Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Vs. Snapdragon 8 Gen 1: Differences Explained
The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is Qualcomm's latest premium mobile SoC, but how does it compare to its immediate predecessor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1? At a launch event on May 20, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 mobile SoCs. While the latter is a mid-tier chipset for premium mid-range smartphones, the former is the company's new flagship processor that will be found in most of the upcoming top-end smartphones to be launched in the rest of this year. The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is the successor to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 that was unveiled late last year and comes with a number of tweaks and upgrades over its predecessor.
Alongside MediaTek, Qualcomm is one of the two leading companies that supply mobile processors to global smartphone-makers. Qualcomm chips power most flagship Android phones sold in the U.S., including those from Samsung and OnePlus. Two of the latest flagship smartphones with Qualcomm processors include the Galaxy S22 Ultra and the OnePlus 10 Pro. The company, however, could be in for a bit of competition in the coming years, as Samsung is also reportedly designing its own premium mobile chip along the lines of Apple and Google.
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The Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 is largely a minor upgrade over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and come with fairly similar specifications for the most part. The biggest difference between the two chips is in their manufacturing process. While the older chip was manufactured by Samsung on its 4nm process node, the new chip is fabricated on TSMC's 4nm process. The Taiwanese company's 4nm node is said to be more advanced than that of Samsung's, and according to Qualcomm, that would result in up to 30
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