Qualcomm has officially announced a launch event on 2 April, hinting at the arrival of a flagship product. While the company has not explicitly confirmed the name, multiple reports strongly suggest that this will be the Snapdragon 8s Elite / 8s Gen 4 chipset.
Snapdragon 8s Elite / Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 specifications: What to expect?
The upcoming Snapdragon 8s Elite / Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset is expected to be manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process and will feature an all-big-core CPU architecture. The CPU configuration consists of one Cortex-X4 core clocked at 3.21GHz, three Cortex-A720 cores at 3.01GHz, two Cortex-A720 cores at 2.80GHz, and two Cortex-A720 cores at 2.02GHz. This setup ensures high performance across various workloads.
For graphics, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is set to include the Adreno 825 GPU, a slightly scaled-down version of the Adreno 830 found in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. The chipset will also incorporate 6MB of system-level cache (SLC) and 8MB of L3 cache to enhance efficiency.
Benchmark scores suggest that the processor will achieve over 2 million points on AnTuTu, positioning it between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 in terms of performance.
Expected devices and availability
Several smartphone brands are preparing to integrate this new chipset into their upcoming devices. The first batch of models featuring the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 is expected to debut in April, including the Redmi Turbo 4 Pro, iQOO Z10 Turbo Pro, Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro, and Oppo K13 Pro. Among them, the Z10 Turbo Pro is likely to be the first to launch with this processor.
In the global market, the Poco F7 may debut as the first Snapdragon 8s Elite / 8s Gen 4 phone. It is believed to be a rebranded version of the Redmi Turbo 4 Pro. The Xiaomi Civi 5 Pro is also expected to get rebadged as the Xiaomi 15 Civi in India.
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