Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus leak reveals 10% overclocking & 30% rise in energy efficiency

Sean — Thu, 19 May 2022 09:16:42 +0000

Qualcomm had just announced earlier today (19th May 2022) that it will be holding a new Snapdragon event in China on May 20. In this conference, the company plans on unveiling its next gen flagship mobile chipset, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+. However, prior to this event, a new leak has revealed some interesting details regarding this chipset, so lets have a look.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+

The chipmaking giant’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus (SM8475) is based on a 4nm process. This chipset is will apparently feature an overall boost in performance thanks to a 10 percent overclocking. The processor will still retain the “1+3+4” core cluster architecture, which consists of a Cortex X2, Cortex A710, and the Cortex A510. According to a known Weibo tipster (a Chinese microblogging website), the CPU and GPU of architecture are still the same, but with an improvement of energy efficiency of 30 percent.

Similarly, its power consumption has also be lowered by 30 percent as well. In other words, along with the 10 percent improvement in performance, this chipset will also have better endurance overall. The tipster added that this is the only official data as of right now, although, the actual performance of the mass produced Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ chip is still unknown. For those unaware, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ will replace the existing Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and will soon be featured in upcoming flagship smartphone models from various brands.

Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 rumored to get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus processor

Anurag — Sat, 07 May 2022 05:35:10 +0000

Slowly, the pieces of the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 puzzle are coming together. Recently we got to know that both the foldables will land in new colors. Now according to a fresh leak, the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 will have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chipset under the hood.

Tipster Ice universe revealed through a tweet that Samsung’s upcoming foldables will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus. The tipster seems pretty confident about his claim and if his claims are to be believed then we can expect a boost in Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 performance.

I confirm again that Fold4 and Flip4 will use TSMC Snapdragon 8 gen1 plus (SM8475)

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) May 6, 2022

Thanks to Yogesh Brar, we know that the plus version of Qualcomm’s flagship chip will be manufactured by TSMC. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus is expected to be 10% faster than the 8 Gen 1 and more power-efficient.

Previous reports have revealed that the Z Fold 4 will be fueled by the same 4,400mAh battery as its predecessor. However, Z Flip 4 is said to have a bigger battery than the Flip 3. We’re told that the overall battery capacity of the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is 3,303mAh. Better battery life is expected from both phones since they are likely to be equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus SoC.

If we talk about the specs, the Z Flip 4 is expected to have a larger 2-inch cover display, while the Fold 4 is rumored to have improved camera sensors. Recent leaks also revealed that the smartphones will arrive in new colors.

We’re still in the dark about the prices of the foldables. However, it is expected that Samsung will launch these phones at an affordable price this year. The previous year, Z Fold 3 cost a whopping $1,799 and Flip 3 came with a price tag of $999.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus leak reveals 10% overclocking & 30% rise in energy efficiency

Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Flip 4 rumored to get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus processor