With Qualcomm launching the new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, many next gen flagship phones are expected to launch with the new chipset. However, a new leaked revealed details regarding a true successor to the original 8 Gen 1, called Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and one tipster believes that the Xiaomi 13 will be one of the first to feature this chipset.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
SM8550TSMC 4nm process
1+2+2+3 CPU
1 × Cortex X3
2 × A720
2 × A710
3 × A510Adreno 740 GPU
Two smartphones with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 launching later this year out of that one could be Xiaomi 13https://t.co/kWGSSdoAzg#Snapdragon #Snapdragon8Gen2 #Android
— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) June 9, 2022
For those unaware, we had just reported on a leak that revealed some details regarding the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Apparently, the next gen flagship chipset for premium smartphone will feature a unique cluster configuration. While the existing 8 Gen 1 chips have a 1 + 3 + 4 core clusters, the new 8 Gen 2 processor will feature a 1 + 2 + 2 +3 configuration.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will reportedly have one Makalu generation core, another cluster with two Makalu generation cores, followed by two Matterhorn cores, and three Klein R1 cores. But now, tipster Abhishek Yadav has claimed that two smartphones will be among the first to feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. One of these flagship phones will be the Xiaomi 13. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 will have a code name SM8550-Kailua configuration, which was revealed by Digital Chat Station.

Furthermore, the Chinese blogger also added that the new chipset will have an Adreno 740 GPU and will be produced on the advanced 4nm process node from TSMC. As of right now, it is still too early to confirm this news. So stick around for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available regarding this matter.
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