freecores.com – Qualcomm has just introduced its latest smartphone chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, poised to transform the flagship smartphone landscape.
Announced at the annual Snapdragon Summit, the Snapdragon 8 Elite emerges as the most powerful smartphone chipset currently available, thanks to its combination of Qualcomm’s Oryon CPU and cutting-edge AI technology.
Featuring a configuration of 2 Prime cores that reach market-leading speeds of up to 4.32GHz, alongside 6 Performance cores clocked at 3.53GHz, the Snapdragon 8 Elite delivers CPU performance improvements of up to 45% compared to its predecessor.
Additionally, this new Qualcomm chipset is built on TSMC’s 3nm architecture, making it more energy-efficient with a 44% reduction in power consumption.
But it’s not just about speed; the Snapdragon 8 Elite also enhances the gaming experience significantly with its new Adreno GPU.
With this new GPU, the Snapdragon 8 Elite is claim to be 40% faster and fully supports ray tracing features, enhancing visual realism in games by up to 35%.
This results in graphics that feel much more lifelike, mimicking the immersive experience of playing on a console.
Qualcomm has also made a significant advancement by integrating support for Nanite from Unreal Engine 5.3, allowing AAA game visuals to reach console-quality on smartphones.
“AAA-level games will soon be available for mobile devices,” Qualcomm stated in their announcement.
The new Qualcomm chipset excels not only in gaming but also in artificial intelligence. Its new Hexagon NPU offers a 45% increase in AI processing speed with better energy efficiency.
Qualcomm has also introduced a new AI Engine that supports multimodal AI models, enabling flagship smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 EIite to perform more complex AI tasks directly on the device.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite will feature in various flagship smartphones from renowned brands such as Asus, Honor, OnePlus, Samsung, and Xiaomi.
In Indonesia, the iQOO 13 will be the first to launch with this new chipset in the coming weeks.
Additionally, the Xiaomi 15 is expect to be one of the first flagship phones to utilize Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite (8 Gen 4) chipset, recently announce.
Apart from the Xiaomi 15, the OnePlus 13 is rumor to feature the same chipset, with a launch planned for October 31, 2024. However, the Xiaomi 15 is anticipate to debut first on October 23, 2024, although its initial launch will be limited to the Chinese market.
Interestingly, the Xiaomi 15 is report to be the brand’s first device running Android 15. Recent leaks from Geekbench (via MySmartPrice) have confirmed that the device will come equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Android 15.
Further leaks reported by Phone Arena on October 23, 2024, reveal nearly all specifications of the device:
The Xiaomi 15 will feature a 5,500 mAh battery, larger than its predecessor, the Xiaomi 14, which had a 4,610 mAh battery. The device will support 90W wired fast charging and 50W wireless charging.
Despite the increased battery capacity, the charging speed remains the same as the previous model. The Xiaomi 15 will also come with 16 GB of RAM and run HyperOS 2.0 based on Android 15.
Other rumors suggest that Xiaomi may introduce additional flagship variants like the Xiaomi 15 Pro and Xiaomi 15 Ultra, which could differ in chipset, camera, and memory configurations.
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