, which was released at this year’s Snapdragon Tech Summit and supports this feature. OPPO is finally able to achieve more realistic gameplay graphics through hardware-based mobile ray tracing experience.
Thanks to the efforts of OPPO and Qualcomm Technologies, mobile ray tracing has evolved from software simulation and pre-recorded cutscenes to interactive graphics.”
Red Magic 8 Pro
nubia’s sub-brand REDMAGIC also has confirmed that it will soon launch the REDMAGIC 8 Pro smartphone, the first gaming phone with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Goods impressed with the REDMAGIC 7S Proand we can’t wait to see what the REDMAGIC 8 Pro will bring to the table, especially now that the new chipset has ray-tracing capabilities.
Motorola X40
In addition Motorola confirmed that its next flagship (the X40) will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. While no other details have been officially announced, an unofficial leak has revealed almost all the details of the Moto X40. In addition to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, the Moto X40 will feature a 6.67-inch curved OLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate, a 50 MP primary and ultra-wide camera, a 5,000 mAh battery and up to 18 GB RAM. There’s no release date for the Moto X40 yet, but it’s expected to launch next year.
IQOO
IQOO, the sub-brand of Vivo, also increased Weibo to announce that it plans to unveil the new IQOO 11 with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. There is no timeline and we have no information on when we might launch the new device.
Others
Qualcomm has previously revealed that smartphones from HONOR, ZTE, MEIZU, Vivo, Asus, and SHARP will also feature the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. However, these companies have not made any announcements on their websites or social media pages and we have no information about their plans. EEAs Magic Vs will debut next weekbut we have no information whether the upcoming foldable smartphone will have the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset or the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1.
Surprisingly, Samsung was also missing from the list, but that doesn’t mean the upcoming Galaxy S23 and Fold/Flip devices won’t be powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, as the company has exclusive rights due to the unique (and close) collaboration between Samsung and Qualcomm.
We’ve yet to get our hands on the new Qualcomm 8 Gen 2 smartphone, but we’re excited to see what it has to offer.