Qualcomm is about to launch its subsequent flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, earlier this 12 months, with studies suggesting a November launch for the chip. Soon after, we’re prone to see a lot of new flagship telephones characteristic the brand new chip. The 8 Gen 2 is anticipated to pack extra efficiency and higher thermal and power effectivity, one thing the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 had already labored on.
The chipset is anticipated to be current on the following flagships by OnePlus, Samsung, Xiaomi, Realme and extra. Here’s a fast take a look at all of the upcoming telephones that would include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.
Upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 * powered handsets
November – December
– Xiaomi 13 / 13 Pro
– Motorola X40 (Edge 40 Pro)
– Vivo X90 Pro
– iQOO 11 / 11 Pro
January – March
– Samsung Galaxy S23 collection
– OPPO Find X6 Pro
– Realme GT 4
– OnePlus 11
– Redmi K60 Gaming
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Samsung Galaxy S23 collection
Samsung is about to refresh its Galaxy S collection with the Galaxy S23 collection early 2023. Unlike current years, studies counsel we may even see the brand new Samsung Galaxy S23 collection drop in January this 12 months. The new telephones are additionally reportedly set to pack the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset.
Reports have additionally recommended that the Galaxy S23 collection might solely be powered by the Qualcomm chip this 12 months, and that we will not be seeing an Exynos-powered variant of the telephone this 12 months.
OnePlus 11
New studies revealed final month that the OnePlus 11 collection could not have a Pro variant and the OnePlus 11 itself would be the top-end mannequin of the brand new collection. Regardless, the machine is among the many anticipated flagships to launch with the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip. Other anticipated options embrace an analogous design language to the OnePlus 10 collection.
Xiaomi 13 collection
Xiaomi’s quantity collection flagships have a complicated lineup. Some telephones just like the Xiaomi 12s Ultra and its 1-inch digital camera sensor, have solely launched in China. However, Xiaomi had hinted that the digital camera tech will come to extra areas with succeeding flagships and Xiaomi’s 13-series is anticipated to carry the big digital camera sensor to extra areas. The Xiaomi 13 collection can be anticipated to pack the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset within the 13-series, which might permit the digital camera sensor to confide in extra potentialities.
Redmi K60 Gaming
Redmi’s Okay-series could have been unique to restricted areas, however these have nonetheless been very spectacular units over the previous few years. After providing nice efficiency value-for-money with the K30 and K40 collection, Redmi is anticipated to carry the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 to the Redmi K60 Gaming Edition, which is able to probably be probably the most highly effective variant of the collection.
The telephone can be anticipated to get improved shoulder button triggers for gaming, one of many primary options of the machine, whereas different features just like the cameras is also anticipated to enhance. Moreover, we may even see the Redmi K60 Gaming come to markets like India as a Poco smartphone.
Realme GT 4
When the Realme GT 2 Pro was launched in India, it was top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 telephones, providing an excellent mixture of value-for-money efficiency, nice design and good construct high quality. While it appears that evidently Realme has reportedly skipped the quantity ‘3’ in its collection, the upcoming Realme GT 4 may very well be powered by the brand new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip.
Oppo Find X6 Pro
Oppo’s flagship Find-series will not be out there in India, however within the areas the place the telephone is formally out there, followers can count on the Find X6 Pro to return with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset subsequent 12 months.
Vivo X90 Pro
Vivo’s X-series successor to the X80 collection – the Vivo X90 collection telephones, might additionally include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset. Along with the brand new chipset, the telephones are additionally anticipated to select up Sony’s new IMX989 sensor and also will probably characteristic a devoted chip for higher night-mode picture and video processing.
iQOO 11 collection
iQOO’s 11-series telephones will even probably include the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, and will probably be one of the crucial reasonably priced telephones with the chipset, following within the footsteps of earlier iQOO flagship smartphones just like the iQOO 9T which had been among the finest value-for-money telephones of their segments.
