Currently, the most powerful chipset for Android smartphones is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 developed by the American company Qualcomm. It will soon be replaced by its successor, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 which might arrive sooner than expected.
The Qualcomm company offers its processors to smartphone manufacturers who integrate them into their devices. For Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series of smartphones, the South Korean brand has managed to have an exclusivity since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 that powers the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+ and Galaxy S23 Ultra are boosted versions of Qualcomm’s standard chipset. Like the Soc Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 should logically have an optimized version, then called Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2. However, rumors are beginning to be heard concerning the next chipset from Qualcomm. It might therefore be the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 but also the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3.
A Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 arriving earlier with a new configuration for its cores
According to a source deemed reliable, it seems that the American founder Qualcomm has decided to launch its Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 earlier than expected. Usually, the company holds an event in December to announce its flagship, next-gen chipset. However, the manufacturer might announce its next high-end processor by the end of October 2023. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 would arrive with a new architecture. The Soc would use a 1+5+2 core configuration which differs from the current organization (1+4+3) of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. This new configuration would increase energy efficiency by around 20%. An optimized version of this chip might be used in several Samsung-branded smartphones, such as the futurs Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, Galaxy S24 Ultra but also the sGalaxy Z Fold6 and Galaxy Z Flip6 folding smartphones. If the new chipset is indeed announced earlier, it may also mean that the first devices to take advantage of it would also be presented ahead of this year’s schedule. Thus, some optimistic analysts believe that the Galaxy S24 series would be presented at the end of 2023 instead of the beginning of the next.
