No Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, but the brand new Snapdragon Elite is the chip for high-end smartphones of 2025. The processor is a lot more powerful and offers better video performance.
Snapdragon Elite: the fastest chip for 2025
Qualcomm, the maker of Snapdragon processors used in smartphones, tablets and other devices, has presented its latest acquisition. This concerns the Snapdragon Elite, which has eight separate computing cores.
Two of them have a maximum clock speed of 4.32GHz, while the other six have a maximum clock speed of 3.53GHz. The first two are used when pure computing power is required, for example while playing a graphics-intensive game. The other cores are called in to handle all kinds of secondary tasks.
The chip is built on the 3 nanometer process and therefore delivers up to 45 percent better performance in terms of raw processing power. In addition, it is up to 40 percent more economical and also up to 40 percent more powerful in terms of graphics.
Better for AI, photos and mobile web
A processor is also used for all kinds of other things. For example, the modem influences the speeds of the mobile internet used and its stability. The X80 5G modem from Qualcomm itself was chosen and WiFi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and ultrawideband are also on board.
There is a special ISP (Image Signal Processing) chip on board, which is used when taking photos and videos. Thanks to this type, skin tones are captured more authentically, the autofocus is a lot faster and the HDR handling has been improved.
Furthermore, a new NPU (Neural Processing Unit) has been placed on the Snapdragon Elite chip, which means that AI tasks are handled up to 45 percent faster. This makes devices with this chip on board even easier to use in combination with artificial intelligence.
Finally, there are many manufacturers who have already announced that they will release flagships with the Snapdragon Elite chip. This includes Asus, OnePlus, Oppo, Honor, Samsung, Realme and Xiaomi.
The exact price of the processor is not known, but previous rumors mentioned that it is a lot more pricey than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. There is a chance that smartphones with the new Snapdragon processor will become more expensive, but there is little else about this. known.
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