Qualcomm has been rumored to introduce the next-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ SoC this month, however, a recent report suggested that the chipmaker might delay the launch until the second half of 2022. However, things seem on track as Qualcomm has now announced an event to launch new products later this week. We expect the company to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ as well as the new Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset at the event. Check out the details below!
Qualcomm recently took to Weibo to announce its upcoming Snapdragon Night event in China. It is scheduled for May 20th at 8 PM local time (5:30 PM IST). Although Qualcomm did not specifically mention the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ or the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, the company did write that it will unveil a new Snapdragon mobile platform. You can check out Qualcomm’s post in the screenshot right below.
Now coming to the upcoming product launches, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chipset, codenamed SM8475, is expected to be based on TSMC’s 4nm architecture. It is expected to include an ARM Cortext-X2 Prime core and might deliver a 10% improvement in CPU performance and a minor GPU upgrade over its predecessor. Additionally, better thermal performance is also expected.
