Qualcomm usually unveils its new flagship chipset in the first weekend of December, but this year we expect it two weeks earlier. The official website of the San Diego chip company has scheduled a Snapdragon summit for November 14-17, which is likely when we will see the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2.
Screenshot of Qualcomm’s website
The event was later removed from the website and while it could be a false flag, we like to believe the chip actually comes in November. That would enable makers like Xiaomi and Motorola to enter the race to be the first maker to launch a phone with the new chip.
Qualcomm hasn’t announced the date for its summit in Hawaii five months ahead of time, so we think it was a real misstep on the part of the California team. There is still plenty of time for the rumor mill to continue and allow us to solve the puzzle of the SM8550 platform. The first rumors suggested an unusual 1+2+2+3 CPU combination with one Cortex-X3 unit, two Cortex-A720, two A710 and three A510.
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