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Qualcomm‘s next-gen flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, is expected to arrive this fall. While leaks about its specs and performance have been circulating for months, a new one throws prior benchmarks into question.

A new leak by the tipster Digital Chat Station suggests the previously leaked benchmarks were based on low-frequency engineering samples of the 8 Gen 4. This isn’t uncommon though – early silicon often runs at lower speeds for stability testing purposes. 

But it does suggest that the numbers we’ve seen so far might not be indicative of the final performance.

The new details shared by the tipster also reveal that the latest version of Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 has a “2+6” core architecture. The “2” likely refers to a pair of high-performance cores that may have clock speeds of 3.6 GHz to 4.0 GHz. 

The other “6” cores are likely the efficiency cores, though the tipster didn’t share their clock speed details. Still, the chip is claimed to have scores of around 2,700 points in single-core and 10,000 points in multi-core tests in Geekbench 6. 

The leak also suggests a mid-October launch for the first smartphone powered by the new chip. Xiaomi and OnePlus are typically among the first brands to use Qualcomm’s latest high-end processors. 

In fact, Xiaomi is rumored to launch its Xiaomi 15 series in October, possibly making it the debut phone for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4.

Meanwhile, OnePlus will also equip the chip in its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 13. Rumors so far suggest a design overhaul for the smartphone, with a possible departure from the brand’s signature rear camera layout in favor of a stacked camera system.

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